Compliance Officer for ESFA-Funded Apprenticeships

Supporting Education Group; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Health cash plan

Life insurance

Pension contributions

Flexible benefits

Learning & development

Volunteer days

Job summary

Eden Training Solutions in Wakefield is seeking a Compliance Officer to ensure the Apprenticeships department fully complies with ESFA funding rules and safeguards public funds. You will support high-quality apprenticeship programmes while driving process improvements and building a culture of accountability.

This role collaborates with internal teams and funding bodies, conducts regular audits, provides guidance to staff, and maintains accurate compliance records.

Qualifications

• Experience in a back-office function with focus on customer service.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, especially Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and meeting deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating detailed information and reports.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, change-oriented environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Tenacious, results-driven and a team player.
• GCSE Maths and English at Grade C/4 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Achieve daily, weekly and monthly auditing targets for compliance.
• Review and improve internal processes to boost compliance rates.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote best practices in funding compliance.
• Ensure timely processing of compliance checks for programme documentation.
• Share compliance updates and insights across departments.
• Support external funding audits, inspections and due diligence exercises.
• Maintain and update compliance documents against targets.
• Generate and distribute regular compliance reports.

Skills

Back-office experience

Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel,TE

Analytical skills

Deadline driven

Change oriented

Communication skills

Teamwork

GCSE Maths & English

Education

GCSE Maths & English (C/4)

Tools

BUD apprenticeship platform

Job description

Eden Training Solutions in Wakefield is seeking a Compliance Officer to ensure the Apprenticeships department fully complies with ESFA funding rules and safeguards public funds. You will support high-quality apprenticeship programmes while driving process improvements and building a culture of accountability.

This role collaborates with internal teams and funding bodies, conducts regular audits, provides guidance to staff, and maintains accurate compliance records.