Compliance Specialist (HESA)

Multiverse; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the education sector seeks a Compliance Specialist (HESA) to oversee statutory higher education reporting. This role involves managing data accuracy and compliance while collaborating with regulatory bodies and internal teams. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented and ready to contribute to meaningful social impact, driving high standards in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus additional leave days

Private medical insurance

Hybrid work offering

Weekly socials and company events

Qualifications

• Experience with HESA and HE data sets is crucial.
• Proven project management experience preferred.
• Strong IT skills, especially in data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage timely HESA submissions and ensure data accuracy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to uphold regulatory standards.
• Lead auditing and validation processes for compliance.

Skills

Data analysis

Strong communication

Project management

Education

Knowledge of HE administration

Experience working within a HEI

Tools

Unit-E

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The Opportunity

As our HESA Compliance Specialist, you’ll play a vital role in delivering our statutory higher education reporting, taking ownership of all HESA returns and driving high standards in data accuracy, regulatory compliance, and strategic insight. You’ll collaborate with external regulatory bodies, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), and internal teams to uphold data integrity—while also helping shape how we scale responsibly as we expand globally. If you're detail-driven, thrive in fast-moving environments, and want your work to contribute to meaningful social impact, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do:

• Drive timely, high-quality submissions by partnering with our Compliance Operations Manager to deliver all Higher Education (HE) returns—like Data Futures, Provider Profile, and Graduate Outcomes—in line with regulatory standards.
• Take full ownership of our HESA reporting cycle, leading the process from start to finish and ensuring seamless execution and compliance.
• Champion data integrity by auditing and validating submissions, applying internal quality controls, and making sure everything aligns with HESA’s data rules.
• Track and influence progress on regulatory actions—monitoring how we’re addressing requirements from HESA and the Office for Students (OfS).
• Be our external voice by developing trusted relationships with key stakeholders like HESA, student record system providers, and other HEIs—sharing learnings, aligning on timelines, and supporting knowledge transfer.
• Lead the way on student record systems, particularly supporting the implementation of UNIT-E. You’ll help guide the rollout across the business, drive ongoing efficiencies, and continuously review effectiveness to support smart, scalable change.
• Share your expertise in student record systems, advising colleagues and supporting users across the organisation as we embed new ways of working.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with our Data & Insights team to ensure data accuracy and consistency across all reporting.
• Lend your skills to other areas of compliance too—supporting tasks related to our apprenticeship provision as needed.
• Play a key role in change management, helping steer critical projects that align with our growth and compliance ambitions—ensuring changes land well across teams and systems.
  
  

About you:

• Knowledge of HE administration (HESA, HE data sets) and reporting requirements
• Experience working within a systems-related role within a HEI or similar environment. Desirable to have a working knowledge of using Unit-E or similar.
• Proven project management experience
• Hold strong IT skills, including data analysis and report writing, enabling you to drive informed decision-making.
• An understanding of the business issues affecting a HEI, including its responsibilities under the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Legislation
• Desirable to possess knowledge of Apprenticeships and funded learning regulations.
• Demonstratable strong communication skills with proven experience in building effective stakeholder relationships at all levels.
• Ability to hold cross-functional stakeholders to account on improvement projects
• Forward planning, usually to meet known short to medium-term deadlines. This role will involve frequent interaction with others, where initiative to resolve problems and queries will be required.
• Strong eye for detail in data
  
  

Benefits

• Time off - 27 days holiday, plus 5 additional days off: 1 life event day, 2 volunteer days, 2 company-wide wellbeing days (M-Powered Weekend) and 8 bank holidays per year
• Health & Wellness- private medical Insurance with Bupa, a medical cashback scheme, life insurance, gym membership & wellness resources through Wellhub and access to Spill - all in one mental health support
• Hybrid & remote work offering - with weekly or monthly visits to the London office and the opportunity to work abroad 45 days a year
• Team fun - weekly socials, company wide events and office snacks!
  
  

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We’re an equal opportunities employer. And proud of it. Every applicant and employee is afforded the same opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. This will never change. Read our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policy here.

Right to Work

Do you have the right to work in the UK? Unfortunately, at this time we cannot offer sponsorship for this role and we cannot consider overseas applications.

Safeguarding

All posts in Multiverse involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding. Successful applicants are required to complete a Disclosure Form from the Disclosure and Barring Service ("DBS") for the position. Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) may disqualify a candidate for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Higher Education

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