Social Housing Regulation Officer

Job introduction

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About the role

As a Social Housing Regulation Officer within the Housing Strategy and Partnerships team at West Northamptonshire Council, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Council’s compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing’s Consumer Standards.

This is a strategic and collaborative position, working closely with the Council's ALMO, Northamptonshire Partnership Homes and internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement, regulatory assurance, and sector-leading practice.

Additional information

You are a confident and collaborative professional with a strong background in social housing, governance, or regulatory compliance.

You bring excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, enabling you to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including elected members and internal teams.

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what its like to work at West Northants Council.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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