Private Sector Housing Compliance Officer

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Newham Council Full time

**Job Description
Private Sector Housing Compliance Officer**
**£39,951- £42,840 per annum**

**About Us**

Do you want to improve the lives of people? Work in a flexible environment? Further your career by learning from some of the best experts in their field? The London Borough of Newham’s Private Sector Housing Service is at the forefront of the regulation of the private rented sector through its pioneering borough wide property licensing schemes. Our schemes have protected Tenants and Landlords by creating a genuine and tangible deterrent for Criminal Landlords. We are looking to build upon this good work and are looking for creative, enthusiastic and professional individuals to continue to improve our scheme. From the outset of employment, there will be flexible working arrangements and training opportunities. We wish to recruit talented people from not only London but across the Country. Newham offers a Relocation Package of up to £7000*, to provide assistance to newly appointed staff who are required to move home as a result of their appointment. *Subject to eligibility criteria. Newham is located only 5 miles (8 km) east of the City of London and north of the River Thames. Our Office is only 13mins from the M11 and 20mins from the M25. Public Transport in Newham is served by the London Underground and Overground, the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), Buses and National Rail, which includes the new cross-London rail service (Elizabeth Line) that will stop close to our offices.

**About the Job**

The Compliance Officer role is within the regulatory and compliance side of Property Licensing. It will require the inspection of private rented dwellings to ensure license conditions are being adhered to, checking the standards of management and identifying any potential housing disrepair. You will ensure a high number of inspections are carried out to strict deadlines, whilst being customer focused. Your attention will also be on the detecting of criminality, gathering evidence and ensuring this is acted upon. All with a view to improving housing standards and putting people at the heart of everything you do. For this role, you must have a full UK driving licence and use of a vehicle.

**About You**

As a Compliance Officer you will be organised and flexible in your approach to work. You will have excellent customer service and communication skills. You may be required to work early mornings, late evenings and/or weekends on a regular basis. You will need to provide an excellent service to landlords, owners, occupiers and tenants in all tenures. You will be part of a team of high performing officers and are expected to ensure you work efficiently, continually monitor and meet your targets and provide a quality service and to effect change where required. You will need to have the aptitude and experience of using technology to input and access information using various IT systems (Excel, Word, databases etc.)

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- About Us
The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.- Newham has a large housing regeneration programme that will build over 1,000 new council homes by 2022._

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