Are you enthusiastic about all thing's governance? Do you have a knack for making complex, maybe even 'dry' elements of governance and compliance engaging and easy to understand? Then this could be the role for you!

We're on the hunt for a dynamic and engaging professional to join us as our new Governance Manager. You'll join forces with our Head of Governance to take charge of our governance framework and oversee the annual governance activities ensuring we stay compliant.

About Yorkshire Housing

You can probably already tell that we're not your typical housing provider! With around 20,000 homes (and more in the pipeline), we're on track with our growth plan to build 8,000 new homes across Yorkshire.

We're massively ambitious and aim to become the UKs best housing provider! You'll play a key part in making this happen by supporting our nine Board and Committees.

We believe governance isn't just about rules and procedures and shouldn't feel like 'red tape'. It's about building great relationships and working with others to navigate governance requirements whilst seeking to ensure we all achieve our common goals.

What will I be doing?

Reporting into the Head of Governance you'll lead Yorkshire Housing's Governance and Company Secretariat, ensuring our Executive Directors make informed decisions with solid governance insights. You'll drive innovation and continuous improvement in governance and regulatory compliance while planning.

As a key part of our Governance Team, you'll foster a culture of learning and collaboration, guiding your team to meet high standards and exceed targets. You'll also provide expert advice to senior stakeholders, manage policy updates and ensure strong performance measures. Finally, you'll ensure clear communication and effective information flow across all governance activities.

What do you need from me?

A Governance guru! If you're the type who gets excited about compliance and can't stop talking about governance, we want you on our team! What does this mean? Here are some pointers:

• Legislative knowledge with awareness of current changes as they relate to the Regulator of Social Housing and Companies House
• You will have achieved success in working within a governance or compliance environment within an SME (or even better, within the housing sector)
• Knowledge of governance arrangements and up to date recommendations on best practice
• Experience of managing budgets and controlling expenditure
• Evidence of ability to lead and develop others
• It would be a real bonus if you have a relevant professional qualification (e.g. Chartered Governance Institute

Take a look at the Role Profile which has lots more details!

What's in it for you…

This a full-time permanent role with a salary of £50,628.38, 25 days annual leave (rising annually to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays.

We offer a reward package to suit everyone. At YH, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we'll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few.

Our people's health and wellbeing are one of our top priorities, and you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to a library of free fitness classes, as well as an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional.

Now you're really interested?

At YH, we're actively building a working environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, where everyone can contribute their best work and be themselves. We believe difference is what makes us stronger and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.

We know that not all candidates will meet every single requirement. If you're experience looks a little different from what we're looking for and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you so please apply!

If you require any additional support with your application, or have any further questions please contact our fab recruitment team via email at

The fine print

The closing date for applications will be 29^th September 2024, but we might close it early if we get lots of great candidates, so don't hang around.

If you're applying for this role internally, you must inform your current line manager (it's the right thing to do!).