Governance Director

Glasgow West Housing Association Ltdis a voluntary, not for profit organisation and a registered charity, with a history dating back to 1978. We own over 1500 rented properties and through our trading subsidiary (Glasgow West Enterprises Limited, GWEn) provide property factoring services for around 600 residential and commercial owners.

Following the recent restructuring of the Executive Team, we have two vacancies for high-performing, motivated individuals to join our senior management team. These newly created posts offer an excellent opportunity to join our GWHA team at Director level to contribute to our vision of shaping thriving communities by enhancing our services, ensuring robust governance and supporting optimum performance.

In addition to direct applications, we are willing to consider shared, or agency services for these roles: for an informal discussion, please contact in the first instance.

As Lead Officer of the Governance division, you will be responsible for directing Governance and HR services for GWHA and GWEn:

• Developing and driving sustainable, robust strategies, policies and performance
• Promotion of Glasgow West's vision and values through effective leadership and direction
• Developing robust governance, HR and performance management frameworks, including quality assurance and performance leadership strategies
• Ensuring compliance with governance requirements, including timely co-ordination of all governance reports and corporate communications
• Continued development of compatible non-charitable sustainable services through the trading subsidiary, Glasgow West Enterprises (GWEn)
• Leading corporate branding and creating and embedding a supportive culture, championing diversity, inclusion, equality and wellbeing.

The ideal candidate will be further educated to SCQF Level 9 (Degree level) or above with extensive experience in a comparable role.

In return, GWHA offers generous EVH Terms and Conditions including:

• 25 days annual leave and 15 public holidays (pro rata)
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Flexible working practices including hybrid working, flexi time, enhanced occupational maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Specific GWHA benefits including; annual service commitment award, long service award and additional festive leave
• Professional development & training opportunities

This post is subject to a satisfactory Level 1 Disclosure Check.

For further information and an application pack, please visit our website .

Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 28 July 2025.

Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 11 August 2025.

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Registered as a Scottish Charity NO. SCO01667.