Temporary Accommodation Compliance Officer

We are recruiting for an experienced Temporary Accommodation Compliance Officer to support a local authority in ensuring its temporary accommodation portfolio remains safe, compliant and meets all statutory and regulatory requirements.
This is an excellent opportunity for a compliance professional with experience in housing, property or local government who is passionate about delivering safe accommodation for residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage statutory compliance across the temporary accommodation portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with fire safety, gas safety, electrical safety, water hygiene, asbestos and other landlord statutory obligations.
• Track compliance programmes, certificates and remedial actions, ensuring all works are completed within required timescales.
• Liaise with contractors, managing agents and internal teams to coordinate inspections, servicing and remedial works.
• Carry out compliance audits and property inspections, identifying risks and ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
• Maintain accurate compliance records, databases and performance reports.
• Support responses to compliance queries, audits and regulatory inspections.
• Monitor contractor performance against agreed KPIs and service standards.
• Produce compliance reports for senior management and contribute to service improvements.

• Experience working within housing, local authority, property or compliance environments.
• Strong knowledge of landlord statutory compliance requirements, including gas, electrical, fire, asbestos and water hygiene.
• Experience managing compliance programmes and contractor performance.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using compliance management systems and Microsoft Office.
• A proactive approach to identifying and mitigating compliance risks.