Community Investment Partner - Housing

Community Investment Partner - Housing

Salary: £33,383.70 

Location: Manchester - Agile 

Full Time, Permanent     

Closing Date: 10th May 2024 

Support our communities. See the difference you can make in our city.     

At One Manchester we are passionate about providing good quality homes, great services and real opportunities for customers and communities. We are more than just a landlord. We invest in new and existing homes, provide money advice and wellbeing, employment and training support and build strong partnerships to support inclusive growth. 

We have an exciting position available for Community Investment Partner to join us! 

You'll develop and maintain positive relationships with a wide range or community partners to develop, support and sustain community projects and activities which provide positive outcomes for One Manchester’s customers and within our communities.  

Working in partnership with colleagues, local organisations and residents, you will help ensure that One Manchester’s investment into our diverse communities is inclusive, and effective in making a positive difference to people’s lives, helping those who need it the most. Through partnership work, you will build and manage a network to help secure resources and create new opportunities. 

What we’re looking for:        

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  Excellent networking and partnership skills with experience of developing partnership working and collaboration to bring about tangible benefits for customers and communities. 

  
  


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  Excellent financial, administration and organisation skills. 

  
  


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  Good knowledge of statutory and voluntary services at a local level. 

  
  


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  Good knowledge and understanding of good practice in relation to community development and / or place-based regeneration. 

  
  


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  A commitment to championing inclusion and diversity.  

  
  


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  Knowledge and experience in supporting the development and growth of community projects. 

  
  


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  Ability to communicate effectively and work closely with a range of people, including community groups, public sector and businesses. 

  
  


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  Willingness and ability to work flexibly, including outside normal working hours. 

  
  

If you are interested in hearing more about this role, or have any questions, we will be hosting a virtual drop in opportunity to discuss the role. Please  

click to apply and you will then be able to see contact details to get in touch about the events.

Why take up the challenge with One Manchester? This really is a great place to work. We’ve bags of potential and have huge opportunities waiting to be unlocked. Supportive and flexible, we’re rightly proud of our work and excited about the future. So, challenge yourself to be creative and ambitious and see the difference you can make in our great city.        

If this sounds like you then apply today, we’d love to hear from you!     

We own and manage over 12,000 homes in central, south and east Manchester. We have one purpose: to provide good quality homes, great services, and real opportunities for our customers and communities. Our role as a trusted Registered Provider of Social Housing goes well beyond putting people in safe and secure homes. That’s not to say it’s not one our key priorities, it’s simply one of the many things we do to help our customers live happy and fulfilled lives.  We put people at the heart of everything we do. We’re constantly evolving as a business to ensure we’re supporting our customers and communities. We focus on improving our communities by offering a range of services, including employment opportunities, building new developments, and ensuring our customers have safe homes to live in.   

In accordance with the aims of our Equality and Diversity strategy and organisational commitment to address the employment of underrepresented groups, One Manchester is operating 'the Rooney Rule'.  This means that we aim to interview at least one ethnically diverse candidate for all roles.  We will also interview at least one female candidate for all our roles within our trades and facilities teams where we experience an under representation. 

One Manchester strives for equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do.  We positively encourage applications for employment from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.     

We are transitioning to a culture where agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also try to support and promote a culture of flexible working where possible and practical. If you are interested in a role but require flexibility or part time hours please give us a call and we can let you know if this can be considered for a particular role. 

Social Investment / Community Investment / Community Development / Grants Management / Partnership Management / Grant Funding