Governance and Risk Manager

1 day ago


Buckinghamshire UK, South East England, United Kingdom James Stevens Associates Full time

James Stevens Associates are delighted to be working with a wonderful Housing provider that are now looking for a Governance and Risk Manager to help them with their regulatory engagement.


If you have experience working with the Housing Regulator in Governance capacity and are looking for a new engaging & interesting challenge this one is for you


  • Role: Governance and Risk Manager
  • Format: 12 month fixed term contract
  • Salary: £62,000
  • Hybrid: 2 days in the office, 3 days from home (+ Pilot below)
  • Pilot: 35 hour week (Friday's 9am - 1pm as a reduced hour policy the org are piloting)
  • Offices: Buckinghamshire
  • Experience: Housing Governance experience is essential.


EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGE


  • You get 26 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after five years, together with eight UK bank holidays
  • You don't have to work on your birthday We offer a birthday bonus day
  • And if that's not enough time off, you can even buy annual leave, or sell some if you want a bit of extra cash
  • If you want to use it, you get an additional volunteering day every year to support a registered charity of your choice
  • We have a great pension scheme with generous employer contribution
  • All staff are enrolled in our Simplyhealth corporate health plan
  • Our salaries are attractive and we review them regularly
  • We've all got modern devices and smartphones so that we can work remotely and flexibly
  • It's fun to work here - in the past we've had a mobile fish-and-chip van, an ice cream van, we've had a crazy golf day, we've put on a Christmas market, and we've all been out volunteering in the community for half a day.


Job Overview


  • To take a lead role under guidance of Head of Governance of our preparation for forthcoming RSH Inspection. The role will work closely with Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the Board and where applicable our Residents Representative Team, to ensure preparedness for the forthcoming RSH Inspection with the view to achieve G1, V1, C1 assessment. The non-exhaustive list of activities to include: Preparation of an exhaustive review of all important documentation, policies, and procedures. This is a leadership and hands on role, the postholder will ensure that documentation is appropriate including preparing and documenting those areas that are identified as needing an improvement
  • Ensuring quick access to essential documents such as tenancy agreements, stock condition survey, asset management, maintenance and governance documentation is available and working with the Senior Leadership Team to remedy any potential issues before an inspection.
  • Lead documentation of our compliance with the consumer and economic standards
  • Lead preparation of assurance across the organisation working with colleagues across the business, to prepare documentation for inspection on: ▪ property inspections and maintenance to comply with health and safety standards ▪ tenant satisfaction. ▪ our tenancy management documentations
  • To provide advice, guidance and briefing across the organisation on housing strategies, policies, projects, in relation to the requirements of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) Consumer and Economic Standards and Housing Ombudsman Service (HoS).
  • Review our risk policy framework and lead on the risk appetite and tolerance assessment and sessions with the Board with a view to making the risk appetite and tolerance ‘live’ in all material decisions and/or projects we undertake Ensuring that our three lines of defence are appropriate and we continue to embed throughout the organisation and remain compliant with regulation and legislations.


What we need you to do:


  • Advise the Board and ELT/SLT on RSH Inspection preparation.
  • Lead and advice on the RSH Inspection compliance framework.
  • Responsible for overseeing and advising on policy compliance with relevant regulations and legislations from our regulatory bodies such as the HoS and RSH.
  • Keep abreast of regulatory and legislative changes that would impact the business and advice on impact and compliance ahead of change.
  • Working with senior stakeholders on initiatives and projects to improve service delivery on compliance with regulatory and statutory obligations.
  • Reporting on external benchmarking data – housing market analysis, sector risk profile and HoS spotlight reports and legal case updates, sector reviews to improve policies, strategies and service delivery.


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