Compliance Manager

VennGroup; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inside IR35

Interim contract

Greater Manchester based role

Job summary

Venn Group seeks an experienced Interim Compliance Manager for a Social Housing service in Greater Manchester. The role leads a specialist team covering M&E, asbestos, legionella and electrical compliance, ensuring statutory duties are met and performance remains high.

The successful candidate will guide Technical Officers, oversee multiple contracts (50+), manage budgets, and drive service improvements while maintaining audit-ready documentation. Availability within 4 weeks is preferred.

Qualifications

• Social Housing experience is essential and non negotiable.
• Experience as a Compliance Manager, Head of Compliance or senior landlord compliance lead.
• Strong understanding of landlord compliance across M&E, electrical, asbestos and legionella.
• Experience managing specialist compliance teams or Technical Officers.
• Strong contract management experience across multiple compliance contracts.
• Budget management experience within a property compliance setting.
• Confident using compliance data to monitor performance and identify risk.
• Able to influence, challenge and lead in a high performing service environment.
• Available to start within 4 weeks.

Responsibilities

• Lead a compliance team covering M&E, asbestos, legionella and electrical compliance.
• Manage Technical Officers and specialist compliance leads across key workstreams.
• Oversee landlord compliance performance across Social Housing stock.
• Maintain strong compliance performance and ensure statutory duties are met.
• Manage budgets connected to compliance contracts and service delivery.
• Oversee a large contract portfolio, with 50 plus contracts within remit.
• Review performance data and use insight to drive service improvement.
• Support improvements around EICR no access and electrical compliance processes.
• Ensure compliance documentation, certification and reporting remain accurate and audit ready.
• Provide clear reporting and assurance to senior stakeholders.
• Lead by example, setting standards across the compliance service.

Skills

Compliance management

Contract management

Budget management

Leadership

Stakeholder reporting

Job description

Interim Compliance Manager - Social Housing - Greater Manchester - Inside IR35

Venn Group are recruiting for an experienced Interim Compliance Manager to join a Social Housing organisation in Greater Manchester. This Interim Compliance Manager role is available on an interim basis, with a negotiable day rate depending on experience and the assignment falling inside IR35.

This Compliance Manager opportunity is ideal for someone with strong Social Housing compliance experience who can step into a well performing service, maintain high standards, support specialist teams and continue driving improvement across landlord compliance.

What is on offer

• Negotiable day rate depending on experience
• Inside IR35
• Interim contract opportunity
• Greater Manchester based role
• Start date required within 4 weeks
• High performing compliance service with strong existing performance

The role

As Interim Compliance Manager, you will lead a specialist compliance team covering M&E, asbestos, legionella and electrical compliance. The Compliance Manager will oversee Technical Officers and specialist managers, ensuring statutory compliance activity remains on track and contracts are effectively managed.

This is not a heavily operational role. The successful Interim Compliance Manager will provide leadership, direction, challenge and assurance, while keeping services performing well and identifying improvements where required, particularly around EICR no access issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a compliance team covering M&E, asbestos, legionella and electrical compliance
• Manage Technical Officers and specialist compliance leads across key workstreams
• Oversee landlord compliance performance across Social Housing stock
• Maintain strong compliance performance and ensure statutory duties are met
• Manage budgets connected to compliance contracts and service delivery
• Oversee a large contract portfolio, with 50 plus contracts within remit
• Review performance data and use insight to drive service improvement
• Support improvements around EICR no access and electrical compliance processes
• Ensure compliance documentation, certification and reporting remain accurate and audit ready
• Provide clear reporting and assurance to senior stakeholders
• Lead by example, setting standards across the compliance service

About you

• Social Housing experience is essential and non negotiable
• Experience working as a Compliance Manager, Head of Compliance or senior landlord compliance lead
• Strong understanding of landlord compliance across M&E, electrical, asbestos and legionella
• Experience managing specialist compliance teams or Technical Officers
• Strong contract management experience across multiple compliance contracts
• Budget management experience within a property compliance setting
• Confident using compliance data to monitor performance and identify risk
• Able to influence, challenge and lead in a high performing service environment
• Available to start within 4 weeks

Reference: INDSOH