Executive & Governance Assistant

Job Description

The Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) is the leading not-for-profit membership body for councils and social housing providers across the North of England, with 50 years of expertise and influence. Through our Consortium Procurement brand, we provide procurementsolutions for around 450 member organisations across the UK.What we are looking forAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Executive Assistant to join our team in a newly shaped role. You’ll be working directly with our busy Chief Executive, Tracy. With your valued support, she can maximise and focus her time and energy tofurther support our members and stakeholders across the North.You will also be supporting the Executive Team and Company Secretary to carry out governance support and dealing directly with our Non-Executive Board team.This role would suit someone with experience of supporting senior leaders within an organisation. You’ll have excellent organisational, time management, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills. You will also be someone who works efficientlyusing systems, such as our CRM, Microsoft Office and Teams, and be comfortable supporting a Chief Executive on a largely agile’ basis. Ideally, you’ll also have experience of providing governance support. Whilst discretion is an essential ask’ of this role,you will gain fascinating insight into the important work of the social housing sector in supporting tenants and communities.Our staff team largely work remotely, so if you are not comfortable working from home and working fairly independently then this role might not be for you. But we are a very friendly bunch and keep in constant touch through Microsoft Teams, team meetings,and regular face to face meetups in our Sunderland office, where you will also be welcome to desk-work if you wish. You will be joining our friendly Corporate Team.This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to thrive and shape the scope of their role working in a small, friendly and supportive organisation that promotes agile working, and focusses on wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion and sustainability.What we can offerThe NHC is a small team, but we make a difference. We aim to offer a rewarding, supportive place to work where we invest in people, and they can be themselves and fulfil their potential, celebrating achievements along the way. We have a modern effectiveworking environment. We have always been an agile organisation, and we continue to utilise technology to ensure work is something you do, not just somewhere you go. We are fully committed to supporting our staff to work in a flexible way that allows them tobalance their commitments inside and outside of work. We want our people to work in a way that lets them be at their best, whether thats in our hub office in Sunderland or remotely anywhere in the UK, (although you will be required to travel to our Sunderlandoffice periodically to carry out face-to-face work with colleagues).Through staff collaboration we have achieved a Silver accreditation for wellbeing through the Better Health at Work awards and are working towards our Bronze accreditation with Investors in Environment.We value all our staff for the expertise and perspectives they bring to our organisation. We work in an inclusive way, celebrating our diversity whilst working together as one. With this in mind, we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

• Flexible working arrangements
• The ability to work from a location which suits you
• Workplace pension scheme offering above statutory contributions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increases by one day per year to 30 days)
• Access to Benenden Healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme
• Bespoke training & development opportunities, including payment towards gaining professional qualifications
• Mental health and wellbeing supportive employer including our Wellbeing hub with discounts to gyms and numerous online stores

How to applyTo apply for this role, please send your CV and cover letter by 12 noon, Tuesday 27th February 2024.Interview will take place on Wednesday 13th March 2024.