Compliance Officer

Trinity House Group Ltd; West Bromwich; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity House Group Ltd seeks an Interim Compliance Officer to strengthen compliance across apprenticeship standards and training programmes in the Black Country. You will coordinate with external assessors and drive post-audit actions while maintaining robust data and documentation for inspections.

The role involves delivering against an action plan, supporting audit readiness and embedding improved systems, with a hybrid working setup and a competitive day rate.

Qualifications

• Strong background in compliance and audit, ideally within education, training or apprenticeship standards.
• Assessor qualification desirable but not essential.
• Comfortable working across both paper based and online portal systems.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and confident handling data.
• Educated to GCSE level as a minimum; a broader education sector background is a plus.
• Detail oriented and methodical, able to work independently and see tasks through to completion.
• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain; checks will be made).

Responsibilities

• Support the organisation in strengthening compliance processes and systems, particularly around apprenticeship standards and training programmes.
• Work closely with external assessors to ensure requirements are met and improvements are properly embedded.
• Implement the post audit action plan with precision and attention to detail, ahead of the internal audit in November.
• Carry out performance checks against funding rules, and help clear the existing compliance backlog.
• Maintain accurate data and documentation across both the online portal and paper based systems.
• Provide clear, well organised documentation to evidence compliance for future inspections and audits.
• Contribute to embedding stronger audit systems for the longer term (some systems already exist, so experience improving on an existing framework is helpful).

Skills

Compliance and audits

Microsoft Excel

Data handling

Detail oriented

Education

GCSE level minimum

Education sector background

Tools

Online portal systems

Paper-based records

Job description

Interim Compliance Officer - Education & Apprenticeships (Black Country)

Location: Black Country

Contract: Interim (permanent applications also welcomed)

Day Rate: £300 - £325 per day, inside IR35 (open to discussion)

Sector: education / Apprenticeships and Training

We're working with a well established educational organisation in the Black Country, delivering apprenticeship and training programmes, who are looking for an experienced Compliance Officer to join them on an interim basis. This is a hands on role supporting the organisation to deliver against an action plan following a recent audit, with a further internal audit scheduled for November.

About the Role

• Support the organisation in strengthening compliance processes and systems, particularly around apprenticeship standards and training programmes.
• Work closely with external assessors to ensure requirements are met and improvements are properly embedded.
• Implement the post audit action plan with precision and attention to detail, ahead of the internal audit in November.
• Carry out performance checks against funding rules, and help clear the existing compliance backlog.
• Maintain accurate data and documentation across both the online portal and paper based systems.
• Provide clear, well organised documentation to evidence compliance for future inspections and audits.
• Contribute to embedding stronger audit systems for the longer term (some systems already exist, so experience improving on an existing framework is helpful).

What We're Looking For

• Strong background in compliance and audit, ideally within education, training or apprenticeship standards; candidates with an accounting or auditing background will also be considered.
• Assessor qualification desirable but not essential.
• Comfortable working across both paper based and online portal systems.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and confident handling data.
• Educated to GCSE level as a minimum; a broader education sector background is a plus.
• Detail orientated and methodical, able to work independently and see tasks through to completion.
• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain; checks will be made).

Why Apply

• Competitive day rate of £300 - £325 per day
• Hybrid working, with arrangements around site based and home working open to discussion given the online portal reduces the need for constant on site presence.
• Flexible start and finish times, open to discussion with the right candidate.
• A focused 2-3 month assignment with real scope to make a visible impact ahead of the November internal audit; permanent applications will also be considered for the right person. Temp to Perm also available
• Interviews held via Microsoft Teams.

If you have the compliance and audit background this role calls for and are looking for your next interim assignment, or a permanent move, we'd love to hear from you.