Regulatory Compliance Officer

at  East Suffolk Council

• East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft, NR33 0EQ or Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1RT
• £27,711 - £30,060 per annum
• 37 hours per week
• Fixed term until September 2026
  East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
  We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the East Suffolk Council’s Private Sector Housing team as a Regulatory Compliance Officer.

CLOSING DATE: 5 FEBRUARY 2025.

Interview date: 17 February 2025.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx)
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CV’s are not accepted.
For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (suffolkjobsdirect.org).
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people’s lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.
To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council and to hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work, take a look at our video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSWedQksWt

Our Regulatory Compliance Officer role is a new post combining administrative and investigative skills. The aim of the role is to support the private sector housing team to pro-actively improve the condition of private rented properties in East Suffolk. This role will become increasingly important as the provisions of the Renters Rights Bill, due to become law shortly, come into force. You will hold your own workload, alongside studying for a Level 4 Regulatory Compliance apprenticeship.
What you will need
You will be a focussed individual, with a keen passion to improve housing in the area by supporting our housing standards officers with advanced administrative and IT skills and run your own caseload of data-lead investigations. You must be a team player who is prepared to take on different challenges to ensure we can together be efficient, effective and focussed.
With the ability to review applications, collate evidence and carry out intelligence checks, you will be professionally curious, and have a knowledge of the East Suffolk area. You will need to have the ability to travel independently across the district in your own vehicle.
You will study a 16-month apprenticeship alongside your work, which will place you onto the starting blocks of a career within Environmental Health, as a housing specialist. The course, operated by CSA, will cover housing law and enforcement, assessing risk and the standard of housing, the legal system and general business and local authority functions.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don’t meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Why work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access.
To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (youtube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Great opportunities for training and development
• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Free car parking (for when you are working in the office)
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

For more information, please see our benefits brochure (pdf).