Legal Risk and Compliance Officer

Are you detail-oriented, organised, and confident in administration? We're looking for a proactive Compliance Officer to join our Compliance team at Residential Management Group (RMG). In this key role, you'll help ensure regulatory and legal requirements are met efficiently and accurately, supporting both RMG and our clients.
37.5 hours per week – a 7.5 hour shift between 8 AM and 6 PM – we offer flexible working hours around these times
This is a hybrid role consisting of 4 days per week in the office and 1 from home. Initially you will be asked to work 5 days per week in the office until training is completed
As a Compliance Officer, you will:
Handle the administration of regulatory legal instructions and update internal databases, including the Building Management System, Compliance Database, and Salesforce.
Ensure Health & Safety and BSA requirements are instructed and accurately recorded (including LOLERs, Fire Risk Assessments, Water Risk Assessments, Fire Safety Regulations 2022, and EICRs).
Respond to internal and external compliance queries with clarity and professionalism, providing advice and solutions.
Support the resolution of non-compliance issues to reduce risk to the company and clients.
Identify and escalate risks to performance against compliance requirements.
Follow company processes, procedures, and policies at all times.
Confident use of Microsoft Word and Outlook; basic Excel skills.
GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent).
Experience in the property management industry with a basic understanding of compliance.

27 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays
~ Option to buy/sell up to 5 days annual leave each holiday year
~ Life Assurance Cover
~ Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges – plus more (all to a generous fixed amount), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services
~ Pension scheme (matched up to 7%) and Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
~ As part of Places for People Group (RMG's parent company), you will have access to Our Place Rewards, where you can choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards, earn cashback on on-line purchases and take advantage of many exclusive offers

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.
We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities
Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.