• Job description

    Directorate of Customer, Place and Services
    Compliance Officer (Permanent)
    Salary: £26,910 per annum (Plus Regular User Mileage Allowance)
    37 hours per week (to be worked flexibly in line with business needs)
    Based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich.

    The Trust operates an agile working environment which is a combination of working from our Head Office Gadbrook Business Park, Northwich, and home working in line with business needs.

    Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation? Our values are Fairness, Openness, Respect, Enthusiasm, Collaboration, Commitment and Customer Focus, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.

    The Opportunity

    WVHT has an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career within a Social Housing Environment, as part of a Times Top 100 Company to work for. We are looking for a driven, diligent, friendly and proactive Compliance Officer who is committed to driving this essential area of the Trust forward.

    Having already made significant improvements to the existing Compliance functions within the Trust, we are looking for candidates who are knowledgeable and passionate about compliance works, care about keeping people safe and secure in their homes and who have a desire to learn and develop skills and experience. In return you will join an organisation where there are opportunities for personal development in a supportive and welcoming environment.

    Reporting to the Compliance Manager, this is an exciting opportunity to join a highly effective team, helping deliver a crucial compliance function which is of key importance to the Trust. The main focus will be leading on and ensuring the delivery of key Complaince inspection and testing programmes, planning and co-ordinating appointments with customers and contractors, collating subsequent compliance information and updating key data within our core systems. This will also involve the production of reports and analysis of data with responsbilities for acting on this information.

    Candidates will need to work closely with a variety of teams across the Trust, especially with operational team leaders and managers, and must support the Compliance Manager in continually meeting targets and deadlines and therefore be pro-active and continually promote all apsects of Compliance. They should also have a desire to improve existing systems that have been continually developed over a number of years, ensuring that the Trust remains at the forefront of excellent Compliance delivery.

    If you think you are the right person for the role and are keen to make a difference, please get in touch.

    Due to the nature of the role, a full current driving license and access to a car is essential. The role will also require the successful candidate to undergo a DBS check.

    In line with the Trust’s Disclosure & Barring Policy, please confirm WITHIN YOUR APPLICATION if you have any current convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants may be subject to a DBS check.

    Additionally, due to the flexible working arrangements with this role, you will need access to a room where you can work from and a suitable internet connection.

    Our Team

    In this role you will be working alongside a fantastic team of professionals who are directly responsible and accountable for the delivery of all statutory compliance requirements the Trust has in line with legislation, best practice and internal policy and procedures.

    For more information contact:

    Compliance Manager – Jack Newell

    Contact Details – 01606813476 / [email protected]

    The Successful Candidate

    The successful candidate will be expected to have excellent time management, organisational and prioritisation skills to keep up in a fast-paced and busy environment. You will need to be proactive and solve problems that may arise throughout the working day. You will also need the ability to work both independently and as part of a team as required.

    If you are successful then you will also be expected be an excellent team player who puts the customer at the forefront of everything that you do. You’ll be IT literate with working experience of Microsoft packages and able to generate and manipulate comprehensive reports.

    It is also important that the successful candidate is passionate about continued professional development and improving the service that the Trust provides.

  • Benefits

      • A competitive salary
      • 24-29 days holidays plus UK public/bank holidays
      • Child-care subsidy
      • A workplace pension scheme (providing you meet the eligibility requirements)
      • Employee Assistance Programme to help you balance work, family, and personal life
      • Annual Personal Development and Wellbeing Allowance
      • A great experience, working with colleagues that are passionate about the services we provide to our customers
      • The opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills that will be highly valued whichever sector you go onto work in
      • A flexible working environment.

  • How to apply

    Closing date for applications:  Friday 17th February (12:00 noon)

    (Please be aware that applications received after this time may not be considered)

    In Person Interviews date(s): Thursday 23rd February

    C.Vs without a cover letter will not be considered.

    Please review the job Information pack (on our website: http://www.wvht.co.uk) for further information and submit your CV with a covering letter (max. 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the minimum criteria in relation to the accountability profile and person specification, please send to: [email protected].

    Those applicants that consider themselves to have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.  Please confirm within your application if you consider yourself to have a disability and if so, what reasonable adjustments may be required for you.

    Disclaimer: We may conduct social media checks from sources such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to assist us in our assessment of your suitability for the role.

    We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

    Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

    The recruitment manager will review your skills and experience to determine if there is a match with the position for which you applied. If there is, we will contact you by phone or email to schedule an interview / assessment. If your background does not match our current needs, you will not be contacted.

    Please note due to the high volume of applications we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants.  If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the vacancy closing date, unfortunately we will not be pursuing your application further.

    Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK and evidence of essential qualifications.

    We appreciate your interest in Weaver Vale Housing Trust and the time you have invested in applying to us.

    The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.