Housing Compliance and Safety Manager

Oldham; Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave increase with 5/7

LGPS pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Staff discount scheme

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Oldham Council is seeking a Housing Compliance and Safety Manager to ensure adherence to the Regulator of Social Housing Consumer Standards, with a sharp focus on safety and quality, and to remain inspection-ready for future needs.

The role leads a multi-disciplinary team responsible for governance, compliance, risk management, and data insights, driving a proactive compliance culture with a strong data backbone.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading housing compliance, governance, assurance or regulatory functions.
• Experience designing and implementing audit and self-assessment processes.
• Knowledge of legislative requirements around building and fire safety to ensure HRA stock compliance.
• Strong project and programme management, including budgets, risk registers and service specs.

Responsibilities

• Lead ongoing self-assessment against the Regulator of Social Housing Consumer Standards and close gaps with robust action plans.
• Collate, verify and maintain the "golden thread" of safety data and evidence packs for inspectors and the Housing Ombudsman.
• Develop and implement assurance frameworks to meet consumer standards and respond to building safety recommendations.

Skills

Housing compliance

Governance

Audit & self-assessment

Project management

Job description

Communities

Landlord Services

Housing Compliance and Safety Manager

Ref: 001821

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £53,051 - £56,293 per annum (Grade 10)

Hours: 36.66 per week. Hybrid with mixture of home working and office based working

Location: Spindles Shopping Centre, Oldham

Closing Date: Sunday 1 November 2026

Interview Date: TBC.

Role Overview:

Ensure that the council is fully assured that it is compliant with the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) Consumer Standards, with an uncompromising focus on the Safety and Quality Standard, and to remain “inspection-ready”, to ensure that we are able to demonstrate this compliance as and when needed in the future.

Transform compliance from a reactive response into a proactive culture of absolute assurance by establishing a rigorous "golden thread" of data integrity.

Ensure the Council can evidence their homes are irrefutably safe, well-maintained, and compliant.

To provide effective strategic leadership ensuring robust governance, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management. This includes leading and motivating a multi-disciplinary team responsible for performance, data management, complaints, tenant involvement, compliance, health & safety, and insight.

To be the lead Officer with primary responsibility for governance and compliance, with the objective of ensuring that the service meets the highest standards of excellence in governance and probity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the ongoing self-assessment process against the Regulator of Social Housing Consumer Standards identifying operational gaps and executing robust action plans to close them.
• Collate, verify, and maintain the "golden thread" of safety data and evidence packs required for instant presentation to RSH inspectors and the Housing Ombudsman.
• Support the development and implementation of assurance frameworks to meet consumer standards and regulatory obligations and lead the response to building safety recommendations while promoting a strong safety culture.

Key Requirements:

• Experience of leading housing compliance, governance, assurance or regulatory functions.
• Experience of designing and implementing audit and self- assessment processes
• Knowledge and understanding of the legislative requirements surrounding building and fire safety to ensure compliance for of the Council’s HRA stock.
• Well-developed project and programme management skills, including the ability to prioritise, manage budgets and resources including developing project plans, risk registers, and technical service specifications.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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