Compliance and Risk Support Officer

City St George's, University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Staff training and development

Job summary

City St George's, University of London is seeking a Compliance and Risk Support Officer within the Estates, Environment and Facilities Directorate. You will coordinate statutory compliance activities, audits, and risk management across campuses and support governance processes to keep the estate audit-ready.

The role requires an organized, proactive individual with experience in compliance, audit or governance in a complex organisation, strong stakeholder skills, and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting compliance, audit, risk or governance activities within a complex organisation.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks and statutory requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor statutory compliance activities, audits, inspections and risk management processes.
• Maintain compliance systems and trackers, and produce performance reports.
• Support governance, business continuity and audit-ready preparedness across the University estate.

Skills

Compliance experience

Audit processes

Stakeholder management

Governance

Job description

Please note: This vacancy is open to internal and external applicants concurrently. Internal applicants should use their @citystgeorges.ac.uk/@sgul.ac.uk email address when submitting an application.

City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology.

Our students are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Estates, Environment and Facilities Directorate as a Compliance and Risk Support Officer. Supporting activities across our campuses in Clerkenwell, Moorgate and Tooting, you will help ensure our diverse estate remains safe, compliant and operationally effective. Working closely with technical specialists, Health & Safety colleagues and senior stakeholders, you will play a key role in strengthening compliance assurance, supporting risk management processes and contributing to a positive compliance culture across the University.

You will coordinate and monitor statutory compliance activities, audits, inspections, investigations and risk management processes across the University estate. The role will involve maintaining compliance systems and trackers, producing performance reports, supporting business continuity and governance activities, and ensuring actions arising from audits, inspections and risk assessments are effectively managed through to completion. You will act as a central point of contact for compliance information and help ensure the University remains audit-ready.

Person Specification

We are looking for an organised and proactive individual with experience supporting compliance, audit, risk or governance activities within a complex organisation. You will have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to coordinate multiple priorities simultaneously. Knowledge of compliance frameworks, audit processes or statutory compliance requirements is essential, together with a commitment to continuous improvement and collaborative working.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 22nd November 2026 at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 14th December 2026.

The selection process will involve an interview and an assessment. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George's operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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