Main Responsibility
The Head of Risk and Assurance will spearhead NHG's efforts to refine its risk and assurance approach. They will ensure the independence of internal audit activities while taking responsibility for risk management. This role will manage the audit contract, but the emphasis will be on risk management, with the auditors providing independent judgements. The role will also encompass specialist assurance coordination and reporting, not limited to internal audit. Key areas of focus will include sustainability and data auditing, reflecting the significance of these issues in the sector. The role will also involve drawing together various assurance sources, such as tenant feedback, management information, and specialist assurance, to provide a holistic 'assurance story'. This will aid management and the Audit and Risk Committee in gaining a comprehensive understanding of how they are assured against key risks and regulatory compliance.
The Ideal Candidate
NHG is on a mission to redefine risk and assurance in the affordable housing sector. We're seeking a visionary Head of Risk and Assurance who can lead this transformation. If you're a risk professional with a knack for developing pragmatic approaches to agile risk management, we want to hear from you. This role offers the opportunity to shape our risk strategy, coordinate assurance activities, and drive a culture of proactive risk management. Join us in making a difference in the housing sector and ensuring a brighter future for our tenants.
Benefits
In return we offer:
· Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
· Generous pension scheme
· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay - we offer enhanced maternity and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
· Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations
· Health cash plan
· Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance and much more
· Interest free loans: season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan and training loan
· Cycle to work scheme
· Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
About the Company
Notting Hill Genesis is now one of the largest housing associations in London and the south east. We own and manage more than 67,000 homes and employ around 1,500 staff. We provide homes across a range of tenures and are committed to continuing to deliver housing that is affordable to all. Our roots reach back to the 1960s when our legacy organisations were established by local people who shared a similar vision – to house west London’s working poor, providing them a home from which to build themselves and their families a secure future. For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit: https://www.nhg.org.uk/about-us/
Our people
We value our people and both respect and celebrate their differences. We’re proud to say that our colleagues come from different backgrounds, with varied outlooks and are from all over the world. We encourage and are committed to diversity. We know that when people with varied experiences and unique points of view come together, it makes us a stronger organisation and more able to help the wide range of residents that we serve. We want all our colleagues to bring their full selves to work in a culture and environment based on respect and fairness, regardless of role, background or ability.
Our pledges
We are proud signatories of the G15 group’s diversity pledge to encourage more diversity in the boardroom and at senior level. The pledge on ethnic diversity commits NHG to reflect the ethnic diversity of the communities we work in at all levels and particularly at senior managerial, leadership and board levels.
We have under-representation of ethnically diverse colleagues at this level and are keen to fill this gap. We welcome applications from everyone. For this role, we especially encourage ethnically diverse candidates to join us and be part of an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity, equality of opportunity and provides a place for you to grow your career.
We are also a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer and have signed up to Harry’s Pledge. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation.
To find out more about Diversity and inclusion at NHG, please visit our website.
