Director of Governance
This is a {Advertised Permanent / Temporary}, {Advertised Full Time / Part Time} vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
We’re VIVID! –We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!
We are seeking an exceptional Director of Governance to serve as the organisation’s senior guardian of ethical leadership, regulatory compliance and high‑quality decision‑making. This pivotal role provides strategic oversight of all governance frameworks, ensuring the Board, Committees and Executive operate with clarity, integrity and full accountability in line with the Regulator of Social Housing’s standards and wider statutory requirements.
The Director of Governance plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the organisation’s reputation, enabling confident decision‑making, and ensuring the organisation delivers safe, high‑quality homes and services for residents while upholding the highest standards of probity and accountability.
Contractually based out of our Portsmouth office, this is a full-time permanent position, working 37 hours per week with a minimum of 20% of this to be office based to promote collaboration and team working.
Want to know what we can offer you?
- 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
- A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
- A generous contributory pension of 6%. We’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
- Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
- Private medical insurance
- Health care cash plan called Medicash
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- Access to counselling, legal and financial information
- Electric car scheme
- Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes
Want to know more about the role:
The Director of Governance will lead the organisational governance shaping a culture of transparency, strong internal controls, and robust organisational stewardship. Key responsibilities include maintaining compliance with the regulatory standards, overseeing company secretariat duties, managing regulatory engagement, and ensuring the organisation’s constitutional documents, policies, and governance arrangements remain fit for purpose.
You’ll be a member of the senior leadership team (SLT), acting as a trusted advisor to the Chair, Chief Executive and board members, supporting high‑quality governance practice, effective scrutiny, and informed strategic debate.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead on corporate governance, regulatory compliance and company secretariat activity
- Ensure smooth operation of Board and Committee meetings, with clear and timely papers and minutes
- Oversee data protection, fraud, whistleblowing and key governance policies
- Manage our insurance portfolio, renewals, claims advice and risk‑related support
- Lead on legal matters including disrepair cases, compliance and contract oversight
- Inspire and develop a high‑performing team
- Drive strong financial management, budgeting and risk culture
- Champion equality, diversity and inclusion and maintain the highest health & safety standards
Qualifications & experience
- Degree‑level education
- Strong track record of continuous professional development, particularly in leadership and improving customer outcomes
- Proven experience managing budgets, leading teams and delivering organisation‑wide projects
- Senior‑level experience within a complex or evolving organisation
- Experience working with non‑executive Boards and leading governance in a non‑profit, charitable or regulated environment
- Exceptional leadership skills with a strong people focus
- Ability to produce clear, concise and accurate reports to tight deadlines
- Strong numeracy, analytical capability and sound judgement
This is a high‑impact role for a strategic leader who can safeguard our governance, support our Board and help us continue delivering excellent services for our customers. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you, so please apply now.
The Company
We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we’re here to help with that and more.
Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they’re easy to use and access by our customers.
We’re addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We’re the sixth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year.
This is summed up in our vision “More homes, bright futures”.
Living VIVID
As a ‘people’ business, we work hard to create a high-performing and fun working environment. We invest in our people’s development, whilst looking after their wellbeing with our award-winning initiatives.
Buy / sell
annual leave
Pension
scheme
Smart
working
From 26 days holiday per year
Private medical / medicash benefits
Enhanced
paternity / maternity leave
Qualification funding support
Electric car scheme
We’re committed to diversity and inclusion, and want people from all walks of life to apply for our vacancies.
We’re a disability confident leader with disabled-friendly offices and we’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you; please note your needs on your application form.
If you need additional support with your application, please get in touch with us
on 02392 896758 or email HRrecruitment@vividhomes.co.uk. We’ll be happy to help.
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