Corporate Risk and Compliance Manager

Diversity Travel Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel management company in Manchester is seeking a Corporate Risk and Compliance Manager to manage compliance audits and ensure adherence to regulations including GDPR. The ideal candidate has experience in policy drafting and compliance management. This hybrid role involves 3 days in the office and offers competitive salary and benefits including healthcare and enhanced leave.

Benefits

Salary circa 50k per annum

24.5 days holiday plus bank holidays

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare Insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Reward scheme and benefits platform

Qualifications

• Experience drafting and reviewing company policies.
• Ability to train colleagues on compliance requirements in simple terms.
• Exceptional organizational skills to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordination and management of compliance audits.
• Management support for Continuous Process Improvement.
• Overseeing compliance with GDPR and Health & Safety legislation.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of compliance requirements

Organizational skills

Detailed knowledge of standards and certifications

Tools

MS Office

Project management tools

Job description

Welcome to Diversity Travel!

With offices in the UK, Europe, USA and South Africa, we are a fast-growing Travel Management Company. We are proud, passionate and mindful in our work and about what we do, and we hold these as our Company Values.

As leaders in the Charity, Academic, Humanitarian, and Not-For-Profit sectors, we provide dedicated support to our clients to help them fulfil their missions to make a difference. Our Diversity Study Trips (DST) division specialises in educational group travel, working in partnership with Colleges, Universities and other education providers, to tailor bespoke study experiences and travel itineraries to inspire students outside of the classroom.

It's an exciting time to come and join us!

We are recruiting for a Corporate Risk and Compliance Manager to join our team in Manchester.

The core focus of the role will be to take a key role in ensuring excellence across the business, via the coordination and management of internal and external compliance audits against our current suite of ISO accreditations, regulatory requirements and Company Policies, across all Diversity Travel group entities.

You will be responsible for the management and support for Continuous Process Improvement (CPI), providing recommendations, advice and guidance to management.

As the nominated Data Protection Officer (DPO), you will be responsible for ensuring business compliance with GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, coordinating requests and other associated processes, and advising management on potential and actual risk.

In liaison with the external Health & Safety Consultant, you will oversee and ensure full compliance with all aspects of Health & Safety legislation, highlighting risks and making recommendations to management. Some more key responsibilities will include:

• Audit and Accreditation Management
• Risk Management
• GDPR and Data protection
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Continuous process Improvement

Job requirements:

• Experience of drafting, reviewing and editing relevant company policies.
• Experience of identifying corporate risk through internal and external audit, own awareness, and other mechanisms.
• Experience of managing all aspects of compliance, and any non-compliance, and investigating breaches.
• Detailed knowledge of standards, certifications, legislation and accreditations applicable to the business including but not limited to ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO27001, GDPR, PCI DSS and Cyber Essentials+.
• Ability to train colleagues on compliance requirements in easy to understand, non-technical language.
• Good, practical knowledge and understanding of ISO certifications, and Health & Safety and Environmental legal registers.
• Experience of drafting, reviewing and editing company policies including the ability to explain requirements in simple, non-technical language which is easy for others to understand.
• Excellent working knowledge of GDPR and Data Protection legislation, for the UK and other geographies in which the company operates.
• knowledge of key systems such as online booking tools, contact management systems, CRM, finance systems and digital marketing desirable
• Knowledge of compliance requirements in the US and Europe desirable
• Competent/advanced user of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), project management tools, and other software required to create and maintain documentation.
• Exceptional communication skills; verbal, written and non-verbal and well-developed interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet tight deadlines, and managing own workload / time effectively.

In return you'll receive some fantastic benefits:

• Salary circa 50k per annum
• 24.5 days holiday (plus bank holidays), rising to 25.5 days after 12 months of service
• Option to buy or sell additional annual leave from January
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Healthcare Insurance
• Season ticket loan
• Discounted staff travel
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Reward scheme and benefits platform
• Sick pay entitlement from first day of employment
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

If you are interested in our role and meet the requirements above, then please do get in touch. Our hours of work are 8.45 am - 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday. Our office is based in Manchester City Centre, and this is a hybrid role with combination of office (3 days) and homeworking (in the UK).

We are committed to supporting flexible working, where feasible, in alignment with the requirements of the role and the business.

Please visit our company LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/diversity-travel/ to learn more about us and what we do.

PASSIONATE - We're driven to help make the world a better place, creating dynamic partnerships with our customers and an environment for our people to thrive.

BOLD - We embrace innovation and challenge the status quo to deliver outstanding results.

MINDFUL - We prioritise sustainability, ethical practices, and responsible travel, ensuring that our service leave a positive and lasting impression.