Governance Officer

Here at Halton Housing, we are looking for an organised Governance Officer with a high attention to detail to work across our vibrant organisation.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with key stakeholders, including Leadership Team, provide a comprehensive governance support service for the Customer Committee, including meeting scheduling, agenda planning, and quality administration
• Attend Committee meetings to take accurate, high quality meeting minutes
• Provide governance advice to ensure the Committee operates within its Terms of Reference and the organisation’s governing documents
• Prepare Board and Committee reports on governance and regulatory matters
• Act as key point of contact for Customer Members
• Facilitate the recruitment, appointment and re-appointment of Customer Members
• Coordinate the delivery of Customer Committee induction, appraisal and learning and development opportunities
• Contribute to the planning and organising of the group wide annual meeting schedule
• Deputise for the Governance and Compliance Partner on governance matters as required
• Lead on ensuring compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing’s requirements on access to information for social housing tenants

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience in a corporate governance or corporate support role with a background in social housing or a similar regulated sector
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Qualified to A-Level or equivalent and studying towards, or commitment to studying, a governance qualification
• Can apply a range of problem solving, influencing, negotiation, presentation, and networking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability in quality minute taking and meeting management
• Can work proactively and independently to balance conflicting priorities and achieve key deadlines, targets and outcomes
• Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail
• Confident in competent usage of all Microsoft packages incl TEAMs

What You’ll Get:

• 30 day holiday entitlement, increasing to 33 days with 3 years' service, plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to buy or sell holidays
• Competitive salary
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Flexible and Hybrid working
• Supported training and development opportunities
• Health and Wellbeing Cash Plan
• Competitive Pension Scheme

If you want to work in a role that makes a real impact on improving people’s lives and you know you’d be a great fit, please apply today!

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Closing date: 17th April 2026

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