Newydd Vacancy - Governance Officer
35 Hours / Permanent
Tongwynlais, Cardiff with fully flexible agile working options
£35,513 to £37,381
Do you have strong admin experience and great time management and organisation skills, with a keen interest in governance and all things GDPR? Then this exciting role could be just what you have been looking for.
About Us
In 1998, a group structure was formed with The Cadarn Housing Group as the parent company and Newydd Housing Association (1974) Ltd as a subsidiary. Two more companies have since been added to the group, Living Quarters (Lettings and Sales) Wales Ltd and Newydd Maintenance Ltd, and in 2024 Cadwyn Housing Association agreed to join the Group.
Newydd is a charitable housing association, that offers nearly 3,000 affordable homes for rent and sale to people where need is at its greatest in Mid and South Wales, working in several local authority areas.
Cadwyn is a community housing association based in Cardiff. Cadwyn are a diverse business with experience in social housing management and development, social lettings, open market/ private rental lets and sales, temporary accommodation, commercial regeneration and an amazing recycling project.
Newydd Maintenance Ltd is built on an in-house contractor model, designed to drive quality customer services, whilst achieving substantial planned growth and expansion, potentially outside of the group. Newydd Maintenance Ltd is a subsidiary company which provides maintenance services to Newydd Housing Association.
Living Quarters (Lettings & Sales) Wales Limited manages a small portfolio of market rent properties for Newydd and private landlords.
About the role
The Governance Officer will be responsible for coordinating and administering the Group’s governance arrangements and attending and servicing evening board meetings in accordance with the annual timetable.
You will be responsible for GDPR responsibilities, including subject access requests, data protection policies, maintaining details of data breaches and providing staff with advice and support on GDPR queries. You will also lead the organisation of Company events and stakeholder consultations and administer the formal complaints procedure.
You will also deal with day to day queries from the Governance Administrator including allocating and monitoring work and providing training and mentoring as required.
About you
As Governance Officer you will need an understanding of governance or company secretary experience or data protection and compliance. You will be managing multiple projects and tasks so you will need to be able to juggle and prioritise your time effectively. You must be an effective communicator and have strong written skills, including excellent keyboard and minute taking skills.
You should have excellent office administration experience along with an awareness of corporate and regulatory legislation and relevant codes of governance and good practice.
Closing date for applications: midnight Sunday 11 August 2024
Interview date: Wednesday 21 August 2024
Newydd are proud to be an equal opportunity employer! We respect and seek to empower our people by supporting the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds particularly from people of colour or people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our workplace.
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply or contact us to discuss your experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Want to know more?
To apply for this job, you will need to complete our short online application form. For further information and to apply online please go to www.newydd.co.uk/jobs