Stakeholder Manager Building Safety in City of London

Are you a dynamic communicator and relationship-builder with a passion for fire safety and community engagement? Southern Housing\’s Building Safety Regulatory Change Team is looking for a visionary Stakeholder Manager to champion collaboration and lead impactful engagement!

Working alongside the Head of Regulatory Change, youll take the reins in cultivating and maintaining professional relationships with residents as well as key internal and external stakeholders. From residents to government bodies and industry professionals, youll be at the heart of leading the implementation, continuous improvement and delivery of the Building Safety Resident Engagement Strategy.

What you\’ll be doing:

• Being the responsible person for the design and implementation of Southerns Building Safety Resident Engagement Strategy and support stakeholder management activities associated with the Building Safety Transformation Programme.
• Collaborating with Project Leads and Heads of Service to design and deliver internal building safety communications and events, fostering a culture of safety awareness across the organisation.
• Planning and executing engaging, building-specific events like town halls, focus groups, and community forums to strengthen the journey of our residents and enhance asset life.
• Embedding and monitoring effectiveness of stakeholder engagement methods, supported by processes and KPIs.
• Proactive monitoring of external political, regulatory and industry developments in the built environment to inform knowledge share and stakeholder management.

Why join us?
This is your opportunity to influence meaningful change, drive safety culture, and play a pivotal role in delivering our building and fire safety goals. If you\’re someone who thrives on collaboration, strategic thinking, and making a real difference, this role is your calling.

Ready to take the lead? Apply now and become a key figure in Southern Housings transformative journey!

What youll need

• Demonstrable ability to develop and implement resident engagement strategies, especially for building safety, fire safety or other safety initiatives.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and project management in housing, building safety or public sector programmes.
• Excellent written content development skills: presentations, case studies, social media postings
• Knowledge of building safety legislation and best practice in relation to resident involvement.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical content into clear digestible messaging for diverse audiences.
• Professional qualification in communications, housing or construction is desirable
• Experience with resident engagement in high rise or complex buildings is desirable

Closing date: Sunday 22nd June 2025 at 23:59pm.

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About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at theheartof everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to peoples lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What\’s in it for you

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailersdiscounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, its about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experienceand perspective of each individual. Were all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.