Compliance Information Specialist - Fire Safety

About The Role

• What you can expect from us
• • We offer a competitive salary of £40,650 per annum.
  • 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
  • Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
  • Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
  • Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
  • A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
  • Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
  • Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
  • Access of up to £150 annually through the 'Learning for life' scheme.
  • Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
  • Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.

About the role
We are looking for a Compliance Information Specialist - Fire Safety to join our Landlord Compliance and Delivery team. The successful candidate will be based at our Merseyside office and a full UK driving licence and access to your own car is required.
The Purpose of the role is to support the Fire Safety team to ensure records of compliance related work undertaken are comprehensive, accurate and up to date, including detailed scope of work to be undertaken. Ensure payment for work done by Contractors and support the effective monitoring of performance and expenditure.

Responsibilities Skills/Experience

Data Management

• Support the Fire Safety manger to ensure accurate up to date records of proposed/completed planned and maintenance works in relation to Fire Safety are maintained, current, suitable for asset management and finance purposes and in accordance with policies and procedures.

Certification and Remedial Actions

• Ensure that certificates and reports from related works are recorded, checked, in line with policies and procedures and that non compliances and additional/remedial work are identified to the relevant colleague.

Report Validation

• Assist in the production and validation of reports and analysis on the delivery of work programmes relating to Landlord Compliance activities.

Information Analysis

• Assist the Fire Safety Manager to analyse information relating to related programmes to support and enhance the delivery of fire safety programmes, the performance of the service and the development of the Fire safety strategy and management plans.

Performance Information

• Assist the development and implementation of a comprehensive performance framework covering all aspects of compliance related works in conjunction with other colleagues.

System Administration

• Assist the Fire Safety manager to ensure effective management of systems for delivery of compliance works, administration of systems to ensure the creation of work orders, budgets, payments etc. as required to support compliance related works teams.

Internal and External Audit Support

• Provide accurate, up to date and concise information for internal and external audits as and when required.

Skills/Experience

Essential:

• Knowledge of Core Housing Systems, Business Planning and Asset Management systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of property management, maintenance, and landlord compliance.
• Experience of working in a customer focused environment.
• Ability to promote good practice within and across Onward.
• High quality communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Experience of working collaboratively with other divisions and external stakeholders.
• IT skills particularly experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, housing Asset Management Systems and database systems.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). Experience of performance management of planned work and the information needed to support their delivery.
• A demonstrable methodical approach to work, with sound organisational skills, within a team environment but also an ability to work on your own.
• A Full UK Driving Licence and access to your own car.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of core Housing Systems, Business Planning and Asset Management systems.
• Knowledge of IT with regard to database systems, core Housing Management, Finance and Asset Management systems.

Qualifications


Essential:

• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent qualification/ experience.

Desirable or working to :

• Level 4 VRQ or equivalent Award in Asset and Building Compliance Awareness.

About The Organisation
About Onward
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.
We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we're committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers' heads, we're here to make a real difference.
In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.
If candidates have any concerns / questions in relation to the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process they can contact the HR team on and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.