Compliance and Administration Officer; Headquarters

Location of Role: Maidstone

Advert Closing Date: 04/08/2026

Starting Salary: £27,492.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Part Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Other (see advert text)

Weekend/Evening Working: No

An exciting opportunity has become available for a driven and dedicated administrator with a strong eye for detail and proven experience in commercial property compliance and/or commercial property support. We are looking for an experienced Administrative Officer to join our Estate & Facilities Services team, to play a vital role in ensuring our estate remains fully compliant with legislative, regulatory and policy requirements, and receives high-quality administrative support.

The main duties will include:

• Supporting the Compliance & Governance Manager with key oversight and data management of the Force's statutory compliance within Estate & Facilities Services, including recording, tracking and reporting progress and performance against targets.
• Contractor Management of site access across the county, managing shared email accounts to ensure our Contractors, Staff and visitors remain safe and accountable whilst on force premises.
• Reviewing and updating policies and SOPs/processes to ensure documentation remains accurate, current and aligned to operational need.
• Monitoring, maintaining and updating the departmental risk register, escalating significant risks where required.
• Managing departmental databases and document libraries, ensuring accuracy, consistency and clear audit trails.
• Effective communication, including updating intranet pages, managing enquiries and ensuring colleagues across the Force remain informed of developments that may affect their areas.
• Providing proactive, high quality administrative support to the estates team.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Competence and strong confidence in using Microsoft Office applications. Additional business analytical software is a plus.
• Tenacity, ownership, proactivity and problem solving skills, delivering high quality administrative support.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills and attention to detail, including data reporting and planning.
• Understanding of the general principles of compliance in an Estate setting.
• Ability to work and communicate collaboratively across teams and functions.
• Awareness of the basic principles of Health & Safety.

This role requires regular office attendance of at least once a week and covers Wednesday, Thursday and Friday working days. This role may require travel to or working from other locations within the County on occasion.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.