Compliance Manager

CIH International Housing Group; Lochgilphead; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37 days leave

Pension

Flexible work

Healthshield

Recognition

Job summary

Argyll Community Housing Association is seeking a Compliance Manager to lead property safety and regulatory compliance across its Argyll & Bute housing stock. The role blends strategic oversight with practical delivery, using data and insight to influence investment decisions and service improvements.

You will manage asbestos, legionella and specialist servicing contracts, drive continuous improvement, and lead a team to ensure high standards of safety, compliance and customer service with

Qualifications

• Experience in property compliance and building safety.
• Strong knowledge of housing compliance and health & safety legislation.
• Experience managing contracts, budgets and performance information.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team to deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Lead on compliance areas including asbestos, legionella and servicing contracts.
• Drive continuous improvement and ensure safety and high-quality service delivery.
• Provide expert advice across the organisation and manage a dedicated team.
• Ensure we meet highest standards of safety, compliance and customer service.

Skills

Property compliance

Building safety

Asset management

Contract management

Budgets & performance

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Management qualification (CMI Level 5 / SCQF7)

Job description

The Vacancy

Compliance Manager

Salary: £40,476- £47,324 per annum (pro rata)

Working Pattern: 35 hours per week Monday to Friday - Permanent

Location: Can be based in any of our offices across Argyll & Bute and includes hybrid working

Help shape the future of safe, sustainable homes across Argyll & Bute.

Are you passionate about property compliance and making a real difference to communities? Do you enjoy using data and insight to shape investment decisions, improve services and ensure homes remain safe and compliant?

We're looking for an Compliance Manager to join our Property Services team and play a key role in protecting and enhancing our housing assets while ensuring we meet the highest standards of safety, compliance and customer service.

About the Role

As Compliance Manager, you'll help shape the future of our housing stock, ensuring our homes are safe, well maintained and fully compliant while supporting investment decisions that will benefit customers for years to come. You'll combine strategic thinking with practical delivery, using data, insight and expertise to influence how we manage and improve our properties.

You'll take the lead on key compliance areas including asbestos, legionella and specialist servicing contracts, while driving continuous improvement and helping us deliver excellent services to our customers. Working with colleagues across the organisation, you'll provide expert advice, manage a dedicated team and ensure we continue to meet the highest standards of safety and compliance.

About You

You'll be an experienced compliance, building safety or asset management professional with a strong understanding of housing compliance, excellent analytical skills and a passion for delivering high-quality services.

You should be educated to degree level, or equivalent, and hold a management qualification or be willing to work towards SCQF Level 7 or CMI Level 5. A qualification in building or property management would be advantageous, along with membership of a relevant professional body and recognised health and safety training such as IOSH, RoSPA or SMSTS.

You’ll also bring:

• Significant experience in property compliance, building safety or asset management.


• Strong knowledge of housing compliance and health & safety legislation.


• Experience managing contracts, budgets and performance information.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.


• The ability to lead and motivate a team to deliver great results.

This post requires:

• Basic Disclosure Scotland check


• Full UK Driving Licence


• Access to a vehicle insured for business use

Ready to make a real difference? Join us and play a key role in protecting and improving homes, supporting communities and shaping the future of housing across Argyll & Bute.

For more information, please contact Sandra McLeod on 01546 605818 or [e-mail]

Closing Date: 12 Noon Tuesday 22nd September

The Company

The Group is made up of Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) which is a Registered Social Landlord and Argyll Homes for All (AHFA) which is a wholly owned repairs and maintenance subsidiary of ACHA.

As Scotland's twelfth largest housing association, ACHA has approx. 5200 affordable homes for rent, which is over 10% of Argyll and Bute's population. The ACHA group employs around 285 people.

The reason we exist is to provide quality, affordable, sustainable homes for our tenants. Our vision is that we will deliver quality housing and more homes in great places to live and work.

Argyll Community Housing Association is a Fair Work First committed employer.

The Benefits

• Minimum of 37 days annual leave (including Public Holidays)


• Competitive salary


• Pension schemes (differ depending on Group Company)


• Flexible working arrangements


• Healthshield Cash Plan


• Employee recognition rewards

About Us

Our Strategic Objectives

• Delivering more homes in great places


• Achieving housing quality & affordable warmth


• Enabling ACHA to be a sustainable business


• Realising the ACHA transformation programme


• Delivering effortless customer experiences

Our Vision

Delivering quality housing and more homes in great places to live and work.

Implicit in this vision is ambition that:

• All homes meet consistently high quality standards


• Our homes connect people to jobs and retain/attract a working age population


• The ACHA Group is a great place to work

Our Mission

Providing quality, affordable, sustainable homes.

Our Values

Simplify it

We believe in streamlining how we work to achieve effortless customer experiences

Own it

We believe in being accountable for achieving the right outcome for customers and for ACHA

Share it

We believe that when we work together anything is possible - we can be creative and achieve great things

Go for it

We believe in each other and through trust we are empowered to push boundaries and achieve excellence