Advice Development Partner; CHAP

Position: Housing Advice Development Partner (CHAP)
Salary Scale: NICS EOI £33,542-£34,231 per annum

Location:

Skainos Centre, Belfast (option of some hybrid working) Contract type:
Full time, fixed term until 31 March 2028 Closing date: 5 October 2026 Housing Rights is seeking a skilled and committed Housing Advice Development Partner to support the delivery of the Community Housing Advice Project (CHAP). This is an opportunity to use your specialist housing advice knowledge to strengthen the capacity of partner agencies and improve outcomes for people experiencing housing problems and homelessness in Northern Ireland.

About the role The postholder will provide specialist casework support, consultancy, training and information to partner agencies, helping them to deliver high-quality housing advice and respond effectively to the needs of the people they support. Key responsibilities include: providing specialist housing advice, advocacy, representation and casework support to partner agencies. identifying training and information needs across partner agencies and developing appropriate materials and resources.

designing, promoting and delivering housing advice training, workshops and presentations. building effective relationships with partner organisations, stakeholders and relevant strategic groups. maintaining accurate records, contributing to project monitoring and evaluation. About you You will bring: a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grades A-C (or equivalent), to include English Language and Mathematics evidence of a relevant qualification in a relevant discipline, for example, housing, law, or advice evidence of relevant experience in identifying training needs, and in developing and delivering training at least two years full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience of providing advice to the public on social welfare issues, including housing advice at least 12 months of full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience gained in the development and delivery of training programmes skills in the use of Microsoft Office applications (for example, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word) good knowledge of the voluntary sector and housing policy and practice in Northern Ireland demonstrated ability to work within the framework of an equal opportunities policy a valid driving licence and access to a car or demonstrated mobility to meet the requirements of the post About Housing Rights Housing Rights has been helping people in Northern Ireland deal with housing and homelessness problems since 1964.

We help people with their housing and homelessness problems through our helplines and advice work.? We use their experiences to bring change and improvements with our policy work. We educate and inform others working in the housing and advice sectors to help their clients.?? All our work helps us to achieve our vision 'when everyone has a home'.??? What we can offer you We offer our people the following: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support life-work balance tailored learning and development plans to help you grow in your career a generous 25-day annual leave allowance, plus 12 public holidays enhanced family-friendly policies to support your journey with us a comprehensive employer pension scheme with free life assurance free parking and an accessible office location fun staff events to foster team spirit and engagement employee wellbeing services to support your health a supportive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment a values-driven culture where your contributions truly matter eligibility for Blue Light Card The closing date for this post is 5 October 2026.Late

applications will not be accepted. Housing Rights greatly values diversity and we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. /0926

Skills:

advice advocacy Training partnership working Stakeholder Engagement