CLOSED: Communications and Campaigns Officer, National Community Land Trust Network

£24,000-28,000 (pro rata, 4 days with a possibility of full-time)
London SE1

Why join us

Would you like join a dynamic organisation that is behind a growing movement of people building genuinely and permanently affordable homes?

Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are a vital force for social good. They are local organisations set up and run by local people to develop and manage homes as well as other assets important to that community, like community enterprises, food growing or workspaces. The CLT’s main task is to make sure the homes are genuinely affordable, based on what people actually earn in their area, not just for now but for every future occupier. The CLT movement is growing fast as more and more people are feeling the impact of the housing crisis and are deciding to take matters into their own hands.

CLTs and the wider community-led housing movement have gained momentum over recent years, particularly following the commitment from Government to invest £300 million in the sector. The sector is now on the cusp of significant expansion and there is real potential to move it from a niche emerging market into the mainstream. Our goal is for anyone, anywhere, to be able to set up a CLT. Central to achieving that is our work to raise awareness of the opportunity for CLTs and create a supportive national and local funding and policy environment. We have also recently been awarded a grant by the EU as part of a collaborative project to take what we already do here and extend it to support the growth of CLTs in cities in North-West Europe, including in France, Belgium, Holland and parts of Germany.

About the National CLT Network

The National CLT Network was established in 2010. As the national Charity for CLTs in England and Wales, it represents and supports 240 CLTs nationwide and is a membership body. The National CLT Network provides funding, resources, training and advice for CLTs and works with Government, local authorities, lenders and funders to establish the best conditions for CLTs to grow and flourish. In the short time that the organisation has been around it has achieved a significant amount and it is known as one of the most effective lobbying organisations in Westminster.

Comprising a small, dedicated and ambitious team, the National CLT Network is now poised to begin a period of growth. We have an ambitious strategy to scale up the CLT sector and to develop the National CLT Network into a strong, viable and resilient social business.

About the role

This role will play a key role in supporting the National CLT Network’s core communications, campaigns and events activities. The challenges are many and varied, including:

Working closely with the Director to deliver our prestigious and acclaimed advocacy campaigns and working closely with the Communications Manager to develop and deliver our strategic communications strategy;
Taking a leading role in the external communications work for the EU-funded North West Europe project, coordinating the project’s advocacy campaigning work and communications work and working closely with colleagues across the region;
Working closely with all team members to develop and deliver a range of events both in England and Wales, and in North West Europe.

About you

This is an exciting and career-enhancing role. It could be the right opportunity for a range of potential candidates. Your motivations might be many and varied – from wanting to develop your career in communications and/or policy, to having a passion for housing or communities, or because you want more responsibility and strategic management opportunities. Whatever your motivations the National CLT Network would like to hear from you. Particularly if you: enjoy a variety of tasks and challenges, are creative, enterprising, flexible and ambitious and are able to work with both the big picture and deliver on the detail. You will also feel strongly about the importance of social justice and the difference that CLTs and community-led housing can make.
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