Head of External Affairs

Job IntroductionWhat You’ll DoThis is an exciting time to be part of NHG’s transformation. As Head of External Affairs, you’ll lead our media relations, public affairs, and stakeholder engagement programmes. You’ll be central to building NHG’s reputation as a purpose-led, high-performing organisation and advising senior leaders on reputation and risk.This is a senior leadership role within our Corporate Affairs function, requiring confidence, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage crises effectively.How You’ll Do It Lead media relations, public affairs and reputation-building communications and engagement programmes. Build strong relationships with media, MPs, councillors, and key stakeholders. Advise the CEO and Executive Board on external communications. Deliver a strategic narrative that showcases NHG’s social purpose and transformation. Manage a small, high-performing team and agency partners. Essential: Significant experience in media relations and public affairs. Strong understanding of the UK media landscape and digital channels. Proven ability to manage crises and advise senior leaders. Excellent communication skills – written, verbal, and visual. Collaborative, inclusive, and values-led leadership style. Experience of working with MPs and other key stakeholders Desirable: Investor relations experience What’s in it for you?Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.Benefits include:Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply) Generous pension scheme Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply) Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations. Health cash plan Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more. Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan Cycle to work scheme. Life Assurance x 4 annual salaryAll About UsNotting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit:Selection ProcessNHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity. Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now Closing date is 15th December  Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do an assessment  Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview  Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via jobs@nhg.org.uk.  Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others.This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to an Enhanced check via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)If you are successful and are offered this role with us, this offer will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks, including checks of your public online presence and public social media profiles. If you have any questions about what this will involve, please speak to a member of the HR Team.