Careers
At Oaklee, our people are our greatest asset.
They form our culture and make us stand apart from our competitors. We have an abundance of talented people across the company, which makes for a high-performing and friendly environment.
Benefits & Culture
At Oaklee, we offer stimulating, challenging, and rewarding careers, within a supportive work environment. Oaklee has an exceptional team culture which is underpinned by our core values of creativity, bravery, equality, focus, teamwork, and empathy.
We provide excellent training and professional development opportunities including mentoring for all employees, leading to defined career progression.
Open Roles
We are always looking to grow the Oaklee team, and successful candidates are ambitious, pioneering, fair, precise, and passionate about the future of Ireland’s Housing sector and placemaking.
Open Roles
Job Title: Resident Engagement Manager – Housing Services
Hours per week: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, Full‑Time
Salary: €68,000 – €75,000
Location: Dublin 8 / Hybrid (2 days per week in the office, with nationwide travel required)
Oaklee is an Approved Housing Body (AHB) established in 2000 to deliver high-quality modern homes for older people, families, mature single people, and people with complex needs. Continually collaborating with our statutory and voluntary partners, we have rapidly grown our presence across Ireland to become one of Ireland’s most ambitious providers of customer-focused housing and support services.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Lead the delivery of Oaklee’s Resident Engagement Strategy across Housing Services
Act as the organisational lead and champion for resident engagement and participation
Support and oversee resident structures, including Oaklee Together and local resident groups
Plan and deliver resident consultations, engagement activity and feedback mechanisms
Ensure resident insight informs service improvement and decision‑making
Prepare reports and updates for senior management and governance structures
Lead the development and review of resident engagement policies and frameworks
Manage the resident engagement budget and identify funding opportunities
Work with Communications to ensure the resident voice is visible and authentic
Line manages the Resident Engagement Officer
Key Skills and Competencies
Significant experience in resident engagement, community development, housing or a related field
Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence across teams and organisational levels
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
Ability to plan, prioritise and deliver programmes at organisational level
Good working knowledge of the social housing sector
Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and online engagement tools
Full driving licence and access to a car
Fluent English, written and spoken
Desirable
Experience working within an Approved Housing Body or regulated housing environment
Experience of governance, resident scrutiny or resident‑led oversight structures
Experience managing budgets or funding applications