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Governance and Compliance Officer

Job Title:               Governance and Compliance Officer

Term:                     Permanent

Work hours:          35 hours per week

Salary:                   £40,889 – £43,041

Location:               Hybrid Working Arrangements: Home/Westhill

Start Date:             05/01/2026

At Osprey Housing, we are committed to providing quality homes and excellent services that help our communities thrive. We're looking for an enthusiastic, organised and motivated Governance and Compliance Officer to join our team and play a crucial role in ensuring Osprey continues to operate to the highest standards of governance, compliance and corporate assurance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised professional who enjoys working across teams, supporting decision-making processes, and helping to ensure that Osprey Housing meets its legal, regulatory and governance obligations.

As the Governance and Compliance Officer you will be working closely with senior leaders, board members and colleagues across all departments to help maintain governance and compliance frameworks, maintain document management systems and inform governance processes including acting as the organisation’s Data Protection Officer, and promote and monitor the organisation’s Health and Safety systems. You will have the opportunity to contribute to strategic projects, support decision-making at the highest level and help shape continuous improvement across the organisation.

Further details about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are included in the Job Description.

Why Osprey Housing?

We are a social housing organisation committed to providing high quality affordable housing and services to the people in the communities we serve throughout Aberdeenshire, Moray and the City of Aberdeen. We own over 1,900 homes for social rent, providing sustainable tenancies to a wide range of tenants. We also provide key support services to help our tenants and communities prosper.

We operate a flexible hybrid working environment. This role offers a blend of home and office working, with flexibility to balance both. During your probationary period, you will spend the majority of your time at our Westhill headquarters to help you settle into the role and build relationships across the organisation. As a valued member of our team you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including flexible working, a contributory pension scheme, 3 x salary life assurance, wellbeing and health benefits, and access to online discounts for hundreds of retailers.

If you're passionate about continual improvement and want to make a positive difference within a values-driven organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

For further details including job description please click here. 

To apply for this role online please click here. 

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for return of applications is noon on Monday 16 November 2026. Interviews are expected to take place on Monday 30 November at our Westhill office.

Any queries please contact: sredford@ospreyhousing.org.uk  

Osprey Housing Registered Scottish Charity No SC029461