Governance Officer

**The role**

This is a hybrid working role (Minimum two days in the office) which can be based from our offices in Farringdon or Sittingbourne.

Reporting to the Head of Governance & Regulation, you will provide effective and efficient governance support.

Our values are at the HEART of what we do. You will be honest, working with integrity and respect. You will work efficiently and be responsive to business needs, contributing to ensuring Southern Housing meets its legal and regulatory requirements on company secretarial matters. You will inspire colleagues to be always both professional and respectful. By being committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, you will be a trusted and respected colleague.

**What you’ll be doing **
- Accountable for supporting Southern Housing’s subsidiary Boards and Committees including arranging meetings, agenda planning, writing reports, collation and distribution of papers
- Maintain the Governance Team system, files and records, ensuring that these are up to date and kept securely
- Support the Head of Governance to manage the programme of succession and recruitment of Board and Committee members
- Assist the Director of Governance & Regulation with the induction and training of new Board and Committee members
- Assist with the annual collective appraisals and effectiveness reports for the Board and all Committees, producing surveys and writing reports
- Provide support and be accountable for governance projects and tasks including preparing for regulatory visits.

**We’re offering**

Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy extra leave

Private medical insurance

Pension plan with excellent defined contribution rates

Flexible benefits to suit your needs

Agile working where you can work from any of our locations and from home, so we’ll provide you with the necessary equipment to enable you to do this

Care for your wellbeing and ensuring a good work life balance

plus much more

**What you’ll need**

**Knowledge & Experience**
- Good administrative experience gained in a highly regulated environment.
- Experience of dealing with confidential information.

Desirable
- Strong communication and networking skills
- Experience of working in a regulated governance environment.

**Skills**
- Strong PC skills including MS Office Suite
- Excellent organisation and communication skills
- Able to work under pressure and to tight legislative deadlines
- Excellent minute taking
- Report writing skills including drafting policies and procedures

**About us**

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the **heart** of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own** **We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

**What's in it for you**

**Pension**

**Life**
**assurance**

**Healthcare cash plan**

**Eyecare & dental**

**Birthday**
**leave**

**Retailers discounts**

**Cycle**
**to work**

**Buy & sell**
**annual leave**

**Season ticket loan**

**In-house academy & career development**

**Flexible working**

**Inclusion & Diversity**

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.

We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.