Salary range: £35,850 - £38,105 (London) / £31,994 - £35,000 (National)
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:

- 27 days’ annual leave + statutory holidays + three closures days over the Christmas period.
- Flexible working for all staff including working from home/hybrid working, and flexitime/TOIL scheme.
- Attractive family friendly policies.
- Private healthcare cover.
- Season ticket loans.
- Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.

For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Office locations: London or Bristol
Please note, the successful candidate will be expected to carry out two days in-person working per week on average which will include attendance at your office location.
Flexible working arrangements can be discussed and agreed with the line manager subject to role and business needs.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a Risk and Compliance Manager, a varied role supporting the NHF’s internal risk management and compliance practices. You will be responsible for managing the application of the NHF’s risk management systems ensuring that corporate risks are appropriately identified and managed across the business. You will oversee data protection procedures, support colleagues with guidance and training, maintain GDPR documentation, and help ensure compliance. You’ll also assist staff in applying data protection principles and enable data subjects to exercise their rights.
The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around six million people. You can find further information about the NHF on our website. 
Interested in finding out more?
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.

Key elements of the role:

- Risk management – application of risk management policies and tool to support the NHF’s risk management
- Data protection – Keeping the NHF up to date with data protection best practices as supporting colleagues with good data governance
- Compliance – assisting colleague comply with internal policies and developing these polices as necessary
- Membership management and fee collection – supporting the team with administering the admission of new members and annual membership fee collections.

The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

- Experience and qualifications that support risk management
- Ability to work with a wide variety of people and adapt their communication style appropriately
- Knowledge of Data Protection and its practical application
- Competency using computer systems such as CRM systems, and the MS Office suite.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBTQ+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.

Disability confident employer
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who meets the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
Please note: there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. In certain recruitment situations such as high-volume of applications, we may be required to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
In these circumstances the NHF will select the disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than all of those that meet the minimum criteria, as we would do for non-disabled applicants. This is in line with the Disability Confident guidelines.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please contact the People team at with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.

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If you decide to apply for this role, please do not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. in your application. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.

Right to work in the UK/UK VISA sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.

Closing date for applications: 7 September 2025
Interview date: 17-19 September 2025