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Compliance and Contract Officer (ID:12939)

Details


1107518


University of Leicester


02/02/2026


1 Month


35 hours per week, Monday to Friday


Smart Casual

Pay


£14.67


£1.77

Description

Role
The University of Leicester is seeking a Compliance and Contracts Officer to provide essential administrative support to the Head of Maintenance and Engineering and to contract managers within the Estates and Facilities team. This role plays a key part in ensuring that contract and compliance systems and records are accurately maintained. 

 
The post holder will also be responsible for coordinating specified planned maintenance services and associated remedial works, supporting the effective delivery of estates operations across the University.

Duties and responsibilities
The Compliance and Contracts Officer will support the team by covering urgent tasks and assisting with the handover of essential duties following the transfer of a ventilation contract to the mechanical team. 

 
The role involves planning contractor attendance on site, notifying building users of Planned Preventative Maintenance activities, and ensuring systems are kept up to date. This includes updating RESET contractor management software, recording contractor quotes, and creating purchase orders to support maintenance and compliance activities.

Skills and experience

The successful candidate will have a minimum of five GCSEs including Mathematics and English, or be able to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience. They will hold an IOSH Managing Safely qualification or an equivalent, and have knowledge of estate-related legislation and regulation. A good working knowledge of IT, including Microsoft Office, is essential, along with relevant experience of contract service delivery.

Desirable experience includes working with compliance and work management systems such as Zetasafe, TraqIT, PRIME and/or MiCAD, as well as experience of working within a Higher Education environment.

Location
Percy Gee Building, University of Leicester

Additional information

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role.

Informal enquiries are welcome, and should be made to Tara Tate, 0116 2522504.

Duration: 4 to 6 weeks

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 28 January 2026

Unitemps is acting as an Employment Business, supplying temporary workers, in relation to this vacancy.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusio into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

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