Policy & Governance Advisor

Policy & Governance Advisor                                        

Ashwood Business Park, Ashington

Salary:                        £30,712 per annum 

Hours:                        37 per week, Monday to Friday 

Contract:                    Temporary 9 - 12 month (Maternity cover)

Closing Date:             5PM 11th August 2025.

Are you interested in governance and policy? Do you have an eye for detail and strong IT and communication skills?  If so, our Policy and Governance advisor role could be for you! Working in the Governance team you will maintain Bernicia’s policy suite and work with the Head of Governance to support regulatory compliance across the business. 

This role could suit a graduate looking a temporary role to provide experience and develop skills. 

Role Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) for full time employees; pro-rata to part time employees.
• Working from home up to 2 days per week, if relevant to the role.
• Health cash plan membership so you can save money by claiming cash back – over £1000 each year - towards essential healthcare such as dental, optical, physio and loads more.  We’ll also cover the costs of including any dependent children in the scheme – up to the age of 21 or 24 if in full time education – that you may have.
• Access to savings on gym memberships plus cash back and discounts on purchases from major retailers including supermarkets, travel, cinema and more.
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3 x salary

About the Policy & Governance Advisor Role:

This role will involve:

• The governance of Bernicia’s suite of policies, including maintaining our toolkit and supporting policy owners to ensure all polices are up to date, reflect current regulation and legislation, and are reviewed regularly
• Managing policies on the intranet to ensure policy and supporting documents are easy to access, up to date and readership is monitored
• Carrying out horizon scanning, research and analysis on emerging social housing regulatory changes.

Your Experience: 

Successful candidates will need:

Essential:

• Proven skills in attention to detail
• The ability to collaborate and build relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Good level of written and verbal communication skills demonstrated through academic achievement or experience
• Good technical and digital skills – proficient in using Microsoft word, excel, teams, PowerPoint.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of social housing

About us:

• We’re all about helping people in need of housing.  We believe a good home makes lots of other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that.
• We’ve built Bernicia to be a business that people want to be a part of.  We’re one of the North East’s largest and most successful housing providers; building, renting, selling and managing homes as well as providing services to over 60,000 customers.
• Everything about Bernicia is people focused, that’s why we’ve held the Investors in People Gold Award since 2010.
• We operate within a set of simple, but effective values, which blend perfectly to create our unique ‘Bernicia Way’ culture. This ensures we are customer focused, through working together, respecting each other, being accountable for our actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership.

For more information regarding this role, please contact:

Danielle Bailey on 07483371250 / danielle.bailey@bernicia.com.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised, should we receive a large volume of applications.

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The Group is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and we particularly welcome applicants from groups who are currently under represented at Bernicia.