Governance Manager

Aspire Housing; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job description

The vacancy

Governance Manager

Permanent, 37 hours per week

Home based with travel to Newcastle under Lyme

£62k + £2,140.80 car allowance, plus competitive benefits

Join our team to be part of something special - build a career where people truly matter.

Are you an experienced professional passionate about Governance, Compliance, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement? We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Governance Manager to lead our Governance and Executive PA services, ensuring we excel in meeting regulatory and statutory obligations.

About the role

Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Finance, you will:

1. Shape and drive improvements in governance, regulatory and compliance frameworks.
2. Provide expert guidance to the Executive Team, Board and Committees, developing robust senior stakeholder relationships.
3. Lead the risk and assurance management framework, delivering confidence through rigorous review and oversight.
4. Maintain and develop a governance and regulatory framework identifying opportunities and risk to facilitate long-term planning.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

1. Is innovative and can introduce new approaches and drive continuous improvement in all aspects of governance, regulation and compliance.
2. Will champion a collaborative and high-quality Governance Business Partnering service across the organisation.
3. Keeps well informed of best practice and regulatory and legal changes, adapting governance strategies proactively.

If this sounds like you and you have a passion for putting People First and are excited about the opportunity to work in an organisation with a collaborative and values driven culture, we'd love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications: 13th April 2025

This role is subject to a Basic DBS check.

Who we are

Aspire Housing is a leading housing provider, property developer and place shaper based in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Created in July 2000, we own and manage more than 9,000 homes and support around 19,000 customers across Staffordshire and Cheshire. Our profits are reinvested in new homes, in revitalising communities and in a comprehensive range of innovative support services designed to transform lives.

Putting People First has always been part of our ethos and is central to our purpose to deliver safe, decent homes and excellent housing services through our talented Aspire team. We do this by embracing our values; by championing the customer, building togetherness, and being professional. Our values reflect what's most important to our colleagues and customers and are at the heart of Aspire.

More information can be found at www.aspirehousing.co.uk.

Our journey

Perks and benefits

Work life balance

We believe that quality time outside the office is vital to our employees' satisfaction at work. That's why we encourage our managers and employees to promote a healthy work-life balance by enabling people to work flexibly, balancing the needs of the business with the needs of the individual.

Learning and development

We believe in developing all our employees. Our e-learning academy offers a range of programmes across all areas of our business from leadership and management to operations and customer service. We regularly run learning campaigns such as Dementia awareness training to support our customers and improve our services.

We value our people

We want to work with the best talent which is why we offer competitive annual leave allowance with salaries based on market rates alongside saving schemes, pensions and additional perks including child-care vouchers, health cash plans and cycle to work schemes.