Governance Officer
The Vacancy
Here at Halton Housing, we are looking for an organised Governance Officer with a high attention to detail to work across our vibrant organisation.
Hours: 37 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Location: Hybrid
What You’ll Do:
- Work with key stakeholders, including Leadership Team, provide a comprehensive governance support service for the Customer Committee, including: meeting scheduling, agenda planning, and quality administration
- Attend Committee meetings to take accurate, high quality meeting minutes
- Provide governance advice to ensure the Committee operates within its Terms of Reference and the organisation’s governing documents
- Prepare Board and Committee reports on governance and regulatory matters
- Act as key point of contact for Customer Members
- Facilitate the recruitment, appointment and re-appointment of Customer Members
- Coordinate the delivery of Customer Committee induction, appraisal and learning and development opportunities
- Contribute to the planning and organising of the group wide annual meeting schedule
- Deputise for the Governance and Compliance Partner on governance matters as required
- Lead on ensuring compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing’s requirements on access to information for social housing tenants
What You’ll Need:
- Proven experience in a corporate governance or corporate support role with a background in social housing or a similar regulated sector
- Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Qualified to A-Level or equivalent and studying towards, or commitment to studying, a governance qualification
- Can apply a range of problem solving, influencing, negotiation, presentation, and networking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability in quality minute taking and meeting management
- Can work proactively and independently to balance conflicting priorities and achieve key deadlines, targets and outcomes
- Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail
- Confident in competent usage of all Microsoft packages incl TEAMs
What You’ll Get:
- 30 day holiday entitlement, increasing to 33 days with 3 years' service, plus bank holidays
- Opportunity to buy or sell holidays
- Competitive salary
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Flexible and Hybrid working
- Supported training and development opportunities
- Health and Wellbeing Cash Plan
- Competitive Pension Scheme
If you want to work in a role that makes a real impact on improving people’s lives and you know you’d be a great fit, please apply today!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
The Company
An innovative housing provider, with customers at the heart of everything we do.
We're an award-winning housing association, with over 7,000 homes across Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, and now expanding geographically across the North West.
We're known for our innovative approach - strengthening our reputation as a landlord of choice in the borough and beyond.
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