Compliance Officer

Government Recruitment Service; Swansea; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension (28.97%)

25 days annual leave (+8 bank holidays

Flexible working options

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Swansea is seeking a Compliance Officer to assess Type Approval applications and ensure compliance with UNECE, GB or UK(NI) standards. You will coordinate with manufacturers and colleagues to deliver timely certification decisions in line with civil service values.

Join a supportive, development-focused team offering clear career progression, pension benefits, and flexible working options as part of the Civil Service commitments.

Qualifications

• Assess Type Approval applications against automotive standards.
• Communicate with applicants to clarify information.
• Maintain Type Approval knowledge and develop technical competence.

Responsibilities

• Assess Type Approval applications against relevant automotive standards and make approval decisions.
• Maintain and develop Type Approval knowledge to broaden technical competence.
• Manage workloads effectively to meet key performance indicators and deadlines.
• Collaborate with colleagues to prioritise and manage team workloads.
• Liaise with applicants to clarify information and support timely application decisions.
• Maintain accurate records on VCA systems to meet audit requirements.
• Manage performance, conduct and attendance processes, acting as an Investigating or Decision Officer when required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Vehicle certification

Job description

Can you use your judgement and attention to detail to assess complex information and make confident, evidence-based decisions?

Have you got the communication and organisational skills to manage competing priorities and build effective relationships with customers and colleagues?

Are you ready to develop your technical expertise and play a key role in supporting vehicle certification for the global automotive industry?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The team plays an important role in supporting the automotive industry by assessing vehicles and components against relevant legislative standards and granting Type Approval certification.

You will join a knowledgeable and collaborative team responsible for reviewing approval applications from manufacturers operating across the global automotive industry. The team works together to assess compliance, manage workloads and deliver accurate and timely certification decisions in line with business priorities.

Working in a supportive and people-focused environment, you will build your technical knowledge, work closely with colleagues and manufacturers, and contribute to maintaining high standards of vehicle certification. The team champions development, recognition and involvement, while working in accordance with Civil Service values.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• 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 DVLA:

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Review applications from automotive manufacturers and assess their compliance against United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), GB or UK(NI) legislative standards. Take responsibility for supporting specific workstreams within statutory and non-statutory vehicle certification functions, using your experience to support the issuance of Type Approval Certificates in line with business priorities. Act as the point of contact for internal and external enquiries relating to approval applications within your workstream, liaising with vehicle manufacturers to co-ordinate workload. This role is undertaken in a people focused environment that champions recognition, involvement, development and support for all, and is performed in line with Civil Service values.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Assess Type Approval applications against relevant automotive standards and make approval decisions.
• Maintain and develop Type Approval knowledge to broaden technical competence.
• Manage workloads effectively to meet key performance indicators and deadlines.
• Collaborate with colleagues to prioritise and manage team workloads.
• Liaise with applicants to clarify information and support timely application decisions.
• Maintain accurate records on VCA systems to meet audit requirements.
• Manage performance, conduct and attendance processes, acting as an Investigating or Decision Officer when required.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards.

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.

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Compliance Officer

Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: £32,027 to £32,027 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Swansea

Job type: Permanent

Job type: Permanent Full time

Posting date: 13 Oct 2026

Closing date: 1 Nov 2026

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