Supported Housing Regulatory and Compliance Lead Officer

Job introduction

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About the role

At West Northants Council, we are driven by ambition, innovation and a shared commitment to making our communities thrive. We’re now looking for a Supported Housing Regulatory Compliance Lead Officer to play a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening our approach to supported housing across the region.

This is a senior technical leadership role within our Revenues & Benefits service, where you’ll lead the Council’s Supported Housing Regulatory Compliance Programme. You’ll interpret complex regulatory frameworks and turn them into clear, effective practices that ensure supported housing providers meet the highest standards.

With a strong focus on governance, quality and value for money, you’ll help safeguard public funds while ensuring vulnerable residents receive the support they need in safe, compliant accommodation. This is a role where your expertise will directly influence service delivery, regulatory compliance and strategic outcomes across West Northants.

Additional information

You’re an experienced Revenues & Benefits professional with strong knowledge of Housing Benefit and supported housing regulations. You’re analytical, confident working with complex data and comfortable making high-level decisions. A strong communicator, you can influence and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders. Most importantly, you’re proactive, solutions-focused and motivated to make a real difference, bringing our THRIVE values to life in everything you do

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

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