Apprentice Regulatory Compliance Officer

Government Recruitment Service; Swansea; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency is offering an exciting apprenticeship as a Regulatory Compliance Officer. This role involves monitoring compliance in transport regulations, conducting assessments, and collaborating with stakeholders. You will receive on-the-job training and support with a qualification upon completion. This position is based in Swansea, starting in March 2026.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse and interpret data.
• Highly motivated and able to engage stakeholders.
• Experience working in a compliance or regulatory environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and lead on bus compliance remote enforcement schemes.
• Conduct Desk Based Assessments (DBA's) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Analyse data provided by operators.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Technical analysis

Communication skills

Education

No prior qualifications required

Job description

Overview

Do you enjoy analysing and interpreting data? Are you able to engage and build relationships with stakeholders? Would you like to make a difference to road safety in Great Britain?

This role combines learning and practical on the job training. At the end of it all, you'll have a Qualification as a L4 Regulatory Compliance Officer. You’ll be fully supported to meet the learning requirements of the qualification.

You can find details about the apprenticeship and what you will be learning here if you are applying for Avonmouth and here if you are applying for Swansea. This apprenticeship will start in January 2026 in England or March 2026 in Wales. You will need to have joined us by this date.

Make no mistake, it’ll be hard work. You’ll need to be highly motivated, but we’ll help you balance your work and studies, better still, you will enjoy a host of great benefits.

This is a great opportunity to join DVSA’s Remote Enforcement Office team, while you learn and gain a qualification. If this sounds like you then please apply! We can’t wait to hear from you!

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
• Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Department for Transport Careers

Role summary

We have an exciting regulatory compliance officer apprenticeship. As the Remote Enforcement Examiner (Regulatory Compliance Officer), you will work closely with a team of Enforcement professionals to support DVSA’s aims to prevent, enable and respond. Your main purpose is to assess and follow up on roadside offences, analysing data to make informed decisions on compliance information, collaborate with the wider team, internal and external stakeholders, respond to enquiries from the public and handle complaints.

You will perform a range of duties, ensuring that accurate and thorough assessments are completed, of operators, approved tachograph centres and MOT testing stations, assessing their processes and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and highlighting areas of concerns across the Enforcement spectrum. This will include conducting technical analysis of tachograph data, driver’s hour’s information and maintenance systems assessments, and associated tasks in relation to the light vehicle MOT testing and national bus compliance schemes.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and leading on bus compliance remote enforcement schemes
• Conducting Desk Based Assessments (DBA’s) of operators, approved tachograph centres and MOT testing stations, to assess their processes and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Analysing data and information provided by operators
• Updating spreadsheets and managing mailboxes
• Working collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.