Compliance Officer

Closing: 30 th October

Compliance Officer

Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn

Temporary (Approx 18 weeks)

£19.47 per hour

2 days per week (14.48hpw)

Main Purpose

To support the delivery of the Council's corporate health and safety management arrangements by providing compliance monitoring and continuous improvement activities across all service areas. The postholder will maintain oversight of corrective actions arising from audits, inspections, incidents and investigations, ensuring actions are progressed and completed within agreed timescales.

To assist the Lead Resilience Officer in analysing performance trends, identifying emerging risks and areas of non-compliance and preparing reports to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

1. Undertake planned and unannounced compliance inspections across Council services.
2. Verify implementation of controls identified within Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.
3. Monitor, track and report on outstanding actions arising from audits, inspections and investigations.
4. Maintain a central compliance and action tracking system.
5. Analyse incident, audit and inspection data to identify trends and areas requiring intervention.
6. Support accident, incident, near miss and insurance claim investigations.
7. Prepare clear and accurate compliance reports, performance updates and briefing information for the Lead Resilience Officer, senior management and relevant governance forums.
8. Report on compliance performance, emerging trends, recurring issues, overdue actions and areas of non-compliance, making proportionate recommendations for corrective action.
9. Support continuous improvement by evaluating the effectiveness of existing controls, identifying lessons learned and good practice, and assisting services to develop and implement practical improvements.
10. Review and quality assure risk assessments, procedures and safety documentation.
11. Monitor statutory inspection and testing programmes to ensure legal compliance.
12. Undertake any additional responsibilities in relation to the service as directed by the Lead Resilience Officer.
13. Ensure compliance with corporate, statutory and regulatory requirements, including GDPR, Freedom of Information, Data Protection, health and safety, audit, procurement and other relevant Council policies and procedures.

Essential Criteria:

(Please note that Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd require original certificates as proof of all qualifications listed on CV)

It is essential that applicants have a minimum of:

1.1 Qualifications

Applicants must:

Have a minimum of 5 GCSEs to include English Language and Maths (grade C or above) or equivalent qualifications to demonstrate literacy and numeracy

AND

1.2 EXPERIENCE

Be able to demonstrate by providing personal and specific examples, a minimum of three years' relevant experience to include:

• Conducting compliance inspections
• Tracking actions and maintaining accurate records.
• Analysing data and reporting trends
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage own time.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, MS Teams, Word and Excel.

• Where applicants do not hold the qualifications as outlined in 1.1 they must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years' experience as outlined in 1.2 above.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant health and safety legislation, statutory obligations and compliance monitoring requirements.

1.3 A full current driving licence valid in the UK and access to a car or have access to a form of transport that enables you to carry out the duties of the post

• Be willing to undertake appropriate training in the use of relevant Council systems and bespoke IT packages.

Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and a Corporate Member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd adheres to all current employment legislation.

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date, should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please send your CV as early as possible.

Please note only those candidates shortlisted may be contacted

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK and Ireland. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Successful candidates may need to apply for an Access NI Certificate with Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd regardless if you already have a valid certificate. It will be a cost of between £16 - £32 depending on clearance level.