About us
We are the independent Regulator of social landlords in Scotland.
We safeguard and promote the interests of:
- Around 600,000 tenants who live in homes provided by social landlords
- Over 120,000 owners who received services from social landlords
- Around 40,000 people and their families who experience homelessness and seek help from local authorities
- Around 335 Gypsy/Traveller families who can use official sites provided by social landlords.
We regulate:
- Around 172 social landlords
- Around 140 Registered social landlords
- 32 Local authorities
Our equalities commitment:
Promoting equalities and human rights is integral to all of our work. We set out how we will meet our equalities duties in our Equalities Statement.
Our role:
To monitor, assess and report on social landlords’ performance of housing activities and RSL’s financial wellbeing and standards of governance. We intervene, where we need to, to protect the interests of tenants and service users.
Our Regulatory Framework explain how we regulate social landlords. It is available from www.housingregulator.gov.scot.
Introduction
In 2019 we published a list of people with suitable skills and experience, from which we can select when we make statutory appointments of managers to social landlords (RSLs and local authorities). We are carrying out an exercise to update our list of statutory managers. Our objectives in updating the list are:
- To maintain openness and transparency
- Have assurance the required skills, expertise and knowledge are available
- To control and potentially lower costs for regulated bodies
This information pack explains:
- The statutory manager’s role
- How we will manage the list
- The statutory manager role profile
- Candidate assessment
- How to apply
Applications need to be submitted by 12 noon on 13th October 2023.
The Statutory Manager's role
As published in our Regulatory Framework available on our website one of our functions is to make regulatory interventions where appropriate, relating to the performance of housing activities by both local authorities and registered social landlords, and RSLs’ financial wellbeing and standards of governance.
A regulatory intervention is when we use a statutory power to require action from a social landlord where it is failing to provide services or manage its affairs to an appropriate standard. This may be non-compliance with regulatory requirements or a failure to achieve the standards and outcomes in the Scottish Social Housing Charter. We will only intervene where we need to and will always be proportionate, using the most appropriate power to target the problem effectively.
Our overall aim in any intervention is to achieve our regulatory objective to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and other service users. The specific aim of intervention is to ensure that the tenants and service users have the benefit of a social landlord which is compliant with regulatory requirements as quickly as possible and at the least cost to tenants and service users.
One of the intervention powers available to SHR under Sections 57 to 59 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 is to appoint a statutory manager to a social landlord. Our framework sets out more information about the use of this and our other statutory powers.
The statutory manager is not an employee of SHR or of the landlord. This is an appointment to carry out a statutory function. The time commitment and length of appointment will vary in each case. An appointment is likely to be for a period of 6 months but could be extended. The appointment is also likely to be an almost full-time role and candidates in employment should be aware of the time commitment involved and ensure they can secure permission from their employer to accept an appointment potentially at short notice.
The landlord is responsible for paying the statutory manager’s fees and expenses.
Statutory manager role profile
Successful candidates will have a proven track record of carrying out interim senior officer roles in regulated organisations with serious performance, governance, and/or financial management problems. They will have extensive experience in governance, financial management and change management. They will also have excellent communication, people management and risk management skills.
The statutory manager role profile is attached at Annex 1 and sets out the essential criteria which the manager we appoint must demonstrate in their application.
We can only accept applications from individual applicants rather than from a company or organisation with its own legal identity. Individuals employed by companies who wish to apply will be required to make their own arrangements with their employers and should apply separately on their own behalf.
We expect statutory managers to abide by relevant Codes of Conduct and to:
- Work with integrity and impartiality;
- Act with respect, sensitivity and courtesy;
- Respect diversity and promote equal opportunities and keep the interests of tenants and service users at the forefront of their activities;
- Communicate clearly and helpfully using plain English.
We will discuss the anticipated time commitment for an appointment with candidates before any appointment is made. We will expect a significant proportion of the time to be spent on site at the social landlord’s premises. In the initial stages of an intervention an appointment can be full time. We also expect candidates to be flexible in working evenings and weekends in order to attend meetings or other engagements if required.
All successful candidates will be required to produce indemnity insurance prior to commencing their role as a statutory manager. A Basic Disclosure certificate may also be required at a later stage. Further information on Basic Disclosure certificates can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.
If you’re a non-British national you can apply. You must be legally entitled to work in the UK and SHR would require the successful applicant to provide proof of eligibility to work in Scotland.
Candidate assessment
We have set out the essential criteria for the statutory manager role at Annex 1.
In order to apply to be included on the statutory manager list candidates should submit a recent CV and application form. Submitted CVs and application forms should match the essential criteria in Annex 1 demonstrating that applicants have the required experience, knowledge and skills for the appointment. We will use candidates’ CVs and application forms to conduct an initial sift and decide which candidates best meet our essential criteria. We will assess CV’s and application forms against our essential criteria.
Candidates who pass the initial sift will proceed to the next stage of the assessment process which is the taking up of references.
We will take up references for two recent appointments. References will be used to demonstrate that candidates meet the essential criteria.
Applicants should also state a daily rate when applying to become part of the list. The person’s suitability, qualifications and experience to carry out this role are our most important selection criteria. We will weight quality (80%) and price (20%) in our assessment.
We will select the candidates who best meet our requirements for the list of potential managers. We anticipate the assessment process will take approximately four weeks for stage 1 and four weeks for stage 2.
How we assess candidates
- Candidate sends application form and CV
- Stage 1: SHR use application forms and CVs to assess candidates. Successful candidates move to Stage 2
- Stage 2: SHR request references.
- Successful Candidates join the list.
How to apply
If you are interested in being considered, please provide us with a CV demonstrating how you meet the criteria and complete the application form on our website. It needs to be returned to SHR by 12 noon on 13th October 2023. The forms can be returned:
By post to SHR, 2nd Floor, George House, 36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow, G1 2AD
By email to shr@shr.gov.scot
The information pack and application forms are also available on the SHR website www.housingregulator.gov.scot.
SHR is an equal opportunities organisation and welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
We recognise the principles of Equal Opportunities and are keen to find out whether we are attracting people from across our communities. To help us do that applicants are invited to provide Equal Opportunities monitoring information in the equalities monitoring form. This is not compulsory.
This information will form no part of the selection process, however if you would prefer not to answer the questions please tick the box on the form. All information supplied will be anonymous and held in accordance with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
Any questions?
If you have any questions, please e-mail shr@shr.gov.scot
Annex 1 Statutory Manager Role Profile
Experience, knowledge and skills required
We are looking for you to demonstrate all the experience and knowledge and skills listed under Essential Criteria.
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Experience |
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Knowledge
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Governance |
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Financial management skills |
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Communication and engagement |
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People management |
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Risk management and improving performance |
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Applicants will be asked to certify that the information provided to us is correct. If the application passes the initial sift we will take up references from two recent appointments.
When we need to make an appointment we will take steps to confirm that the applicant is able to be appointed to the position. At that stage applicants will be asked to certify that:
- they have indemnity insurance
- they have no inappropriate or unmanageable conflicts of interest incompatible with the appointment
- the applicant’s appointment is not barred by criminal offences or other relevant matters
- they agree to be bound by relevant Codes of Conduct
- they are able to meet the time commitment required
