Senior Governance & Compliance Officer

Role Title: Senior Governance & Compliance Officer

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Salary: Up to £40K per annum (salary offered dependent on experience)

Location: Dartford, Kent (agile working, offering flexibility between office and home – Minimum 3 days in our Dartford office and when required for meetings)

Contract: 12 Month FTC (Maternity Cover)

At Moat, we provide homes across London, Kent, Essex, and Sussex, and as a not-for-profit organisation, we are committed to making a real difference in the communities we serve. Our purpose is to open doors to better lives for our customers, and we do this by being bold, agile, and customer-focused in everything we do.

We’re looking for a Senior Governance & Compliance Officer to play a key role in ensuring we uphold the highest standards of governance and compliance, working with the Board and Executives to make this happen. From supporting our Board and sub-committees to overseeing regulatory requirements and statutory filings, you’ll help maintain our strong governance framework while mentoring junior team members and ensuring best practices are followed across the business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing high quality support to Boards and Committee, including agenda preparation, minute-taking, and action tracking
• Providing a high standard of support to Board and Executive members in upholding good governance practices
• Leading on compliance monitoring for key legislative areas, Money Laundering, Whistleblowing and Consumer Credit requirements
• Managing statutory filings with Companies House, HMRC, and the FCA
• Ensuring key governance documents, policies, and company registers are up to date and in line with our Code of Governance and our Regulators expectations

What We’re Looking For

• Strong governance expertise and an understanding of Codes of Governance
• High attention to detail with excellent minute-taking and administrative skills
• Experience working with regulatory frameworks, particularly in housing or the public sector
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Word
• Ability to work with discretion, professionalism, and a solutions-focused mindset

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a role where you’ll make a real impact. For more information, please take a look at the job description: senior-governance-compliance-officer-jd.pdf

Why join us?

We’re proud to have been recognised as one of ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work’ 2024, based on employee feedback.  Come and join our team, make a difference, grow your career and take on new challenges.

In return, you’ll receive:

Excellent benefits. For more info, check out our employee benefits video here: Our employee benefits: what we can offer you (youtube.com)

Want to know more about Moat?

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Ready to make an impact? 

If this sounds like the role for you, apply by 11pm on Friday 28 March 2025 and be part of something bigger! 

We encourage you to apply early, as we may close the advert before this date if we receive good interest. We're looking forward to reading your application! 

Please note we will no longer be accepting CVs as part of the recruitment process. All candidates must now complete an application form on our career’s website. 

If you require any additional adjustments to the recruitment process, please email peopleservices@moat.co.uk