The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking to appoint a proactive and detail-oriented Compliance Officer to join our Corporate Compliance Team. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and motivated individual to play a key role in supporting statutory property compliance across the Council’s corporate and schools’ estate.

About the Role

As Compliance Officer, you will help coordinate, verify and monitor property compliance and asset data within the Concerto asset management system. Working closely with internal teams and contractors, you will ensure that compliance records, certification, survey reports and supporting documentation are accurate, complete and maintained to a high standard.

This is a key role in supporting compliance assurance across areas such as water hygiene, asbestos and wider property-related statutory compliance. You will assist with monitoring risk assessments and survey reports, tracking remedial actions, supporting programme delivery, producing compliance performance reports, and helping to ensure that property compliance information is robust, auditable and up to date.

This role involves handling large volumes of compliance data and requires excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel and data management systems. It will suit someone with strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a methodical approach to checking, maintaining and reporting on data. You will be confident liaising with stakeholders and able to prioritise your workload effectively.

Working Arrangements

This role is categorised as an Anywhere worker: duties can be undertaken in a variety of locations, including hotdesking in the office for collaborative working. This role requires a minimum of two days working in the office each week; the remaining days can be worked remotely.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, verify and update compliance and asset data within the Concerto system accurately and efficiently.
• Liaise with internal departments and contractors to obtain required compliance documentation, certification and evidence.
• Monitor water hygiene surveys and reports across the corporate and schools’ estate.
• Assist in the coordination of asbestos management plans and on-site asbestos folder.
• Support the production of compliance and asset data reports for monitoring, audit and management review.
• Maintain accurate and auditable records to support statutory compliance, regulatory reporting and internal assurance.
• Contribute to service improvement by supporting effective systems, processes and ways of working.

About You

• Strong organisation skills, attention to detail and a methodical approach to managing data and records.
• Excellent IT skills, including confidence in using Excel and data management systems to organise, check and report on large volumes of information.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills; confident in dealing with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working with data entry and management systems (experience with Concerto is desirable).
• Knowledge of property statutory compliance requirements and relevant health & safety legislation is advantageous.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks, and manage workload efficiently.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the safety and compliance of the borough’s property portfolio, making a real difference to the services we deliver.

Interviews will be held on 14th and 15th December 2026.

Any questions relating to the role, please contact Carly Rawlinson-Simmonsatcarly.rawlinsonsimmons@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

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