Job Description

Salary

25,223 to 26,825

Date posted

14/10/2025

Job reference

COLREQ01533

Colchester Borough Homes, committed to better housing

37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Fixed term until 15th March 2026 (possibility of becoming permanent upon review)

Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Colchester City Council. As part of the local business community since 2003, we are an award-winning organisation providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential properties and the Council's commercial and public buildings, including Colchester Castle and Colchester Town Hall.

CBH is a fantastic place to work, delivering vital services and making a real difference to our tenants' and leaseholders' lives. We are an ambitious organisation focused on delivering great value services that make a difference and our vision is to enable customers, colleagues and communities to thrive.

About the role

Building safety has always been an important area of Colchester Borough Homes' activity. As an organisation we're taking the necessary steps to ensure that we address all of the requirements of legislation, including the relatively new Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act as well as emerging themes from the Social Housing Regulation Bill currently being considered in Parliament. We also need to ensure our ongoing compliance with the "Big 6" Health and Safety categories (Asbestos, Legionella, Gas, Lifts, Fire & Electrical). CBH requires a staffing structure with the necessary capacity and resources to meet these demands.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in our Building Safety team. We're recruiting a Compliance Assurance Administrator who will report into the Data and Performance Manager. The successful candidate will support the Compliance Assurance Officer(s) to ensure Colchester Borough Homes' data is up to date, accurate, accessible and is compliant with its compliance servicing, inspection and assessment programme, and to coordinate access to CBH managed homes and corporate buildings for follow up works.

About you

Applicants must have experience in administration and dealing with the public and contractors.

Applicants must also have excellent communication skills (written and oral), the ability to multitask and work under pressure, and the ability the negotiate confidently and effectively.

Benefits of working for CBH

In return, we are offering a competitive salary, including excellent benefits, which include:

Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.8 % employer contribution Excellent training, development, and progression opportunities Generous annual leave entitlement, 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after 5 years' service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period. The opportunity to buy up to another 5 days holiday, subject to conditions Access to an Employee Assistance Programme Employee Benefits Platform Provision of a smartphone and laptop Free parking (for when you're in the office) Discounted gym member - corporate membership rate at Leisure World and the Northern Gateway. 1 Volunteering Day per year Free Flu Jab Agile Working at Colchester Borough Homes means having some flexibility about when, where and how we work to best meet the needs of your role and service area.


Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.

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If you wish to discuss any of these posts further, please contact the Head of Building Safety, David Barthram on 07961 797694 for an informal conversation.

Interviews will be held face-to-face, interview date to be confirmed.

Equality & Diversity Commitment

Colchester Borough Homes is an equal opportunities employer. As part of our continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. We also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.

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