Compliance Officer

Contract Type: Fixed Term 23 Months

Working Hours: 37 hours Full Time 

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £32,597 (Level one) rising to £35,412 (Level four)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? 

Read on to find out more…

We currently have a vacancy for a Compliance Officer in the Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Licensing & Compliance Team, sitting in Regulation and Environmental Health Services. 

About The Role

As a HMO compliance officer you would be involved with the licensing and regulation of HMOs in the Private Rented Sector. With the demand for Private Rented Sector housing in the city ever increasing, it is important that the sector is well regulated. Housing is a key strategy priority both locally and nationally. 

Full training around the role will be given and you will be supported in the role.

The Role Involves:

• A varied caseload.
• Inspecting a wide of range properties on site`s across the whole city.
• Using a computer for desk-based work.
• Determining HMO licence applications and monitoring compliance of the licence`s.
• Making decisions, recording and updating key information on various IT software.
• Using legislation to undertake statutory legal duties including enforcement and the service of legal notices to regulate and improve housing conditions.
• Providing advice to Tenants and Landlords with an opportunity to make a difference in the community.
• Opportunity to tackle prevalent issues such as Damp and Mould and Fire Safety in HMOs.

Why work at Nottingham City Council?

Nottingham is a dynamic and popular city with high housing demand, many of which are in the Private rented sector.  The council currently has three Licencing schemes for private rented sector with Mandatory and Additional licencing for HMO’s and Selective Licencing that requires most other privately rented properties to be Licensed. We are determined to continue to make improve the private rented sector in Nottingham, to reduce anti-social behaviour and drive up housing conditions. 

As a Compliance Officer within the HMO team, you would be provided a wide range of diverse  and learning experiences and opportunities, allowing you to grow and develop to be a fully competent Officer within a supportive team. The HMO team is passionate about developing our officers and provide extensive work place training allowing career motivated officers to progress.  Officers who are preforming well in the role will have the opportunity to apply for apprenticeships when available, this may including a Regulatory Compliance Officer qualification and an Environmental Health Degree course.

As a Compliance Officer in HMO team you would be working Hybrid, for this we encourage a flexible working pattern with a positive mix of home and office, to achieve good work life balance.  At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives and homes of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About You

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, to produce detailed and accurate letters, statements, reports, legal notices and case files on a computer with good IT skills. 
• Ability to communicate effectively both face-to-face, over the telephone and by e-mail, to liaise with citizens, internal customers and outside organisations. 
• Ability to make decisions and assess risk in relation to the area of work and take the most appropriate action to reduce the risk. 
• The ability to identify and address typical defects and faults in traditional and non-traditional housing. 
• Sound understanding and practical working knowledge of housing conditions and construction.

When writing the personal statement for this role, please ensure to include the following:

• Key points on how you meet the job specification and description along with how your skills may be transferable to this role. 
• Give examples of how, in your previous role(s), you have prioritised your workload, met deadlines and have worked from home effectively. 
• Your should detail any relevant training, experience and knowledge or have undertaken basic research into the role and topics in this advert. 

You can find the job description for this post here 

This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

For informal enquiries please contact Edward Casswell, by telephone on 07949185272 or by email at edward.casswell@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.

Closing Date: 3rd November 2025

This position has been reopened and we are seeking new candidates to apply

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
   
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.