Employment Compliance Officer

Conway Group; Magherafelt; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Conway Group is looking for an Employment Compliance Officer to join the HR team and oversee immigration and sponsor licence obligations for international healthcare workers across Northern Ireland. You will work with the Authorising Officer and senior teams on sponsorship administration, visa expiry monitoring, and audit preparation.

Essential criteria include a degree-level education and at least two years’ HR/compliance experience, with strong organizational and confidentiality skills.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Experience maintaining confidential records and preparing audit/compliance documents.
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent IT skills, especially Microsoft Office and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage immigration and sponsor compliance including right-to-work checks and sponsor licence records.
• Coordinate AccessNI checks and pre-employment screening in onboarding.
• Support Fair Employment monitoring and annual reporting requirements and Article 55 reviews.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

IT proficiency

Confidential records handling

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

Job Description

Job Description Location: P J Conway Ltd, 58 Moneymore Road

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Employment Compliance Officer to join our HR team within a large healthcare organisation employing approximately 900 staff across Northern Ireland.

The primary focus of this role is to support the organisation’s immigration compliance and Home Office sponsor licence obligations relating to the recruitment and employment of international healthcare workers.

Working closely with the Authorising Officer, senior management and operational teams, you will coordinate right-to-work checks, sponsorship administration, visa expiry monitoring, compliance reporting and audit preparation. You will also support pre-employment screening, including AccessNI checks, and coordinate the organisation’s statutory Fair Employment monitoring and reporting obligations in Northern Ireland.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

Immigration and Sponsor Compliance

• Conduct and oversee right-to-work checks, ensuring accurate records and timely follow-up checks.
• Undertake authorised sponsorship activities as a Level 2 user of the Home Office Sponsorship Management System (SMS).
• Maintain sponsored worker records, monitor visa expiry dates and coordinate required sponsorship reports.
• Support the Authorising Officer in maintaining sponsor licence compliance and preparing for Home Office audits and inspections.
• Monitor changes in immigration legislation and guidance, escalating risks and supporting updates to internal procedures.
• Maintain compliance registers, prepare management reports and ensure immigration records are accurate and audit-ready.

Recruitment and Onboarding Compliance

• Coordinate AccessNI checks as part of the onboarding process for new employees, including processing applications, monitoring progress and liaising with candidates and managers.
• Maintain accurate and confidential pre-employment screening records and follow up outstanding checks in accordance with organisational procedures.
• Coordinate relevant compliance documentation to support timely and effective employee onboarding.

Fair Employment Monitoring

• Coordinate the organisation’s annual Fair Employment Monitoring Return in accordance with applicable Northern Ireland requirements.
• Maintain confidential workforce monitoring records and ensure required information is accurately recorded and reported.
• Support the organisation’s three-yearly Article 55 reviews of workforce composition and employment practices.
• Analyse monitoring information and support agreed actions to promote equality of opportunity.

Essential Criteria

• Educated to degree level.
• At least two years’ relevant experience in a HR, recruitment, immigration compliance, or related environment or a similar compliance-focused role.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience maintaining confidential and records and preparing audit or compliance documentation.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office and Excel, and experience using HR or document management systems.
• Professional, approachable and discreet maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Desirable Criteria

• Working knowledge of UK right-to-work requirements and an understanding of employer sponsorship obligations.
• Experience using the Home Office SMS, ideally with Level 1 user access.
• Experience supporting a licensed sponsor employing international healthcare workers.
• Experience administering AccessNI checks and coordinating pre-employment screening.
• Experience working within healthcare, particularly independent healthcare or social care.
• CIPD qualification, working towards CIPD qualification or equivalent relevant HR or immigration or legal qualification (e.g. OISC or law degree) preferred, although equivalent practical experience will be considered.
• Knowledge of Northern Ireland Fair Employment monitoring, annual returns and Article 55 reviews.
• Experience supporting compliance audits or regulatory inspections.

For the successful candidate a very attractive remuneration package is on offer (based upon extent of experience), along with outstanding training and career progression.

Conway Group is an equal opportunity employer.

About The Company

Conway Group is a privately owned group of companies specialising in Property development, investment, asset management, Construction and Healthcare with an impressive track record in the delivery of high quality projects.

Company Culture

We know that professional caring is hard work, physically, mentally and emotionally, but we also know that what you give in love you receive back again tenfold. Caring for someone less able than yourself is one of the most satisfying jobs you can do. You’re good at what you do and what you do makes a difference! That’s caring.

When you work with Conway Group Healthcare, you become part of our family and community. We know how important your job is and we’ll support you to be your best and to be happy at your work.

Whatever role you have with us, we will ensure that you have the training, skills, attitude and team around you to help you be your best. We invest in our staff, we look after our staff and we care for our staff.

We’ll always be there with a thank-you and praise for a job well done and we’ll support you with mentoring, and continuous professional development opportunities so that you can improve and grow with us.

We’ve got a hard-earned reputation as one of the best, most experienced and most dedicated senior healthcare groups. As you can imagine we are professional in everything we do and the highest standards are the only ones we work to. We will want your best, but we’ll give you our best in return.

Join the family!

Closing DateFriday 27th November, 2026

Contract Typefulltime

SalaryFrom £35,000.00 Yearly to £45,000.00 Yearly