Property Compliance Officer (Part Time Job Share) in Bedford

Do you have experience working for or alongside Housing Associations within the care or supported living sector? Are you passionate about improving the lives of people with a learning disability and committed to ensuring safe, compliant, and well-maintained environments? If so, we might have the perfect opportunity for you as our Property Compliance Officer at Mencap.

Mencap is looking for a dedicated Property Compliance Officer to join our team and play a key role in ensuring our environments are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. You will help make sure our residential, retail and office properties meet all relevant legal and regulatory standards, supporting safe spaces for the people we support, as well as our colleagues and volunteers. This is a part-time (22.5 hours per week), permanent job-share role, with flexible work location options.

Strong communication skills are essential, as you will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across Mencap, as well as external partners, to ensure our properties remain safe and suitable for tenants, staff and volunteers.

• Ensure properties meet all legal, health & safety, and compliance standards
• Coordinate reactive and quoted works with contractors and site teams
• Identify, assess and escalate repair and compliance risks
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, repairs and certifications
• Liaise with landlords, housing associations, contractors and internal teams
• Ensure value for money in repairs and challenge contractors where required
• Support and deputise for the Property Manager, including stakeholder engagement
• Prepare compliance and repairs data for reporting purposes
• Stay up to date with legislation and regulatory changes, advising colleagues accordingly
• Monitor KPIs and escalate underperformance
• Take responsibility for one or more compliance areas, such as Gas, Legionella, Asbestos, EICRs or Fire Systems

• Strong communication skills across telephone, email and face-to-face
• Analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage complex workloads and meet deadlines
• Confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders
• Clear, effective and professional communicator
• Self-motivated, organised and proactive

• Minimum 2 years experience in property repairs and/or compliance
• Knowledge of building maintenance legislation and procedures
• Experience working with housing providers or housing associations
• Strong data analysis and report-writing skills
• Customer-focused approach with a commitment to resident involvement
• Understanding of, or willingness to learn about, supporting people with learning disabilities
• Experience in a values-driven organisation is desirable
• Flexible, solution-focused and proactive approach
• A genuine commitment to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities

If you’re passionate about creating safe and compliant environments and want to make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 19 May, with interviews scheduled to take place on 11 and 12 June.

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings.

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere. Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation. Every day we grow and learn. It's okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes. Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long-term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.