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Resident Engagement Officer @ The Guardian

Milton KeynesRemoteFull-time
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Resident Engagement Officer

Location: Home Based, covering Central (Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, Hertfordshire)

Salary: £36,000 per annum plus £3,715 car allowance

Vacancy Type: 12 month fixed term contract, Full Time

It matters. So they’re bringing it closer to home.

Customers have told them they want them to understand their needs at a local level, and to be more visible in the communities they serve. They’ve listened.

That’s why they’re creating new roles, strengthening their local presence, and looking for people who want to be part of what comes next.

They need a Resident Engagement Officer, internally known as a Customer Engagement Officer, who is motivated by real community impact - someone who doesn’t just gather feedback, but turns it into meaningful change for customers and neighbourhoods.

This is your opportunity to work at the heart of their communities: building trusted relationships, amplifying customer voices, and helping shape the services they deliver every day.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll play a key role in making sure their customers feel heard, valued and able to influence decisions that affect the services they provide, their homes and communities.

In this role, you will:

Deliver a wide range of engagement activities - from community events and workshops to digital and survey-based insightBuild strong, trusted relationships with residents, including those from underrepresented or harder-to-reach groupsTurn customer feedback into clear, actionable insight that drives service improvementsSupport colleagues across the organisation to engage effectively and confidently with customersCoordinate and support customer panels, forums and scrutiny groupsCapture, analyse and share feedback to influence decision-making at all levelsPromote engagement opportunities using a variety of channels to maximise reach and inclusionWork collaboratively across teams to ensure customer voice leads to real, visible changeRepresent the organisation within local communities, partnerships and eventsEnsure all engagement activity is inclusive, accessible and aligned with regulatory expectations What you’ll bring

You’re someone who connects easily with people and genuinely cares about making a difference.

They’re looking for:

Experience in customer engagement, community work, or customer serviceStrong communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of audiencesA natural ability to build trust and rapport with customers and community groupsGood organisational skills and attention to detailAn understanding of housing services or a strong willingness to learnA clear commitment to equality, diversity and inclusionConfidence working independently while staying connected to a wider teamIT confidence, including using digital tools to support engagement Location and flexibility

This role is home based, but you’ll need to live in the Central area and be happy to travel across the region to connect with customers and communities in that particular locality.

Why join them?

This is a chance to help shape services that truly reflect what customers need. If you’re motivated by customer impact and want to be part of an organisation that is committed to listening and improving, they’d love to hear from you.

Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory references, a satisfactory DBS and possession of a valid Right to Work document.

Discover The Organisation:

The organisation are a leading housing provider. They manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 customers across their portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme.

Their mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market.

They’re looking for like-minded people to join their team of over 900 talented colleagues who embody their values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives.

They are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows them to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support their colleagues. They have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. They are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation their Menopause Friendly accreditation.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the organisation, please do not hesitate to apply

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