External Affairs & Policy Coordinator

Housing Associations Limited.; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave

Training and development

Job summary

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations in Glasgow is recruiting an External Affairs Co-ordinator to work across policy and research, public affairs and communications, and events. You’ll gain a unique overview of the directorate’s work as an integrated external affairs function.

You’ll support member forums and ensure feedback informs policy and influencing work, while keeping deadlines visible across the three teams, especially during Programme for Government and the Scottish Budget

Qualifications

• Excellent written English. Turn existing material into clear agendas, notes and briefings.
• Ability to service meetings, capture notes and actions and follow through.
• Ability to summarise themes from discussions and survey responses.
• Ability to scan published sources and pick what's relevant to a brief.
• Meticulous attention to detail and careful data handling.
• Good organisation and deadline management across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support our programme of member forums and turn member input into themes for policy work.
• Turn member feedback from forums, surveys and events into clear themes for influencing work.
• Monitor Scottish Government and Parliament developments and flag items for the team.
• Keep the External Affairs grid up to date and track deadlines.
• Coordinate with policy leads, public affairs and events on major moments.
• Draft internal briefings drawing on outputs and policy material.
• Assist External Affairs Management Team and run occasional coordination projects.

Skills

Written English

Meeting coordination

Note taking

Theme extraction

Policy interest

Organisational skills

Tools

SharePoint

Salesforce

Online surveys

Job description

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations in Glasgow is recruiting an External Affairs Co-ordinator to work across policy and research, public affairs and communications, and events. You’ll gain a unique overview of the directorate’s work as an integrated external affairs function.

You’ll support member forums and ensure feedback informs policy and influencing work, while keeping deadlines visible across the three teams, especially during Programme for Government and the Scottish Budget