About Market Harborough Building Society
What is Market Harborough Building Society?
Market Harborough Building Society is a mutual society in Leicestershire. Its careers page describes it as "a customer-owned business founded in 1870" that offers "professional, personal, and friendly service" to members, and says that as a mutual society it puts "our members and communities at the heart of our purpose". It takes savings, lends mortgages directly and through brokers, and has five branches across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, in Market Harborough, Desborough, Kettering, Rothwell and Kibworth Beauchamp. Its Thrive agenda covers a young people's programme, community support and colleague volunteering, and its colleagues page says staff have given more than 5,000 hours to causes they care about since 2023. The Society's pages say it has been awarded B Corp certification.
Where will I work?
The Society's head office is Newcombe House, 16 The Point, Market Harborough. Both vacancies on its careers page, a Financial Accountant and a Marketing Executive on a 12-month fixed-term contract, are listed as "Hybrid" with "40% working time in the office", and the benefits list says "We offer flexible hours and office days to help you work in a way that suits your life". Free on-site parking and an EV scheme are available at the head office. The Society's branches are customer-facing sites, so this profile places the head office as the base for hybrid roles.
What is the Market Harborough Building Society team like?
The careers page says colleagues "live by our values": they are "curious, own the outcome, look for better ways of doing things, and work together to win together". It says the Society was listed in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 and won the Overall Winner award at the UK Employee Experience Awards 2024, and its colleagues page says 2025 was the second year in a row it was named. Its vacancy blocks give the working pattern, contract type and salary for each role, for example "Full time (35 hours)" for the Financial Accountant, and ask applicants to contact the recruitment team by email.
Work-Life Balance
The careers page lists "27 days holiday plus 1 day for your birthday plus bank holidays, this equals 36!", which is 36 days a year with England's eight bank holidays. It adds "Buy up to an additional five days holiday per year" and "Paid time off to support community and charity work", and both current vacancies state a full-time week of 35 hours. Its flexibility wording is "flexible hours and office days", with the 40% office pattern on the two current roles.
Perks and Benefits
The Society lists a pension with a "Generous employer contribution to your pension through a pension salary exchange scheme", private health insurance and a medical cash plan with professional well-being support, "Society sponsored study and qualifications", annual pay reviews and incentive schemes, and family friendly policies "including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave". It also pays for social and engagement activities through the year and offers an EV scheme with free on-site parking at the head office. The page gives no length or pay level for the family leave and no terms for the incentive schemes.