Housing Compliance Officer
Team: HSS - Housing Contracts
Job Family: Providing – CBG9
Salary: £33,024 - £35,745 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week
Base Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month
Contract: Hybrid - Permanent
Closing Date: 19th May 2024
Interview Date: w/c 27th May 2024 - candidates will be required to prepare a short presentation
About the role:
In this role you as a Housing Compliance Officer, you will work as part of the Contract Management team within Central Bedfordshire Council’s Housing Service, creating the best place to live for our residents by developing and monitoring contracts which deliver efficient, high quality services and works. You will have the opportunity to make a difference to how we deliver our services, and find your greatness helping the Council to achieve its ambition of being a more efficient and responsive Council.
Day-to-day as a Housing Compliance Officer you will help identify service requirements and develop contracts which maximise the use of resources to meet the needs of our customers, while complying with statutory and Council regulations. You will research options and new developments in procurement and contract management, undertaking appraisals and use a variety of innovative systems to report on compliance with contract requirements, presenting your outcomes to different stakeholders.
An important task will be to ensure contract processes are simplified - you will have strong IT skills (including the Microsoft Office suite of tools).
Current Contracts include a wide range of works, services and supplies including building repairs, compliance, stock remodelling, facilities, supplies and consultancy typically ranging from £2k to £1M.
To join us you will ideally have experience in a similar role, and be familiar in procurement methods and contract management, preferably in a Social Housing or Public-Sector environment. You will be organised, accurate, flexible and able to respond to our dynamic service requirements. You can manage concurrent complex issues, achieve deadlines, and enjoy completing tasks in a dynamic environment. Strong communication and written skills will be essential along with a team-focused approach.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Barbara Alexander, Housing Contracts Manager at barbara.alexander@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 5316.
For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at recruitment@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
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