Salary: £33,987 per annum plus excellent benefits

Hours: 35 hours per week. We are also ‘Happy to Talk Flexible Working’

Contract Type: 9-month fixed term until April 2026

Location: Hybrid – our office/home

Closing Date: 4 July 2025

Recruitment Date: 15 July 2025

Our vision is Great homes. Strong communities. Bright futures.

This vision supports our mission to provide quality homes and community-enhancing services to those in need. As a social landlord and a major stakeholder in the communities where we work, we work to tackle societal issues and help close the gap on the multiple inequalities that our communities face. Fundamental to this is the provision of good quality housing that people are proud to call their home.

What will your role be?

As the Governance & Assurance Officer, you will provide a high quality administrative support service to SLH board, committees and senior managers.  You will play a pivotal role in supporting the organisation’s governance and risk management frameworks through the effective coordination and administration of meetings,  including the preparation of agenda’s, accurate minute taking and ensuring follow-up actions are tracked and evidenced. You will also support with data protection administrative activities.

For further information, please review the job description within the recruitment pack.

Who are we looking for?

You will be a highly-organised and detail-oriented professional with a proven track record in minute taking, meeting administration and document management.  You will have excellent communication skills, an understanding of governance and compliance and the ability to manage multiple priorities to agreed deadlines.  You will be proactive, professional  with the confidence to work collaboratively with senior leaders and stakeholders, helping to uphold best practice in governance and enabling SLH to operate effectively in line with regulatory requirements.

For further information, please review the person specification within the recruitment pack on our website.

Why join us?

You’ll love being part of a caring, inclusive, professional and innovative organisation.  You’ll work with colleagues who feel happy, motivated and passionate about what they do as well as working for an organisation that will support and inspire you to do your very best.

How to apply

Please visit our website where we will ask you to review the recruitment pack and complete our online application process: https://southliverpoolhomes.current-vacancies.com/Careers/South-Liverpool-Homes-Vacancies-3406

All applicants must apply with a CV and a supporting statement in order to be considered for this vacancy, if either document is not included then your application will not be progressed. Your supporting statement can be completed as part of the online application form and should be a minimum of 200 words. 

We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications, therefore we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Encouraging diversity

We are always working to increase diversity and seek people who can bring diverse thinking, who care about our purpose, and fully support our values and commitment to our customers. We therefore welcome applications from all diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support innovation, creativity, and to help us build balanced teams from all walks of life.

We understand applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds and/or with a disability may have experienced additional barriers when applying for a new role and so we offer applicants from ethnic minority groups or disabled applicants a guaranteed interview if they wish to apply under the relevant scheme and meet all the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.

If you wish to apply under this scheme please ensure you select "YES" to the relevant question on our online application form

Further information

For further information about this exciting opportunity please download the recruitment pack on our website.