Rising Stars
About the Competition
In Spring 2011, the CIH, in partnership with Inside Housing, launched their search for today’s rising stars and tomorrow’s sector leaders with the inaugural Rising Stars competition. By the time of the Annual Conference the entrants had been whittled down to five finalists who then went through a series of heats during the conference, with conference delegates voting to find the winner on the final afternoon: Carla Keegans, Head of Involvement and Policy at City of London Corporation.
The overwhelming success of the competition has convinced us to make it an annual feature of the housing year and in 2012 and this year we intend to make it even bigger and better!
The search for 2012’s Rising Star begins on the 24th of February.
This unique competition will showcase talented individuals and promotes the sector leaders of the future. It provides a great platform to:
- celebrate the great work of housing professionals
- recognise and nurture existing and future talent
- support professional development
- drive innovation and thought leadership
How do I enter?
The process is really simple; we just need you to follow the steps:
Step 1: is the task – we’d like you to write a 500 word piece for Inside Housing which discusses the following: “It’s 2015 and you’re the new housing minister. What’s in your first green paper?”
Step 2: “Ask your organisation to support your application - finalists must be available to attend the conference on the evening of 11 June through to 14 June and are therefore likely to incur travel and accommodation costs which must be borne by their employer.”
Step 3: “Submit your article at www.cih.org/risingstars by 30 March 2012”
How will the judging work?
An group of expert judges will decide our 5 finalists at a panel meeting at the end of April and these finalists will be notified in early May
What happens if I get chosen as a finalist?
- From early May to our Annual Conference in June the 5 finalists will be showcased in Inside Housing and on the CIH website.
- We will also be asking the finalists to prepare for a special task before the conference – details to be announced.
- During this time the sector will vote on the 5 finalists using a variety of means (including voting via the IH and CIH websites and voting at the CIH annual conference).
- The 5 finalists will be invited to attend the CIH annual conference in Manchester and will be given a variety of tasks an challenges to do during this time!
- The winner will be announced on the final day of the conference.
What does the winner get?
There is a great range of prizes on offer – particular highlights include:
- a day shadowing the Housing Minister
- £1000 to spend on your career development
- free invites to key conferences/events in the CIH calendar
- the opportunity to write pieces for Inside Housing and for CIH during the year.
Rising Stars is open to all – wherever you are in the UK. We look forward to receiving your entry.
