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Head of legal and governance

Manchester
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
Head of legal
Posted: 21h ago
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Are you a strategic leader, a governance visionary, and a compliance champion? We are looking for a dynamic and high-impact individual to lead amultidisciplinary team made up of Executive Assistants along with Legal and Governance professionals.


Ensure all your application information is up to date and in order before applying for this opportunity.

You will be a keyrole in our senior management team,responsible for theoverall leadership and direction of our Legal and Governance function delivering the Governance Framework across the organisation, ensuring compliance to the National Federation of Housing Code of Governance, the RSH Standards and associated companyobligations.

You will that ensure that we provide effective assurance to our Board, meet our legal requirements and support excellent business practices. It also ensures that our governance is built upon the needs and views of our customers so that we provide excellent services that improve lives in line with our corporate strategy.

This is your chance to architect our governance frameworkandlead on all regulatory matters.Youwill be an expert in your field, passionate about embedding best practice and ensuring our operations are robust, transparent, and resilient.

What are we looking for?

* An excellent understanding of corporate governanceofcomplex organisations
* Possess a high standard of data and information literacy with excellent attention to detail with the ability to produce documents and minutes of meetings to a high standard.
* A comprehensive understanding of the legal standards and practice in the UK
* The capability to find innovative solutions to complex problems and to adapt and prioritise deadlines with competing tasks in a fast-paced environment.
* Skilled in the analysis of complex legal documents and proficient in dealing withlarge amountsof information distilling down to the key salient facts.
* The experience andexpertiseto act as the senior solicitor within RBH with the ability to provide advice on complex housing related issues across RBH.
* Ability to exercises expert judgement in managing a small portfolio of complex tenancy cases, ensuringtimelyprogression, robust case oversight, and effective resolution in line with organisational standards and statutory requirements. xxuwjjq
* Establishes, upholds, and continuously improves organisational standards across all Legal and Governance functions, providing leadership to ensure robust compliance, ethical practice, and excellence in RBHs governance framework.
* An understanding of the regulatory regimes affecting the housing sector e.g. Regulatory of Social Housing, Financial Conduct Authority, Companies House, Solicitors Regulation Authority etc.

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