At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead risk and assurance initiatives, ensuring compliance and practical solutions for data protection.
- Company: Yorkshire Housing, committed to building a secure future for customers.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous leave, health perks, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace that values diversity and personal growth.
- Why this job: Shape smart decision-making and make a real impact on customer security.
- Qualifications: Strong experience in risk and assurance with team leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 54700 - 54700 £ per year.
We’re looking for an exceptional Risk and Assurance Manager to help shape a confident, forward‑thinking approach to risk, data protection and assurance.
You’ll play a vital role in smart decision making, protecting what matters most and building a secure future for our customers.
What you’ll be doing
In this role you will lead our data protection, risk and assurance work, ensuring compliance while keeping solutions practical and fit for purpose.
You will own the risk and controls framework, oversee data protection and business continuity processes, and manage internal audit activities.
You will provide clear insight and assurance to senior leaders and the Board, helping the business learn, improve and focus on what matters most to our customers.
You will also coach and develop a high‑performing team, collaborating across the organisation to build risk and data protection capability throughout Yorkshire Housing.
Qualifications
- Strong experience across data protection, risk and assurance, with the confidence to guide and support the business.
- Experience leading and developing a team, bringing people together and helping them thrive.
- Excellent relationship‑building and influencing skills across all levels.
- Ability to translate complex topics into clear, actionable guidance for the Board, senior leaders and colleagues.
- Clear, down‑to‑earth communication style, with an organized, approachable attitude and a track record of delivering results.
- Strong prioritisation skills and attention to detail.
- A genuine customer‑obsessed mindset that continually seeks ways to improve our work.
- What’s in it for you
26 days annual leave (rising to 31 annually) + Bank Holidays, Permanent Contract.
We offer a reward package to suit everyone.
You can claim back prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, access a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%.
Our people’s health and wellbeing are a top priority, and you can benefit from our wellbeing support package, free fitness classes, an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional.
Equal opportunity employer
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 the communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.
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Risk and Assurance Manager in Leeds employer: And Yorkshire Housing Limited
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Contact Details:
And Yorkshire Housing Limited Recruitment Team
