Cork & South East Simon Community’s vision is a society without homelessness. We work in solidarity with men and women experiencing homelessness, providing them with housing, support, dignity and hope.
By joining our senior leadership team, you will directly contribute to empowering some of the most marginalised people in Irish society to rebuild their lives. Every decision you shape in this role will strengthen an organisation that, in the past year alone, supported nearly 1,500 people on their journey out of homelessness.
Together, our staff and volunteers strive daily to make “home” a reality for all, guided by core values of community, inclusion, social justice and commitment to care.
The Director of Compliance, Risk & Governance is a senior member of the Leadership and Strategy Team (LST), responsible for providing strategic leadership and evidence-based organisational assurance across statutory, regulatory, contractual and governance obligations.
The role ensures that robust, proportionate and integrated frameworks are in place across health and safety, compliance, risk management, data governance, quality assurance, Approved Housing Body obligations, company and charity governance, Service Level Agreement compliance, policy control, business continuity and organisational learning.
The postholder will support the CEO, Board of Directors and Board Committees by ensuring that key risks are identified, controls are tested, obligations are evidenced, actions are tracked and material issues are escalated in a timely and transparent way.
The role operates with a high degree of professional independence and is responsible for escalating material risks or compliance and governance concerns directly to the CEO and Board.
The role must connect compliance and governance to frontline reality: emergency homelessness services, Housing First, tenancy sustainment, supported accommodation, harm reduction, property and asset management, fundraising, volunteer involvement and statutory partnership arrangements.
It is envisaged that the position-holder will be on-site at our offices in Lapp’s Quay, on a full-time basis for at least the first three months, but there shall be an option to apply for hybrid working of one to two days a week working from home thereafter.
For more information about the post please see the Recruitment Pack at www.corksimon.ie/work-with-us/
To apply for this exciting role, please send your CV and cover letter to Dermot Kavanagh, CEO, Cork Simon Community, by email to [email protected]
For informal enquiries, please contact Anthony O’Donovan on 086 258 4667 or [email protected]
The closing date for applications is Thursday 16 July 2026 at 5.00pm.
Cork Simon Community is committed to equality of opportunity.
Pay: €80,000.00-€90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension
- Employee assistance program
- Sick pay
- Wellness program
Work authorisation:
Work Location: In person
