Head of Regulatory EngagementAbout Your New EmployerThe Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority (AHBRA): Established in February 2021, AHBRA plays a crucial role in ensuring the effective governance, financial management, and performance of voluntary and co-operative housing bodies.Mission: To regulate Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to bolster governance and financial stability within the sector, ensuring substantial public investment in social and affordable housing.Work Environment: AHBRA offers a dynamic and interactive work environment with opportunities for career progression, personal development, and a commitment to excellence in service delivery.About Your New JobStrategic Leadership of Regulatory Engagement: Provide strategic leadership for AHBRA's Regulatory Engagement function, ensuring it supports AHBRA's statutory functions, strategic objectives, and contributes to compliance across the sector.Compliance Enablement through Engagement and Guidance: Lead the development and delivery of structured engagement, guidance, and capacity-building initiatives to assist AHBs in understanding, implementing, and sustaining compliance with statutory requirements and regulatory standards.Regulatory Communications and Public Information: Lead AHBRA's external communications, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with regulatory objectives. Support transparency and public confidence through effective publication and communication of regulatory and corporate information.Stakeholder Engagement: Lead AHBRA's strategic engagement with key stakeholders including AHBs, funders, Local Authorities, Government Departments, and other regulators.Internal Leadership and Collaboration: Lead and develop the Regulatory Engagement team, ensuring consistent regulatory messaging and alignment between assessment findings, oversight activity, and regulatory strategy.What Skills You NeedRelevant Qualification: A relevant third-level qualification (minimum Level 7 NFQ) or a professional qualification relevant to the role.Experience: Significant experience in a regulatory, oversight, governance, or compliance-focused environment.Essential Criteria:Experience in developing and delivering regulatory guidance or capacity-building programmes.Senior-level communications, stakeholder engagement, or public affairs experience.Proven capability to lead and manage people effectively, ensuring results are delivered to a high standard with consistency and timeliness.Experience working at system or sector level, involving cross-organisational collaboration and strategic engagement.What's on OfferSalary: Assistant Principal – PPC €81,475 – €101,535.Benefits:A permanent pensionable position.Flexible working hours within defined limits.Personal development opportunities through employer-sponsored academic education, paid study leave, and in-house training and development programmes.Dynamic and interactive work environment.Career progression opportunities.Facilitation of Tax Saver travel tickets and Bike to Work Scheme.Bike parking onsite.Modern city centre office, located near Merrion Square, Dublin 2, which is easily accessible by DART, and many bus routes.What's NextTo apply, candidates must enter their details into the portal and upload a completed Application Form (using the template provided).Applications will not be accepted after the closing date.Your online application form must be submitted by 12pm on Tuesday 17th February 2026.Applications will not be accepted after this time.