Location: Home-based, with travel across the West Midlands and occasional visits to our head office in Coalville, Leicestershire
Hours: 21 hours per week, worked over three days
Fixed-term: 12 months
Closing date: Wednesday 15 July 2026
Passionate about rural communities and making sure local people have a voice?
Join us as a Rural Partnerships Officer and help us ensure new homes reflect what communities truly need.
About the role
As a Rural Partnerships Officer, you’ll play a key role in helping to shape the future of rural communities by supporting the delivery of much-needed affordable homes.
Working closely with parish councils, local residents and partner organisations, you’ll help identify and evidence local housing need, ensuring new homes that genuinely reflect what communities need to thrive.
This is a varied and engaging role where no two days are the same. You’ll lead on coordinating housing needs surveys, analysing and interpreting data, and translating your findings into clear, practical advice that helps communities explore their options and move forward with confidence.
You’ll be at the heart of community engagement – organising consultation events, building trusted relationships with stakeholders, and supporting projects through their early stages. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to wider rural housing strategies, strengthen partnerships across the West Midlands, and champion the work of Midlands Rural Housing.
About you
You’ll enjoy working with people, take pride in delivering a great service, and feel comfortable balancing priorities in a busy environment. We’d like you to:
- Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- Have proven experience of data analysis, research and report writing
- Deliver excellent customer service and build positive relationships
- Be self‑motivated, organised and able to manage priorities independently
- Be flexible and adaptable in their approach to work
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office packages including Word and Excel
- Be able to travel efficiently across a wide geographical area
You’ll also bring a calm, practical approach with the confidence to work collaboratively with contractors and colleagues.
You’ll also need:
- To be educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent)
- To have relevant experience in research, housing, community engagement or similar area
The benefits of working with us
At Midlands Rural Housing, we support a healthy work‑life balance and offer:
- 39 days annual leave (including statutory days), increasing to 44 days with length of service (pro‑rata for part-time)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan and Enhanced Employee Assistance Program (provided by BHSF)
- a wide range of training and development opportunities (we’re an Investors in People accredited organisation)
- access to the Wider Wallets benefits and discounts scheme.
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