Head of External Relations

Coin Street has an exciting new communications leadership role, which will play a key role in developing our stakeholder communications programme. As a new function within the Communications team, you will lead on building relationships and networks with a range of key external stakeholders. You’ll develop strategies to influence, shape and achieve policy outcomes which support Coin Street’s objectives. You will lead on managing our relationships with politicians, decision makers and external organisations.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:

Relevant experience in a similar role e.g. working as part of an organisation with multiple and diverse stakeholders.
A track record of designing and delivering effective public affairs influencing strategies and developing and maintaining relationships with influential stakeholders to further campaigning objectives
Strong understanding of parliamentary processes and opportunities to influence them with proven ability to craft messages that land across multiple communications channels
Understanding complex policy issues and their relevance to an organisation, with strong political instincts and strategic awareness

What we do

We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.

Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality live, work and play spaces on land which we own.

We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities. We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.

From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.

In return we can offer you:

27 days’ annual leave (excluding bank holidays – pro rata for part-time)
8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
Flexible-working, including working from home
Season ticket loan
Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions
Commitment to training and development