Compliance Lead

Compliance Lead – Warrington Housing Association - £45,000

About the Company – Compliance Lead – Warrington Housing Association:

Comuno Talent Partners are proud to be supporting Warrington Housing Association to recruit a new Compliance Lead.

For over 50 years Warrington Housing Association has been providing a broad range of affordable homes and services across the Borough, currently owning and managing around 1,500 homes for families, older people and people with additional support needs, including leasehold and shared ownership properties.

As Compliance Lead, you will be the responsible manager for the overall procurement, implementation, management, delivery, and performance of all regulatory, statutory compliance requirements within the Property Services Team across WHA’ property portfolio.

Compliance elements will include the following areas: Asbestos safety, Electrical Safety, Gas Safety, Water Safety, Fire Safety, Lifts and hoists, Damp mould and condensation.

Duties – Compliance Lead – Warrington Housing Association:

• Ensure that all organisation compliance requirements are in place and delivered within regulatory, statutory, and best practice requirements/ guidelines and timescales.

• Ensure organisation policies, procedures/ standards are fit for purpose, robust and implemented/ adhered to.

• Manage performance against targets and take appropriate and timely action to address.

• Work with and resolve any queries, complaints arising from customers, external agencies such as the Environment Agency, Local Authorities, Public Utility Companies etc.

• Ensure all certificates are received promptly, quality checked and validated.

• Raise any remedial work required and ensure this is completed promptly and any follow up to ensure satisfactory certificates are obtained.

• Ensure that our systems are kept up to date with appropriate certification.

• Implement a programme of 3rd party quality assurance services which provide assurance that the appropriate compliance services are robust and fit for purpose.

• Support the Head of Assets in co-ordinating our wider approach to Building Safety, working closely with other teams to ensure we meet our legal and regulatory responsibilities.

• To support the HOS on the development of a H&S/ compliance working group for WHA including representatives from various teams to ensure we are compliant across all commercial and residential buildings.

• Providing positive leadership, management, motivation, and support whilst delivering your compliance responsibilities.

• Ensure colleagues have a clear understanding of business performance, objectives, and targets.

• Develop operational budgets across services responsible for.

• Ensure services are delivered within approved budgets.

• Ensure that Financial Regulations and Standing Orders are always adhered to.

• Procure/ commission contractors to conduct compliance related work, from drawing up specifications to tender, appointment, raising orders and active management of contractors.

• Maintain up to date supplier list/ contractor information.

• Conduct regular data validation/ reconciliation exercises in our systems and with our contractors to ensure data quality is maintained.

• Production of regular performance information for servicing, inspection and maintenance and prioritised follow-on actions.

• Require a full understanding and use of appropriate company systems. Training will be provided where necessary.

• Update systems with accurate/ quality-based data/ certification in a timely manner to maintain 100% compliance

Person Specification – Compliance Lead – Warrington Housing Association:

• Relevant building qualification or similar trade qualification.

• Qualifications or training in key compliance area.

• Be willing to work toward the ASCP Level 4 qualification in Asset & Building Management Compliance.

• A commitment to putting Safety First.

• A working knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements for Landlord compliance as detailed above.

• Experience of developing and managing programmes of inspections/ works, appointing, and actively managing suppliers and contractors to deliver on time and on budget.

• Experience of collection, validation, storage, analysis and reporting of business data.

• Proficient in the use of housing/ asset systems and Microsoft packages, including excel.

WHA have partnered exclusively with Comuno Talent Partners to manage the recruitment on WHA’s behalf. Any speculative CV’s will be accepted as a gift and entered into the process via Comuno Talent Partners