Head of Affordable Housing & Regulatory Oversight

Principal People Recruitment; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10% employer pension

Private medical insurance

Discretionary bonus

Life assurance

Share schemes

Travel Insurance

Health Care Cash Plan

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Principal People Recruitment seeks a Head of Affordable Housing for a prominent Registered Provider. The role is based in Aldershot with a hybrid working pattern and a salary of £80,000-£85,000, with flexibility up to £90,000 for the right candidate.

You will lead housing operations, governance, risk, and board reporting, shaping strategic delivery across the portfolio. The successful candidate will oversee regulatory compliance, performance reporting, and stakeholder engagement, working with

Qualifications

• Senior experience within affordable housing or RP environment.
• Strong housing-management knowledge.
• Experience with regulatory compliance, governance or assurance.
• Strong Board-level reporting capability.
• Ability to interpret regulatory change and translate into action.
• Leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience interpreting housing-performance information.
• Strategic thinking with operational understanding.

Responsibilities

• Ensure RP meets Regulator of Social Housing requirements.
• Provide regulatory, governance and risk assurance to the Board.
• Report to the Board on performance and portfolio developments.
• Prepare Board papers and track actions.
• Oversee housing-management performance across portfolio.
• Monitor complaints, repairs, voids, income, arrears, ASB, damp and mould.
• Maintain risk register and regulatory returns.
• Support reporting with Homes England, the GLA and Local Authorities.
• Lead in-house housing management team.
• Oversee budgets and financial performance.
• Monitor planned works and asset-management activity.
• Drive customer outcomes and value for money.
• Collaborate with wider corporate functions.

Skills

Senior leadership

Housing management

Regulatory compliance

Board reporting

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Financial awareness

Commercial awareness

For-profit RP experience

Education

Degree-level education

MRICS/CIH preferred

Job description

Principal People Recruitment seeks a Head of Affordable Housing for a prominent Registered Provider. The role is based in Aldershot with a hybrid working pattern and a salary of £80,000-£85,000, with flexibility up to £90,000 for the right candidate.

You will lead housing operations, governance, risk, and board reporting, shaping strategic delivery across the portfolio. The successful candidate will oversee regulatory compliance, performance reporting, and stakeholder engagement, working with