Essex County Council
Technical Support (Compliance) – Harlow District Council
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About The Role
Technical Support (Compliance) – Harlow District Council
Location: Harlow
Employment Type: Full time, Temporary
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Pay: £116.96 PAYE / £150.00 Umbrella
Closing Date: Friday 14th August 2026
Interview Date(s): 17th, 18th & 19th August 2026
Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Harlow Council to recruit two Technical Support Officers up to 12 month's contract.
Please note that this post requires the successful individual to be based on-site 3 days per week, increasing to four.
Job Purpose
Harlow Council is seeking two Technical Support Officers to join our Compliance Team, supporting the delivery of statutory compliance services across a housing portfolio of over 8,900 properties.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong IT, organisational and analytical skills who is looking to develop experience within housing, compliance, systems and data management. Whilst administration forms part of the role, this is not a purely administrative position. You will work alongside specialist compliance professionals supporting key safety compliance activities including gas, electrical, fire, asbestos, water hygiene and lift safety.
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Duties Include but Not Limited to
- Provide business, technical and administrative support to the Compliance Team.
- Schedule appointments and assist in the delivery of statutory compliance programmes.
- Monitor compliance systems, alerts and shared inboxes, escalating issues where appropriate.
- Receive, log and coordinate enquiries from residents, contractors and colleagues.
- Maintain accurate compliance records, certificates and documentation.
- Support data cleansing, validation and data quality improvement projects.
- Gather, analyse and map information across multiple systems.
- Assist with system improvements and compliance-related projects.
- Produce reports and management information using Microsoft Office applications.
The Experience You Will Bring
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Comfortable working with large volumes of data and information.
- Quick to learn new systems and processes.
- A confident communicator with strong customer service skills.
- Able to prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines.
- Proactive, adaptable and keen to learn.
- Competent in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
- A team player with a positive and can-do attitude.
- A degree in Business, IT, Data Analytics or a related discipline would be advantageous but is not essential. Applications are welcomed from candidates with relevant skills and experience.
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Selection Process
Due to the anticipated volume of applications, shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a pre-interview assessment designed to evaluate:
- Data accuracy and attention to detail
- IT and Excel skills
- Prioritisation and organisational ability
- Written communication skills
- Problem-solving and learning agility
What You Should Do Next
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website. If you have any queries relating to this post please email Ashleigh.Drake@essex.gov.uk
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