Public Affairs Co-ordinator

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated social housing organization in Glasgow seeks an External Affairs Co-ordinator to support political engagement, particularly leading up to the 2026 Holyrood election. Your role will focus on building relationships with new MSPs and influencing political parties regarding social housing issues. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, enthusiastic, and possess strong communication skills. This full-time, 12-month fixed term position offers a salary of £30,230, along with competitive annual leave and public holidays.

Benefits

29 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays

Opportunities to engage with politicians and public policy

Qualifications

• Strong interest in politics and public policy.
• Experience in engaging with stakeholders is a plus.
• Ability to monitor political developments and influence debates.

Responsibilities

• Support SFHA’s election campaign and build support for social housing in Scotland.
• Draft briefings to inform parliamentary debates.
• Engage with new MSPs on the importance of social housing.
• Assist with key Parliamentary events.

Skills

Attention to detail

Enthusiasm and willingness to learn

Political awareness

Familiarity with Microsoft software

Familiarity with Office365

Knowledge of Salesforce

Tools

Microsoft Office

Office365

Salesforce

Job description

Overview

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations

£30,230 (Band E)

Closing date for applications: Friday 9th January 2026, 17:00

Full salary & employment details

Responsible to: Public Affairs & Media Manager
Type of Position: 12 month Fixed Term
Annual Leave: 29 Days & 10 Public Holidays (pro rata)

Your focus will be on supporting our engagement with politicians and Parliaments, particularly in the run-up to the 2026 Holyrood election and building relationships with new MSPs after this.

Job Type

Full Time

Help us tackle the housing emergency. It’s an exciting time to join SFHA’s external affairs team as we look ahead to a seismic election and work towards ending the housing emergency. If you’re passionate about social housing and politics, we want to hear from you.

SFHA is looking for an External Affairs Co-ordinator to support our engagement with politicians and Parliaments, with a key focus on the run-up to the 2026 Holyrood election and building relationships with new MSPs afterwards. This role involves engaging with the political landscape to support SFHA’s election campaigns and promote the value of social housing across Scotland.

You will work to influence the political parties in the run-up to the election, monitor parliamentary and political developments, draft briefings to inform debates, and help newly elected MSPs understand the importance of social housing. Enthusiasm and initiative are more important than extensive experience for this role, where you’ll have the chance to develop your policy, communications and lobbying skills in an organisation that’s driving real change.

Closing date for applications is 9th January with interviews scheduled for the week commencing 19th January. Please email a CVand covering letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the [e-mail].

Notes

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Support SFHA’s election campaign work,seekingto build support for social housing in Scotland
• Keep up to date with theScottishParliament’s business and other political sources toidentifyopportunities for influence
• Draftbriefingsbasedonexistingpolicyworktoinformparliamentarydebates
• Work to inform and upskill a record new number of MSPs on the value of social housing following the election
• Working with the wider team, deliver key Parliamentary events
• SupportengagementwithSFHAmembersthroughforums,focusgroupsetc
• Assistwiththedraftingofbriefingsandpolicypositions

Communications

• Occasionallydraftcontentforourplatforms
• Keepourdatabase uptodatetoensurewehaveaccuraterecords ofourpoliticaland member relationships

GeneralDuties

• Arrangeandsupportmeetingswithmembers,politiciansandpolicymakers
• WorkwiththecommunicationsteamtokeepourExternalAffairsGriduptodate
• ContributetowardseffectiveknowledgemanagementwithinSFHA
• Ensure compliancewith,and implementation of,SFHA’s policies, includingthose relatingtohealthandsafety,emergencyprocedures,equalopportunities,codeof conduct and disciplinary procedures
• Undertakeanyotherdutiesconsideredreasonablewithinthescopeandpurposeof the post as may be instructed by the line manager

Personal Specification

• Meticulousattentiontodetail
• Enthusiasticandwillingtolearn
• FamiliaritywithMicrosoftsoftware
• Interestinpoliticsandpublicpolicy
• FamiliaritywithOffice365andSalesforce

Acknowledgement

This job profile has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this post. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the role. It is expected that the job holder will carry out all reasonable request by Line Managers to facilitate the requirements of the SFHA. These may therefore be subject to future amendments following appropriate consultation.