About the Role

This influential role will be responsible for identifying and assessing evidence of Hightown’s compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements across the business. This will include developing and managing systems for demonstrating effective controls relating to the governance and the management of Hightown's services. You will be working across the business to provide assurance to Hightown's Board and senior officers that we are fully compliant with the core standards expected of social housing providers. Your work will be varied including conducting compliance audits, helping managers to identify solutions to compliance gaps, acting as the deputy Data Protection Officer and updating key policies and procedures relating to compliance and assurance.  

About You

You will thrive working with teams across the business, where you will put your excellent knowledge of compliance and business assurance processes to good use.  Ideally, you will have experience of working within the housing sector or a similar highly regulated environment. 

You must be able to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels and have strong communication, written, and presentation skills.  Your ability to interpret and present complex data to others will help to influence and achieve positive outcomes.

About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association (operating in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire) aiming to help people who need support and care or who cannot afford to buy or rent a home at market values. We do this by building and managing much needed new homes and providing care and supported housing services for a wide range of people.

Hightown currently manages around 9,000 homes and employs over 1,000 staff. We have an annual turnover of £121 million, and an ambitious development programme.

Our benefits

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a considerable benefits package which includes:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year including bank holidays, rising with service to 35 days
• Ability to work from home two days per week by agreement
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Free staff car park facility 
• Discretionary annual bonus based on satisfactory performance
• Monthly attendance bonus of 1.25%
• Employee health and wellbeing programmes & access to onsite gym facilities

Closing date 15th August 2024

Interview dates w/c 26th August 2024

Unfortunately, at this time Hightown Housing Association cannot offer visa sponsorship and all applicants will need to demonstrate the right to work in the UK, 

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We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and would actively welcome applications from a diverse pool of people.