Head of Compliance & Building Safety

We are recruiting an experiencedHead of Compliance to provide strategic and operational leadership across property compliance and building safety within a social housing environment on an interim basis.

This is a key interim leadership role, responsible for ensuring the organisation maintains robust compliance, assurance and risk management across its social housing stock, while providing clear direction and leadership to the compliance team.

As Head of Compliance, you will take overall responsibility for the effective delivery of property compliance and building safety, ensuring statutory, regulatory and organisational requirements are met across the housing stock.

You will provide both strategic direction and hands-on operational leadership, driving a strong culture of compliance, safety and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing strategic and operational leadership to the property compliance and building safety function.
• Ensuring compliance across the organisation's social housing stock, identifying and proactively managing risks.
• Leading a high-performing compliance team, providing clear direction, support and accountability.
• Overseeing key areas of property compliance, including fire safety, gas, electrical, asbestos, water hygiene, lifts and other statutory compliance requirements.
• Providing strong assurance to senior leadership and stakeholders that compliance obligations are being effectively managed.
• Ensuring robust systems, processes, policies and controls are in place to monitor and demonstrate compliance.
• Leading on building safety requirements and ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place for higher-risk buildings where applicable.
• Monitoring performance, identifying areas of risk or non-compliance and driving timely remedial action.
• Working closely with asset management, housing, repairs, health and safety and other key stakeholders to embed a consistent approach to property compliance.
• Providing clear and accurate reporting on compliance, risk, performance and assurance to senior leadership and relevant governance forums.
• Reviewing existing arrangements and identifying opportunities to strengthen compliance, governance and operational effectiveness.
• Supporting the organisation through regulatory, audit and assurance activity.
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives and embedding a proactive, risk-based approach to compliance.

We are looking for a highly experienced leader who has acted at Head of Service level and experienced in leading on compliance and building safety related matters.

This is an outstanding opportunity to lead compliance function for a large organisation, offering excellent rates of pay and hybrid working.

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