Rural Partnerships Officer

Rural Partnerships Officer – 12 months Fixed Term Contract

Location – Home based with the ability to travel across the West Midlands (Designated office - Memorial House, Coalville, Leicestershire)

Hours – 21 hours per week, working over 3 days per week

Salary – £19,302 - £21,446 per annum Pro Rata (£32,170 - £35,744 FTE RFJ 6)

Passionate about rural communities and making sure local people have a voice?
 

Join us as a Rural Partnerships Officer and help ensure new homes reflect what communities truly need.

The role

As a Rural Partnerships Officer, you’ll play a key role in helping to shape the future of rural communities by supporting the delivery of much-needed affordable homes.

Working closely with parish councils, local residents and partner organisations, you’ll help identify and evidence local housing need, ensuring new homes that genuinely reflect what communities need to thrive.

This is a varied and engaging role where no two days are the same. You’ll lead on coordinating housing needs surveys, analysing and interpreting data, and translating your findings into clear, practical advice that helps communities explore their options and move forward with confidence.

You’ll be at the heart of community engagement—organising consultation events, building trusted relationships with stakeholders, and supporting projects through their early stages. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to wider rural housing strategies, strengthen partnerships across the West Midlands, and champion the work of Midlands Rural Housing.

The ideal candidate

• Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Have proven experience of data analysis, research and report writing
• Deliver excellent customer service and build positive relationships
• Be self-motivated, organised and able to manage priorities independently
• Be flexible and adaptable in their approach to work
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel
• Be able to travel efficiently across a wide geographical area

About us

emh Group is one of the largest providers of affordable homes and support services in the East Midlands.  We pride ourselves in providing high quality homes and services that contribute to sustainable communities.

Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as service provider and employer.

Midlands Rural Housing are one of the leading providers of rural housing services in the UK. We create sustainable, affordable homes so that diverse rural communities can not only survive but thrive. We are a group of highly experienced housing professionals who collaborate with government organisations, developers, architects, builders, parish councils, local authorities, and housing providers to enable access to excellent affordable homes in the Midlands.

Midlands Rural Housing are part of emh Group which includes emh Care & Support, emh Homes and emh Sharpes gardening services. Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as service provider and employer

Our values

Our values are important to us and we’re looking for people who can help live our values of Integrity, Diversity, Openness, Accountability, Clarity and Excellence.

Company Benefits

Our generous package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Health cash plan – BHSF
• 39 days’ annual leave (including statutory days), increasing to 44 days with length of service (pro-rata for part time)
• Flexible working
• A wide range of training and development opportunities (we are an Investors in People accredited organisation)

Qualifications

Educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent)

Relevant experience in research, housing, community engagement or similar area

For further information about the role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

How to apply

Please send an up- to-date CV with a covering letter of no more than 3 sides of A4, detailing how you meet the requirements of the person specification. (Please note your covering letter and CV will need to be on the same document).

Please note: We reserve the right to close these vacancies prior to the application deadline once a sufficient number of applications have been received, so recommend early application.

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