Senior Governance Officer

Senior Governance Officer

Housing Compliance & Assurance

London Bridge (Hybrid)
£65,000 – £75,000

Would you like to join Hyde as a Senior Governance Officer?

Hyde is looking for a Senior Governance Officer (Housing Compliance & Assurance). This is a key housing governance and compliance role, supporting corporate clients, ensuring homes are safe, compliant, and well managed across a large, investment-backed housing portfolio. You will support strong governance frameworks, regulatory compliance, health and safety assurance, and oversight of managing agents delivering housing services on behalf of Hyde and its investment partners .This role is ideal for someone with experience in housing compliance, social housing regulation, governance, or managing agent oversight who has energy to undertake a role that they love and can deal with senior stakeholders in an engaging and confident manner.

Key responsibilities

• Support governance and assurance reporting to the FPRP Board
• Ensure compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing standards
• Maintain governance and assurance frameworks across the portfolio
• Monitor managing agent performance and service delivery
• Oversee statutory health and safety compliance (fire, gas, electrical, water safety)
• Manage regulatory reporting including Housing Ombudsman requirements
• Ensure compliance with the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code
• Analyse performance data to identify risks and drive improvements
• Support audits, inspections, and regulatory engagement
• Strengthen governance policies, procedures, and reporting frameworks

About you

You will bring experience in housing governance, compliance, or regulatory assurance, ideally within social housing, regulated landlord environments, or property management.

Essential experience:

• Knowledge of social housing regulation and compliance frameworks
• Understanding of housing health and safety requirements
• Experience working with managing agents, contractors, or third-party providers
• Strong governance, risk, or assurance experience
• Ability to interpret data and identify risk
• Confident stakeholder management at senior level

About Hyde

Hyde is a leading housing association providing safe, high-quality affordable homes and services to communities across London and the South East. We are committed to building and managing sustainable homes, supporting residents, and investing in places where people can live well and thrive.

Why join Hyde

• 35-hour working week (9–5)
• Hybrid working from London Bridge (2 days in Office)
• Generous holiday allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Learning and development opportunities
• Flexible benefits platform

Equity, diversity and inclusion are central to life at Hyde. We’re committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves. Our aim is to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, ensuring that different perspectives are represented in decision-making, service delivery, and the way we shape our organisation. By fostering an environment where all voices are heard and valued, we can better understand the needs of our communities and deliver services that are fair, accessible and impactful. As a Disability Confident Employer, we’re happy to provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace.