Complaints Manager (Temporary) in Cambridge

This is an exciting opportunity to join CHS Group in this newly established post. Do you have the expertise and confidence to lead on complaint handling and help shape how we listen, respond, and improve for our customers? If so, this is an opportunity to make a real impact. As Corporate Complaints Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering a high-quality, customer-focused complaints service, ensuring every customer feels heard and supported.

You will be joining a long-established, locally based and independent housing association with strong local partnerships. We have a reputation for delivering on our values of care, openness and trust in our housing and community services. We continue to build on this strong foundation, with ambitious plans to further develop our services and infrastructure.

You’ll lead on our overall approach to complaint handling, working with teams to support their complaint responses and help ensure we remain fully compliant with regulatory requirements, including the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code. You’ll also use insight and data to drive service improvements, helping us learn from feedback and strengthen the overall customer experience.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Customers Services you will:

• Monitor and where necessary promote improvements in compliance against our complaints and compensation policies, ensuring timely and high-quality responses
• Support customer facing teams to maintain a positive complaint handling culture and service through training, sharing data and good practice
• Lead on liaison with the Housing Ombudsman, ensuring all enquiries are responded to and that CHS learns from cases.
• Analyse complaint data and identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for improvement
• Support continuous improvement across the complaints process and customer experience
• Prepare our internal and external reporting and self-assessments and ensure they are published on time.

You’ll bring a strong background in complaint handling and customer service, along with the confidence to challenge and influence colleagues.

• Experience of handling complex, high-volume complaints within a social housing, local government or other regulated organisation in a customer facing environment
• Experience of implementing change to drive up standards and performance
• Experience of using and improving databases / IT systems for customer and/or complaints data.
• Experience of collating and presenting data to a range of audiences
• Good knowledge of the Housing Ombudsman’s Complaints Handling Code and regulatory framework for social housing

• Excellent communication, influencing and listening skills
• Outstanding customer focus with the ability to balance empathy, accountability and operational compliance
• Excellent investigative and problem-solving skills
• Excellent analytical skills, using data to drive improvement
• Understanding of safeguarding, vulnerability and partnership approaches that support customers with complex needs
• A collaborative and assertive approach to working with colleagues and teams to drive improvement

Level 4 housing qualification regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) or willingness to work towards.

The majority of the working week will be office-based in Histon in the first six months (probation period). Thereafter it may be possible to apply for a higher proportion of hybrid working, with service delivery being the prime consideration.

• Employee discount scheme (retail, leisure, gym membership and fitness equipment)
• Doctor Care Anywhere (telehealth service offering private online GP and nurse appointments via video and phone)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial wellbeing hub - access to advice and support from experts, whether you're budgeting, interested in investing or retirement planning
• Refurbished Tech - access to the latest models at affordable prices, with a 12-month warranty and 30-day money back guarantee.
• Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice)
• One day off a year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
• 30 days holiday, increasing to 35 days per annum, inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff), depending on length of service
• Holiday purchase scheme - up to 5 days per annum (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Company sick pay
• 58p per mile business mileage allowance
• Refer a friend scheme (£250)
• Contributory pension scheme, which both you and CHS contribute to
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible Working Policy
• Full induction
• Comprehensive free training and development opportunities with paid time off
• Free DBS (for relevant posts)
• Free onsite/nearby parking
• Hybrid Working Policy
• Flexitime

As part of the recruitment and selection process candidates will be required to complete a Personality Profiler

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Midnight Sunday 12th July 2026

INTERVIEWS: Friday 31st July 2026