Resident Involvement Lead

Anchor; Bradford; A distancia; GBP 46.000 - 56.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Anchor is seeking an experienced Resident Involvement Lead to join our Involvement and Wellbeing team. This home-based role travels frequently across England to coordinate resident engagement and co-produce service improvements with residents and staff.

You will gather and analyse resident feedback, plan inclusive meetings, and influence decisions to shape services. A relevant degree or substantial experience is required, with a focus on accessibility and inclusion.

Formación

• Experience delivering resident engagement activities with evidence of positive change.
• Understanding of the social housing sector and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to engage diverse communities using accessible approaches.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate and deliver resident engagement activities in line with the resident voice strategy and regulatory expectations.
• Plan and facilitate accessible and inclusive resident meetings, events and consultations.
• Support resident involvement structures, ensuring diverse voices are heard.
• Co-produce improvements with residents and shape services.
• Gather, analyse and present feedback, identifying opportunities for improvement and impact.
• Build strong relationships with residents and stakeholders to share best practice.

Conocimientos

Resident engagement

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Organisational skills

Educación

Relevant degree or equivalent

Herramientas

Digital engagement tools

Descripción del empleo

Location: Home-based with frequent travel across England

Salary: £51,000 per annum

Contract: Full-time | 6-month Fixed Term Contract

About the role

At Anchor, we believe our residents should have a meaningful voice in shaping the services they receive. Listening to their experiences and acting on their feedback is central to how we improve.

We're looking for an experienced Resident Involvement Lead to join our Involvement and Wellbeing team.

You’ll help deliver our resident voice approach, creating opportunities for residents to share their views, influence decisions and shape service improvements. Working closely with residents and colleagues, you’ll coordinate inclusive engagement activities, support co‑production and help ensure resident feedback leads to meaningful change.

What you’ll be doing

• Coordinate and deliver resident engagement activities in line with our resident voice strategy and regulatory expectations.
• Plan and facilitate accessible and inclusive resident meetings, events and consultations.
• Support resident involvement structures, ensuring diverse and underrepresented voices are heard.
• Work with residents and colleagues to co‑produce improvements and involve residents in shaping services.
• Gather, analyse and present resident feedback, identifying opportunities for improvement and demonstrating impact.
• Build strong relationships with residents, colleagues and partners, sharing good practice and supporting effective engagement.

What you’ll bring

• Experience of delivering resident or community engagement activities, with evidence of how your work has influenced positive change
• A good understanding of the social housing sector and relevant regulatory requirements, including the Regulator of Social Housing's Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard.
• Experience of engaging with diverse communities using inclusive and accessible approaches.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience of analysing and presenting feedback to inform decisions and service improvements.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A relevant degree, equivalent qualification or substantial practical experience.

Experience of supporting service improvements, using digital engagement tools or holding a relevant professional qualification would be an advantage, but isn’t essential.

Closing date: 8 November 2026

Interviews: First-stage interviews will take place on 17 November via Teams.

Why join Anchor?

We’re England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life, committed to putting residents at the heart of everything we do.

This is an opportunity to help shape how residents influence our services and make a meaningful difference to the people who live in our communities.

If you’re passionate about resident engagement and making residents’ voices count, we’d love to hear from you.

Important information

Proof of the right to work in the UK will be required from the successful candidate in accordance with UK Home Office requirements before any offer of employment can be confirmed.

Where permission to work in the UK is required, applicants will need to hold and maintain the appropriate immigration status or visa for the duration of their employment.

This role may be offered to existing Anchor colleagues as either a secondment or a fixed‑term contract, depending on individual circumstances. External candidates will be offered the role on a fixed‑term contract basis