Working for RSH
Who we are and what we do
The Regulator of Social Housing is a statutorily independent non-departmental public body sponsored by the government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
We are tasked by Parliament to focus on regulating the social housing sector at an organisational level, to ensure that social housing providers (landlords) registered with us:
- are well-managed and financially stable
- provide their tenants with decent, safe and energy efficient accommodation, act in a transparent manner and residents can hold landlords to account
To find out more about us, please see the About us page on our website.
What we offer to staff
Working for RSH gives you the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives in England.
In return, you can expect:
- A competitive salary
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- 33 days annual leave (in addition to 8 bank holidays)
- Flexible working arrangements (flexi-time, part time, compressed hours, ability to work from home)
- Nuffield 365 health screening check (after six months in post)
- Nuffield gyms discount
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle scheme
- Annual membership for one professional body per year
- Wellbeing resources and 24-hour employee assistance program
- Free eye tests
- Access to exclusive discounts, vouchers, offers and competitions
- Learning on-the-job and good development opportunities
Recruitment process
You can find all our job vacancies on the Civil Service Jobs site.
To apply, please complete the online application form on the RSH careers site with an anonymised CV which details your employment, education and training history and provide a supporting statement, which will be used in assessing your application.
The supporting statement should refer to the role profile and core job skills and provide specific examples of how you meet the criteria and why you are interested in the post. We also consider how candidates can demonstrate that they support our values.
You can also find out about the latest vacancies and information about roles, through our LinkedIn account.
Our staff and our offices
RSH has more than 220 staff based across our core offices in Manchester, London, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol, and and our staff also work from home. Most roles involve some travel within England between our offices, and some roles also involve onsite visits to social housing providers.
Our teams include finance and legal experts, economists and data analysts; communications, HR and policy professionals; project management and digital specialists and various corporate and administrative roles.
Our values
Our values underpin everything that we do to deliver our purpose and priorities, and drive the culture that we want to work in:
- We are professional and collaborative, showing respect and courtesy to colleagues and stakeholders
- We embrace diversity and seek to be an inclusive and supportive organisation
- We are confident in our ability to deliver effective and efficient regulation
- We act with integrity to reach evidence-based decisions
- We are agile and react positively to change.
Equality and diversity
RSH is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to suitably qualified disabled candidates. We also guarantee an interview to suitably qualified candidates from an ethnic minority background. You should indicate on your application if you want to be considered under these guarantees.
We carry out blind shortlisting for all of our vacancies as part of our commitment to diversity and ensuring a fair and consistent approach to recruitment. Candidates’ personal details are not available to managers before shortlisting.
So, why not join us – we look forward to hearing from you.
Your privacy
We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our privacy notice page.