About the role:

Gentoo is a values-led, charitable organisation that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We have a clear vision and a social purpose. We believe that everyone has the right to live in a good quality home that they can afford.

We are currently recruiting for a Communications Assistant to join the Communications team on a temporary basis, until Spring 2025.

The Communications team is responsible for delivering all internal and external communications on behalf of Gentoo, working with stakeholders to promote its activities across all channels.

The role is subject to a basic DBS paid for by Gentoo, a full job description is available to view at www.gentoogroup.com/careers

Key responsibilities will include:

Assisting with the planning, development and delivery of communications and marketing activity and content

Writing content for Gentoo’s website, press and editorial activity, social media channels, printed materials and internal communications.

Planning and delivering content for the Group’s social media channels and internal communications platforms

Ensuring the Group’s brand guidelines are applied to all communications and marketing products

Assisting with the planning and delivery of events.

Providing general administrative support to the team, including setting up and maintaining filing systems, processing invoices, and organising meetings and any hospitality.

Some of our great benefits include:

31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with an option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year.

12.30 pm finish on a Fridays

Flexible and hybrid working.

Free Health Cash Plan, with cashback for dental, optical, physio, wellbeing therapies and more, with some free child cover.

Access to private healthcare through the Health Cash Plan.

Competitive Aviva pension scheme - Gentoo will contribute up to 10% based on your personal contribution.

Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme

Enhanced family-friendly leave

Car mileage allowance if you use your personal vehicle for business purposes.

Life assurance cover to the value of 3 times your annual salary.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for someone with experience of:

Writing and creating content for websites and social media channels

Producing images and video for PR and social media

Writing content to meet the needs of customers

Providing administrative support to a wider team, organising meetings and events

We are looking for someone with a good knowledge of:

Microsoft (including Teams, Outlook, Word, XL)

Using design systems such as Adobe and Canva

Using media monitoring systems such as Veulio

Managing social media channels and scheduling

A full UK drivers licence

Closing date:

11-Oct-2024

We're a housing association that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We're a values-driven organisation, with a clear vision, a social purpose and a commitment to investing in people, place and property. We believe everyone has the right to live in a good quality home they can afford and invest millions of pounds every year in keeping our existing homes safe, secure, and compliant.

We're also playing our part in addressing the UK housing crisis locally, by building hundreds of new, modern and contemporary homes for rent in Sunderland - homes that meet the needs of local people. Not only do we provide vital housing - we support our tenants, residents and communities by investing in services that help people live their best possible life.

This includes helping people to work, victims of domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour, young people to live independently, as well as a wellbeing service that supports our elderly tenants and residents.