Director of Assurance
Director of Assurance
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Job Description
Director of Assurance
Be part of a purposeful organisation
At Great Places Housing Group our vision is clear: great homes great communities great people. As a modern forward-looking profit-for-purpose organisation were driven by a strong social missionbalanced with commercial discipline to ensure long-term sustainability.
As Director of Assurance youll play a key role in supporting that mission by ensuring our governance risk and compliance frameworks are robust effective and future-focused.
Beyond the specifics of the post youll play a leading role in identifying and delivering improvements. The successful applicant will demonstrate an ability to lead and manage at pace modelling a flexible and dynamic approach to change.
Why this role matters
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer you will provide strategic leadership across a wide-ranging remit including regulatory compliance internal audit and risk health and safety data protection governance and business continuity.
As part of the director team you will bring your insight and leadership to cross-cutting projects while ensuring the statutory and regulatory requirements are met.
You will be the lead contact with the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) the FCA and the Information Commissioners Office. Youll also act as our Data Protection Officer lead our Health and Safety Strategy and manage assurance across our governance audit and risk frameworks.
Your work will underpin our ability to deliver safe secure and accountable services for our customers and provide assurance to our Board Audit & Assurance Committee and Executive Team.
What youll lead on
Assurance & Risk: Oversee our integrated assurance framework including internal audit risk management and Board assurance. Maintain readiness for regulatory inspections and lead the internal audit plan.
Governance: Ensure our Code of Governance Board support systems and statutory documentation are best in class. Provide high-quality governance services to our Board subsidiaries and committees.
Health & Safety: Shape and deliver a culture of health and safety excellence across the organisation ensuring compliance with all legal obligations and internal procedures.
Data Protection: As our designated DPO youll lead the organisations approach to GDPR data privacy and information security.
Business Continuity: Ensure the organisation is resilient with robust frameworks in place to manage incidents fraud whistleblowing and safeguarding.
Customer Voice & Tenant Scrutiny: Lead the governance of our Insight Panel and support the wider Customer Voice Strategy.
About you
Were looking for someone who combines strong technical knowledge with strategic thinking people leadership and a values-driven approach. You will be confident operating at Executive and Board level able to distil complex information clearly and comfortable navigating both scrutiny and change.
Youll bring:
- Proven senior-level leadership experience in a complex regulated environment
- Deep understanding of governance compliance risk and regulatory frameworks
- A track record of identifying and delivering change
- Strong knowledge of health and safety data protection and assurance models
- Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams with credibility and inspiration
- Outstanding interpersonal communication and influencing skills
- A relevant degree or professional qualifications in health and safety governance data protection or similar
*Please have a read through our full job description and person specification attached at the bottom of this page.
Why join us
At Great Places we take pride in being a values-led organisation with a strong social purpose at the heart of everything we do. We provide quality homes support thriving communities and work in a way that is commercially responsible and socially aware.
This is a senior leadership role with real influence. Youll be joining at a time when assurance governance and accountability are more important than ever in the housing sector. As Director of Assurance youll play a key role in shaping how we operate and make decisionsensuring we are resilient compliant and well-prepared for the future.
This is a role for someone who wants to make a lasting impact in a dynamic organisation that balances strong governance a clear social mission and an appetite for improvement.
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The Company
Great Places Housing Group exists to improve the lives of the people living in our 25000 homes across the North West and Yorkshire. We are much more than just a landlord providing a wide-range of services and promoting partnership work to create vibrant sustainable communities.
You can find details of our story our vision and our values here.
At Great Places we are committed to using inclusive hiring embracing diversity and difference we enrich our teams with varied perspectives drive and innovation to create an environment in which everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all identities backgrounds and cultures and are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone can be their authentic self; building a workforce that truly reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We want to create a recruitment process that allows you to perform at your best! Should you need any support or information throughout the process please reach out to our recruitment team at.
The Benefits
The Benefits
Pension
WPA
The Market Place
Annual Leave
Reward & Recognition
Help with transport
For more information about our benefits and rewards visitour careers page.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
