Job Description
Job Title:  Compliance and Quality Assurance Lead
Posting Start Date:  20/09/2026
Posting End Date:  09/10/2026
Department:  Community & Children's Services Department
Office Location:  William Blake Estate
Level of DBS required for this role:  Basic
Level of vetting required?:  No security vetting is required
Is this a politically restricted post?:  No
Does this post require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check?:  No

 

Salary: £45,650 - £50,860 per annum inclusive of London Weighting 

 

Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week 

 

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

 

Basis:  Full -Time, Fixed term for 2 years 

 

Workplace category: Workplace based 

Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance.  

 

 

Attachments: Job Description and Person Specification


Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment 



We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.  We therefore encourage you to apply early.

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The City of London’s Housing Service is committed to maintaining high standards across its housing estates. We are looking for a proactive and experienced Compliance and Quality Assurance Lead to oversee the delivery of compliance and service standards inspections and help ensure our estates remain safe, secure and well managed.  

 

You will lead and support a team of two Compliance and Quality Assurance Officers, coordinating the inspection programme across all estates and ensuring inspections are completed thoroughly, accurately and within required timescales. You will allocate work, balance competing priorities, provide training and coaching, and quality assure inspection reports before they are issued.  

 

Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will carry out estate and block inspections within an allocated area and provide support across other areas when required. You will produce clear reports, raise and assign actions relating to service standards, fire safety, hazards, antisocial behaviour and housing management, and monitor performance against agreed key performance indicators. You will also identify emerging issues, coordinate corrective action and refer safeguarding or resident welfare concerns promptly to the appropriate team.  

 

The successful candidate will have substantial experience of managing or supervising staff in social housing, local government or a similar environment. You will have knowledge of relevant estate services legislation and requirements, including health and safety, fire safety in communal areas and COSHH, together with experience of risk management, risk assessments and thorough estate inspections. Strong written and verbal communication, organisation and IT skills are essential, as is the ability to work flexibly, use your initiative and communicate effectively at all levels.  

 

A relevant qualification, such as BICSc, IOSH or CIH, or substantial equivalent professional experience, is required. The role is 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and involves regular work across housing estates, including extended periods of walking.  

 

If you are committed to high standards, continuous improvement and excellent estate services, we would welcome your application.  

 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service check.   

  

The City of London Corporation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

 

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. 

 

Closing date: 23:59pm on 9 October 2026. 

  

Interviews - TBC

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To apply online please click the Apply online button below.  

 

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCCS1449 if you experience any difficulties.  A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732. 

  

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

 

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. 

  

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs. 

 

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.   

 

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.