Apprenticeship Manager Audit and Compliance

Derby College; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £44,218 per annum

LGPS pension with 19.9% employer contr

Nursery discount

TOTUM card / Tastecard

Rail discounts

Microsoft Office with 1TB OneDrive

Cycle to Work Scheme

Eye tests with Specsavers

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Derby College Group invites applications for an Apprenticeship Manager – Audit & Compliance based at the Ilkeston campus. You will lead apprenticeship funding assurance, compliance and audit activity, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance while supporting continuous improvement.

You'll steer an expert team, develop robust assurance frameworks and oversee processes to protect public funding and uphold high standards of apprenticeship delivery across the group.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of apprenticeship funding rules, compliance requirements and audit processes.
• Experience with ILR validation, funding assurance and apprenticeship data management.
• Proven ability to manage teams and oversee multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead apprenticeship funding assurance, compliance and audit activity across Derby College Group.
• Develop robust assurance frameworks and oversee compliance processes.
• Drive audit readiness, risk management and data integrity.
• Support continuous improvement to protect public funding and apprenticeship delivery quality.

Skills

Leadership

Auditing

Data management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

ILR data systems

Funding management tools

Job description

Apprenticeship Manager Audit and Compliance

Provisional Interview Date: 11th/12th September

Optimistic – Equity – Kindness – Innovation – Collaboration

Derby College Group (DCG) are recruiting for an Apprenticeship Manager – Audit & Compliance based at our Ilkeston campus. In this key role, you will lead apprenticeship funding assurance, compliance and audit activity across Derby College Group, ensuring funding claims are accurate, audit-ready and fully compliant while supporting continuous improvement across our apprenticeship provision.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to lead Derby College Group’s apprenticeship funding assurance and compliance activities, playing a key role in safeguarding public funding and ensuring regulatory excellence. As the College’s subject matter expert for apprenticeship funding compliance, you will drive audit readiness, risk management and data integrity across the apprenticeship provision. Leading a dedicated team, you will develop robust assurance frameworks, oversee compliance processes and support continuous improvement, helping to protect the College from financial, audit and reputational risk while contributing to high-quality apprenticeship delivery.

About You

You’ll bring extensive knowledge of apprenticeship funding rules, compliance requirements and audit processes, with experience of ILR validation, funding assurance and apprenticeship data management. A confident and effective leader, you’ll have a proven ability to manage teams, oversee multiple priorities and adapt to changing requirements. With excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills, you will be comfortable working with complex data and a range of systems. You’ll be proactive, collaborative and committed to maintaining high standards of compliance, accuracy and continuous improvement across apprenticeship provision.

The Benefits

• Salary of £44,218per annum
• 35 days per year plus 6 College closure days per year where applicable and 8 statutory days
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 19.9% employer contribution
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuousdevelopment and progression opportunities
• Free eye tests with Specsavers
• Our new and enhanced Employee Assistance Programme provides 24/7 confidential support for wellbeing, mental health, and life matters
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, reasonable adjustments, or about the role, please contact us at [e-mail].

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is also completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Please note that unfortunately,this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system.Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult theHome Office website for further information.

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