The Generation Rent campaign group is advertising for a new director – the role held in recent years by Alicia Kennedy, formally known as Baroness Kennedy of Cradley.

The salary will be £57,000 – around twice the median average salary for all employees in the UK – but the group says in its advertisement in Guardian Jobs: “Salary circa £57,000, or dependent upon experience, plus employer pension contribution of 7%”

Kennedy joined Generation Rent as director in the summer of 2020: upon taking the role she resigned the Labour whip in the House of Lords and became, officially, a cross bencher.

At the time of her appointment the group said Baroness Kennedy’s focus would be to secure improvements to the lives of renters including the abolition of Section 21 eviction powers.

In recent years Generation Rent’s role as tenant advocate has been rivalled – some say overtaken – by Shelter, which has undertaken extensive research and executed high profile publicity campaigns.

The advertisement for Generation Rent director says the successful candidate will manage a team of seven and become “a trusted voice in the debate by policymakers across the political spectrum.”

The closing date for applicants is Monday February 6.