Southern Housing

About the Company

We’re one of the largest housing providers in the UK with around 80,000 homes across London, the South East, the Isle of Wight and the Midlands, giving over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own. Whether it's traditional social housing, shared ownership, affordable rent, private market rent, student accommodation, care and support or outright sales, we offer a range of services. Built on over 100 years of history, our vision is to create communities where everyone has a safe home in a place where they’re proud to live.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Southern Housing

Job Title

Privacy Officer

Job Description

**Job Title** Privacy Officer **Role Summary** Provide day‑to‑day administrative and advisory support for data protection activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations, managing individual rights requests, maintaining records, and supporting breach management, stakeholder communication, and training initiatives. **Expectations** - Deliver timely, accurate data protection support and documentation. - Meet legislative deadlines and handle multiple high‑priority tasks independently. - Collaborate across teams to promote a culture of data protection compliance. **Key Responsibilities** - Administer Subject Access Requests, Right to Erasure and other individual rights, including redaction and validation of disclosure files. - Maintain accuracy, security, and auditability of team systems, records, and files. - Manage the data breach register (OneTrust), support investigations, and provide breach guidance to business units. - Support data protection communications and serve as liaison with the Communications Team and Data Protection Champions Group. - Assist colleague inductions and training; prepare and deliver data protection presentations and materials. - Record and analyze data protection queries, manage the intranet site, and coordinate with the Head of DP and Manager. - Review third‑party risk assessments through OneTrust, support supplier compliance queries, and assist with Data Protection Impact Assessments. - Advise on data minimisation and other DP projects, schedule meetings, manage the team inbox, and perform general administrative duties. **Required Skills** - In‑depth knowledge of data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, UK Data Protection Act). - Ability to provide clear, actionable data protection advice to stakeholders. - Experience with breach investigation, incident response, and guiding business teams. - Strong analytical and organisational skills; manage own workload under tight deadlines. - Collaborative mindset to raise awareness across cross‑functional teams. - Excellent communication and training presentation skills. **Required Education & Certifications** - Relevant university degree (e.g., Law, Information Technology, Business, or related field). - Professional data protection certification preferred (e.g., CIPP/E, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor), though not mandatory. - Equivalent experience in a data protection or privacy role acceptable.

Sittingbourne, United kingdom

On site

19-11-2025

Company Name

Southern Housing

Job Title

Senior Internal Auditor

Job Description

**Job title:** Senior Internal Auditor **Role Summary:** Provide independent assurance on risk, control, and governance within a large UK social‑housing organization. Lead audits, advise on internal controls, drive continuous improvement, and support compliance against regulatory standards. Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and stakeholders. **Expectations:** - Deliver audit engagements on time and in line with the Internal Audit methodology and professional standards. - Build credible, data‑driven insights that influence strategy, risk management, and operational performance. - Foster collaborative relationships across the company and with external partners, maintaining confidentiality and integrity. **Key Responsibilities:** - Understand and assess the business processes, risks, and control frameworks across the organization. - Plan, conduct, and report on internal audits covering financial, performance, technical, and operational controls. - Identify control deficiencies and recommend actionable improvements; follow up on implementation. - Support the annual audit plan and contribute to the development of audit strategy and scope. - Manage audit projects, timelines, resources, and deliverables in an agile manner. - Communicate findings and recommendations to senior management and governing bodies. **Required Skills:** - Advanced audit planning, fieldwork, and reporting competencies. - Proficiency with audit and analytical techniques for financial, performance, and operational reviews. - Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder‑management abilities. - Project management skills with experience handling multiple assignments simultaneously. - Ability to build trust and influence at all organization levels. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in accounting, finance, or related field. - Professional internal audit or accountancy qualification (CIA, CMIIA, CCAB, or equivalent). - Minimum 3 years of internal audit experience in a complex business environment. - Knowledge of UK Social Housing regulatory standards, risk, and compliance matters.

Farringdon, United kingdom

On site

Senior

01-12-2025