Head of Corporate Governance, Risk & Audit

Head of Corporate Governance, Risk & Audit

Hemel Hempstead (Hybrid Working)

Salary £70,000 - £75,000 Per Annum Plus Benefits

Permanent, Full Time

37 hours per week (Monday – Friday)

Are you a strategic Governance professional?

This role will enable you to hit the ground running.  You’ll be taking the operational lead as Head of Corporate Governance, Risk and Audit to deliver a robust, efficient, and professional service, leading on corporate governance, legislative & regulatory compliance, risk management, internal audit and business assurance.

You will have a good knowledge of the Regulator of Social Housing’s Regulatory Framework, the expectations for compliance with a code of governance (Thrive has adopted the National Housing Federation Code of Governance 2020), the political environment, and any other regulatory requirement appropriate to the services Thrive delivers.

Thrive is proud to deliver flexibility for employees to work in a manner that suits their wants/needs best. Our SMART working policy allows individuals to take full control of their productivity by offering a choice between working in-house or away from the office. This means that successful candidates have the freedom to work as little or as often as they like from Thrive's state-of-the-art offices.

Other Responsibilities:

• Effectively lead on the delivery of robust, efficient governance, risk and assurance arrangements aligned to Thrives objective of being a well governed organisation by supporting Thrive Homes Board and Committees, the Directors and Executive Team (including the Executive Director – Corporate Services who acts as Thrive’s Company Secretary), seeking out opportunities for continuous improvement.


• Lead on corporate risk, through the Risk and Assurance Policy, stress testing, training, and the continuous development of the Risk Register.


• Lead on the submission of regulatory consultation responses, analysing the future regulatory and governance landscape to evaluate risk and opportunities within.


• Maintain statutory and governance records, ensuring any returns are filed on time and in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements.


• Supporting the Company Secretary with relevant duties.


• Drafting and preparing reports on matters relating to governance and/or company law for internal scrutiny and Member assurance.


• Manage the support team providing Executive Assistance to the CEO & Exec team.


• Work with the Board Chair and committee chairs to deliver effective governance


• Lead on Internal Audit ensuring the internal audit programme is aligned with the risk profile of the  business.


• Manage GDPR compliance including data breach register, data impact assessments, data subject access request management encouraging best practice throughout the business.


• Maintain and excellent working relationship with the Chair and Board members. This may well be through engagement at meetings periodically.

Requirements:

• A strong substantial background within a governance or legal role.


• You will possess high level written and verbal communication skills including accurate report and minute writing on complex issues.


• Has demonstrable experience of applying a governance/or legal qualification into practice.


• Can demonstrate a track record of delivery against our key deliverables whilst working collaboratively, to fulfil the full brief and ensure alignment from other leaders.


• Has a clear sense of probity, judgement and emotional intelligence.


• Housing knowing would be highly beneficial.

Benefits:

Thrive’s Top 10!

• Annual Leave - 25 days per year increasing by length of service (up to 30 days).


• Buy or sell annual leave


• Generous family friendly provision


• Pension - Thrive Homes will pay double your contribution (up to 10%).


• Discretionary Bonus


• Life assurance - a payment of 3x your salary


• Health Cash Plan - facility to claim cashback for dental, optical and physiotherapy costs, alongside wellness services.


• Virtual GP Service (available 24/7)


• Wellbeing reward scheme (earn vouchers through a health app)


• A range of engagement activities aimed at building team morale, supporting both physical and mental health, and celebrating all things that make us different!

All roles at Thrive are subject to a basic DBS check.

Closing date: 17th January 2025

Interviews:

1st Stage Interviews: Tuesday 21st January (Teams call, afternoon only)

2nd Stage Interviews: Tuesday 28th January (on-site head office)

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.

Thrive’s Approach

Thrive is an exciting place to work. We challenge ourselves and others to deliver results and think differently. We share positive experiences and messages, with trust and respect at the core of every relationship. Our leaders adopt a coaching and mentoring approach - enabling and empowering others to deliver. We embrace change and encourage a strong focus on positive outcomes. We value agile working arrangements from our offices in Apsley, Hertfordshire and we pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues by offering progressive careers and a full range of modern benefits, as we continue to grow as an organisation and aim to attract the very best people.

Thrive homes are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This commitment is at the core of our understanding the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. We actively encourage all applicants that are suitable for the role, from diverse career paths and backgrounds and from all sections of the community.

As committed members of Inclusive Employers and a Disability Confident Committed employer, we remain steadfast to a fair recruitment process. If you have any accessibility needs and require reasonable adjustment, please contact us.