Compliance Officer

6 months ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time

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Join the Infrastructure’s Facilities Management team in an invigorating role as Compliance Officer.

This position is a cornerstone of our newly established Compliance Team, dedicated to the delivering specialist operational guidance on statutory compliance within the Kent County Council corporate and educational estate.

In this pivotal role, you will be the go-to expert for statutory compliance, offering advice to the FM & Infrastructure teams, as well as a broader audience of stakeholders. You will be responsible for ensuring the organisation not only meets but exceeds its legal and best practice benchmarks. You will take the lead in investigating and documenting any compliance breaches, devising clear strategies to rectify such issues.

Your responsibilities will extend to refining the authority’s compliance reporting processes, with a keen eye on higher risk sites and regulated services, guaranteeing that all responsibilities are fulfilled to ensure the authority meets its legal duties which can be evidenced to regulatory bodies such as CQC & Ofsted.

You will be tasked with producing a revising risk assessments and operational protocols for specific FM/property services, reducing risk and instituting secure, efficient work practices.

As a communicator, you’ll engage with stakeholders and managers, effectively disseminating information effectively and compiling concise written reports. A solution-oriented mindset and the ability to independently navigate your area of expertise are essential.

This role is based at Sessions House in Maidstone, will have the flexibility of hybrid working and will involve travel throughout the estate to support the business’s dynamic needs.

**What you’ll need**:
Level 4 or 5 qualification or relevant compliance qualification and NEBOSH certificate
- Experience of compliance reporting mechanisms
- Experience of partnership working within a public sector
- Experience of working collaboratively within a wider team

**Remuneration**:
Working as part of the Infrastructure Facilities Management Team at KCC offers lots of benefits:

- Flexible and home working. Whilst you will be required to attend the office, meetings, and site visits, we operate flexible hours and support working from home by arrangement with your manager.
- Generous leave entitlement (29 days on appointment) and flexitime leave opportunity.
- An excellent local Government contributory pension scheme.
- Kent Rewards - A scheme where employees have opportunities to obtain goods and services at a discount.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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