Governance Officer

Location: Dundee, Perth or West Dunbartonshire - Hybrid Working

Hours: 35 hours per week over 5 days (Mon-Fri)

Salary: £37,792 - £44,367

Closing Date: Wednesday 2nd April 2025 at 12 noon

This is a hybrid role that will allow autonomy and flexibility with a blend of working from home and at any of our three main offices in Dundee, Perth or West Dunbartonshire. Do you want the opportunity to effect real change in an organisation with a strong social purpose?

Caledonia Housing Group - ranked as one of the top 25 Housing Associations and Scottish companies to work for in 2024. Our vision is to provide “Homes and Services that make life better”. We operate across 8 local authorities; tackling inequality and housing needs across the Highlands, Tayside, Perthshire and Dunbartonshire.

The focus of the Governance team is on ensuring the organisation is effectively and responsibly governed, and complies with key legal and regulatory requirements. We provide a corporate support function, but the needs of tenants and service users remain firmly at the heart of everything we do.

As a Caledonia employee you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Ongoing investment in your personal development with access to internal and external training qualifications
• Annual Leave entitlement starting at 36 days per year pro rata (increases with length of service)
• Promotion of work-life balance and a flexi-time system
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• Health benefit of up to £300 per year which includes a gym membership, fitness equipment or health insurance
• Wellbeing services offering support and confidential advice when you most need it including counselling and in-house mental health first aiders
• Rewarding Volunteering opportunities

As an inclusive employer, we’re open to having a conversation with you about flexible working.

The post holder will have a broad and varied remit, and play a vital role in supporting our corporate governance, compliance and assurance activities, as well as some key strategic initiatives. They will engage and develop effective working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the organisation, including the Executive and Operational Management Teams and our Governing Bodies.

The ideal candidate will have well-developed analytical and reasoning skills, and a proven ability to interpret legal and regulatory requirements and apply these to real-life situations. A keen interest in information management, and sound knowledge of data protection and freedom of information requirements would be an advantage. They will support our compliance activities in both of these areas and provide a source of advice and guidance to all colleagues.

They will also contribute towards the establishment of our Environmental, Social and Governance reporting framework that extends across all areas of our work. The post holder will be tasked with responding to information requests and investigating complaints, maintaining appropriate records and liaising with customers and other stakeholders. In doing so, they will ideally be able to draw on previous experience of undertaking casework in a customer-focused sector, and handling complex and sensitive information.

The Governance team operates in a deadline-driven environment. If this is where you thrive, and you pride yourself on your attention to detail, we are very keen to hear from you. Come and join us!

Please click on the ‘Apply’ link or visit the ‘Join Us’ section of our website.

A registered charity no: SC013988. Caledonia strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.