Overview

Compliance Officer role at Nottingham City Council.

Join to apply for the Compliance Officer role at Nottingham City Council.

About the Role

We are looking for people to join our Safer Housing Department in our Selective Licensing team as a Compliance Officer. We are looking for individuals who have experience; working within the privately rented housing sector, surveying and inspecting domestic properties, and/or those who have transferable skills with an ability to learn and develop within the role.

A large proportion of our work involves carrying out inspections to ensure that legal standards are met, and, tackling poor conditions and unsatisfactory management in licensed properties within the private rented sector.

With significant housing licensing schemes operating in Nottingham, we need enthusiastic and self-motivated officers to help deliver our highly ambitious aims. You will work alongside colleagues to engage positively with landlords and help tackle rogue and criminal landlords and support project work.

Nottingham is a dynamic and popular city which is in an area of high housing demand, with a high percentage of privately rented houses many of which are not well maintained. We are determined to continue to improve the private rented sector in Nottingham, to reduce anti-social behaviour and drive up housing conditions. The Vision of the Council is to make Nottingham Safe, Clean, Ambitious and Proud, where people live in safe, warm and affordable homes.

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.

For informal enquiries, please contact James Stretton, Principal Licensing Officer, by telephone on 07712540168 or by email at james.stretton@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspections to ensure that legal standards are met within licensed properties in the private rented sector.
• Tackle poor conditions and unsatisfactory management in licensed properties.
• Engage positively with landlords, help tackle rogue and criminal landlords, and support project work.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in the privately rented housing sector, surveying and inspecting domestic properties, and/or transferable skills with the ability to learn and develop within the role.

Salary, Contract and Working Arrangements

• Contract Type: Fixed Term for 12 months
• Working Hours: 37 hours per week
• Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
• Salary: Starting £32,597 (Level 1) rising to £35,412 (Level 4) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
• Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG

Benefits

• 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

Application Details

Location and format: Hybrid working available. Closing Date: 8 October 2025. Interviews will be held w/c 20 October 2025. For informal enquiries, contact James Stretton at 07712540168 or james.stretton@nottinghamcity.gov.uk. By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.