Governance Manager in London

The Vacancy

We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. You will be highly self‐motivated with the rigour to pursue goals, a confident collaborator, and someone willing to go the extra mile by multitasking and prioritising in a fast‐paced environment.

You will lead and continuously enhance our governance framework, ensuring we meet regulatory requirements and best practice while staying true to our organisational values and long‐term strategy. This is a high‐impact role where you will work closely with the Board, Committees, Executive Team and subsidiaries, delivering a first‐class Company Secretariat function and promoting excellence in governance across the organisation.

You should have a relevant professional qualification, e.g. ICSA (full or partially qualified) or an equivalent qualification through experience within a regulated sector, such as housing, public, or a charitable organisation.

If you are passionate about governance, confident advising at Board level and ready to make a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you.

When we're hiring, we look for people who connect with our KOSMIHC values:

• We know our stuff
• We make it happen
• We care

The Company

Hello. We're RHP. Our purpose is to provide safe, secure homes – opening the door to life opportunities. We own and manage over 11,000 homes for social rent and shared ownership, and plan to build more over the next 12 months.

Our employees enjoy working for us, and we've been recognised as an excellent employer through several prestigious awards, including being named a Top Employer for three years in a row. In recent years we also gained Gold accreditation as part of the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index and were named Family Friendly Employer of the Year at the Personnel Today Awards.

We're a Disability Confident Employer, which means we're committed to inclusive recruitment practices.

If you want to make a difference to our customers, colleagues and beyond, we're the place for you.

Connected through difference

We embrace and understand the value of diversity – it can only make us better and stronger. A key part of our culture is to create an environment where everyone can be themselves and is treated fairly and equally. It's important to us that you feel valued, appreciated and free to be who you are.

Perks of the Job

Our aim is to be an excellent employer and create a healthy work environment so you can be the best version of yourself. Our flexible Life Matters benefits package has been designed around the things our people value most to give you choice around what you need to live well at work, rest and play – you'll have access to all these benefits during your time with us.

Life Matters has six main elements:

• Mind Matters - Mind Matters Champions are RHP Group employees trained to recognise the signs of mental health problems in the workplace, guide you towards professional help and support you through difficult moments. Our Engagement Champions Group (ECG) is the heartbeat of the organisation and the voice of our employees. They welcome your views about working at RHP so they can share information, take ideas forward and make changes across the business. Your Simplyhealth membership offers you access to up to six structured counselling sessions with an experienced counselor if more formal support is needed.
• Body Matters - From your first day with us, we pay for Level 5 cover with Simplyhealth. This helps you to claim money back on the cost of everyday healthcare, like eye tests, trips to the dentist and physiotherapy. You can also choose to top up to Level 6 (currently the highest level available). We offer free flu jabs to all employees and Hepatitis B jabs to caretakers and first aiders. We offer bike loans through the government scheme (Cyclescheme). You'll get tax‐free, National Insurance free and interest‐free help with the cost of buying a bike and equipment.
• Soul Matters - Work should be something you do, not somewhere you go, so our flexible working approach is all about doing Your Work Your Way so you can be the best version of yourself, get the best out of life and achieve a great outcome for our customers. Flexible working isn't just home working – it includes flexing your hours to suit you, breaking up your hours throughout the day, working remotely from another location and buying and selling holidays. Giving back to the community is important to our people. Most companies only allow one day a year for volunteering activities, but at RHP employees who work more than 18 hours a week can have up to two days. Our social purpose is strong, and our employees value the opportunity to give back to the local community. All our fundraising efforts are currently for The Vineyard Community Centre in Richmond.
• Money Matters - We have one pension scheme – a Defined Contribution (DC). If you meet the criteria you will automatically be enrolled. You contribute 3% and we are committed to matching and doubling that, from 6% up to a maximum of 11.3%. We review salaries every year and are a London Living Wage employer. We offer four interest‐free loans you pay back over a 12‐month period for a digital device, season ticket, tenancy deposit, or fertility treatment. Salary Finance offers you a way to pay off debts quicker, at a lower cost, and boost your savings.
• Family Matters - We offer Birth, Adoption, Surrogacy and Partner Leave to help you make time for the people that matter most. We offer extra paid leave to support you with moving to a new house, caring for someone, getting married, becoming a grandparent, or dealing with bereavement. We offer an interest‐free fertility loan for any employee who is going through fertility treatment.
• Recognition Matters - Showing appreciation for all things – big and small – goes a long way. It's powerful as well as polite.

Values We Live By

• We Know Our Stuff - We build trust and confidence by being experts in what we do. Our knowledge and skills enable us to get the most important stuff right – providing an excellent service and keeping our customers, homes and each other safe. We embrace change and recognise when we need to adapt, learn and develop new skills.
• We Make It Happen - We show accountability, energy and passion for finding speedy resolutions and people will trust that we'll do what we say we will. We'll use collaboration and creativity to work together to find better ways of doing things. We don't stand on the side‐lines and get involved in a meaningful way. We find joy in what we do and will have fun along the way.
• We Care - We care about providing an amazing service to our customers and each other. We treat people as individuals and show empathy by putting ourselves in their shoes. We really listen, being present for both customers and colleagues – making them feel in safe hands. We care about what happens today and tomorrow for our people, communities, homes and the planet.

Testimonials

John: "I'm now a New Business Project Manager in our Development Team, directly helping to fulfil our purpose of providing safe, secure homes – opening the door to life opportunities. If you want to aspire to something or a new role then go for it: be the change you want to see."

Dana: "I knew I could do this role as I had the experience and the knowledge, so I just had to show this at the interview and not let nerves get the better of me. I joined the People Team in November 2023. It's challenging at times, but I'm loving it."

Laura: "As I transitioned into management, the level of freedom to try new things and opportunities for training really made all the difference. I had great support in developing some essential management skills and I have increased confidence in myself and in my ability to try new things."

Nigel: "Through the apprenticeship I'm not only getting on‐the‐job learning but also getting funded to gain a surveying qualification. I'm so grateful to RHP for taking a chance on me and helping me progress my career in this way!"