Governance, Risk & Assurance Manager

Local Space Housing Association; London; On-site; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social landlord in London is seeking a Governance, Risk & Assurance Manager to oversee compliance, governance policies, and risk management strategies. This role is key to supporting the Board and enhancing corporate governance in a dynamic environment that focuses on improving affordable housing quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing governance and compliance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of risk management and data protection laws.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and report against compliance calendar.
• Ensure governance policies comply with regulations.
• Provide support to Board Members and manage meetings.

Skills

Compliance Management

Governance Policies

Data Protection

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

Company Description

We are Local Space, an innovative and dynamic social landlord with charitable status dedicated to delivering affordable and quality social housing to people on lower incomes, to help them improve their quality of life. Our work is focused on Newham and the wider London area, particularly east London, where high private sector rents and the current economic crisis impacts on people seeking decent quality affordable housing. We have a successful track record of delivery and adding social value, through working with other stakeholders. Due to our robust business model we continue to operate with a solid financial base. Local Space has grown in the last five years and now owns 3000 homes with a turnover of c.£40m and we are still growing. We are a G1 / V1 rated RP (Registered Provider). We are Investors in People accredited and are the only housing association to hold the sector’s highest credit rating, AA-.

We aim to improve our customer offer by increasing the number of homes we manage over the next few years as well as increasing our housing stock. We believe that everyone deserves a home to be proud of and our temporary homes are of a high-quality, enabling people to live in them comfortably until they can move on.

Position

Position:Governance, Risk & Assurance Manager
Salary:£57,000 Per Annum, plus benefits
Band:Level 9, Manager/Expert Level

Please view the Governance, Risk & Assurance Manager Job Pack for further details.

Requirements

1. To support the Company Secretary for the organisation, maintaining and reporting against a compliance calendar and uploading documentation and annual returns to the appropriate body. This will include managing any regulatory review, self-assessment process.

2. To ensure governance policies and procedures, governance structures and instruments are kept under review and comply with the Rules, legislation, code of governance, best practice and the chosen code of conduct for the organisation and its third-party companies. This will include maintaining governance registers.

3. To manage the governance and assurance officer to ensure effective governance and Board and Committee meetings. This will include accurate calling and preparation of packs for Board and Committee meetings and administration support for governance meetings.

4. To provide high levels of support to Board Members, acting as a key point of contact and ensuring effective recruitment, induction, ongoing training, monitoring declarations and conflicts of interest, and arranging the annual appraisals and skills assessments.

5. To provide support to the Head of Governance & People and the Company Secretary in respect of governance and risk reporting to the Board. This will involve regularly reporting on risks, regulatory compliance matters, governance improvement plans and the board assurance framework.

6. To manage the relationship with any external advisors, including Internal Audit and Data Protection. This will include the delivery of the annual Internal Audit Plan and Governance Improvement Plan.

7. To support the Data Protection Officer for the organisation, including maintaining the Record of Processing Activities (RoPA), Data Sharing Agreements, Data Subject Access Requests and investigating and reporting on data breaches. You will also lead on compliance with Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements scheme.

8. To ensure that governance strategies and policies are kept under review in line with agreed timescales. To review and update the Policy & Strategy Framework, Data Protection & Data Privacy Policy.

9. To ensure that Local Space data is collected, safely and appropriately managed, and that appropriate procedures, systems and processes are in place to ensure data quality and security.

Other information

• All posts are subject to a 6-month probationary period.
• This post is not subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Check
• This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974); therefore, applicants must be prepared to disclose all criminal convictions and cautions, including those that would otherwise be spent under the Act.

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Key dates:
Closing Date Friday 11 July, 5pm
Shortlisting Monday 14 July
Assessment to be sent Tuesday 15 July
Final Interview Friday 18 July

Please view the Governance, Risk & Assurance Manager Job Pack for further details on the role.