Ethics and Compliance Manager

The Crown Estate; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputed public body in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced professional to manage its Ethics and Compliance programme. This role involves implementing compliance measures, risk management, and providing training in a dynamic corporate environment. Candidates should have strong experience in financial crime compliance, particularly AML, and excellent stakeholder management skills. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including a hybrid work model, are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Performance related bonus

Flexible working

Private healthcare

Life and critical illness cover

28 days holiday with the option to buy more

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial crime compliance, especially AML.
• Experience in a dynamic corporate compliance environment.
• Extensive knowledge of regulatory compliance standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the Ethics & Compliance program.
• Conduct monitoring to ensure compliance with policies.
• Assist in compliance communications and training.
• Manage reporting of compliance issues.
• Support investigations on compliance topics.
• Advise on updates to laws and regulations.

Skills

Financial crime compliance (AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Anti-Fraud, Anti-Tax Evasion)

Compliance programme management

Knowledge of legal and regulatory compliance requirements

Understanding of compliance frameworks

Experience working with Internal Audit/Risk functions

Effective training development

Analytical skills for risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Job description

Advert Close date: 12th January 2026

Purpose of Role

Supporting the management, development and co-ordination of The Crown Estate's Ethics and Compliance programme. The focus of the role is to support the embedding of a robust Ethics & Compliance program across the business. Actively managing elements of the program to manage risk and act as a key advisor to the business on financial crime compliance related laws and regulations pertaining to The Crown Estates existing and future activities.

Main accountabilities

• Support the implementation and manage elements of the Ethics & Compliance programme in relation to all enterprise wide regulatory, legal and ethical policy obligations relevant to the current or planned activities of The Crown Estate.
• Design and conduct regular monitoring as necessary to ensure effectiveness of key controls and compliance with relevant policies and procedures. Support the assessment of company procedures, practices, and documentation to identify possible weaknesses or risks alongside the Ethics & Compliance Director.
• Assist in the development and deployment of compliance related communications, training, systems and programmes.
• Manage the reporting of issues and deviations to policy
• Support investigations on a range of compliance topics (Code of Conduct, Anti-Bribery and Corruption; Financial Crime; Conflicts of Interests etc.)
• Advise the Ethics & Compliance Director updates to relevant laws and regulations and assessing the implications of regulatory, legal and ethical obligations on current and planned activities.
• Supporting the establishment of appropriate KPI's and preparing regular reports to communicate compliance matters to relevant stakeholders.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of a robust third-party risk management process and assist in conducting third party risk assessments and due diligence.
• Supporting other areas of Legal and Compliance team e.g. FoI Transparency and Records & Information Management.

Most important skills based requirements

• Proven experience in financial crime compliance (AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Anti-Fraud, Anti-Tax Evasion) experience is essential. AML is a priority.
• Experience in developing and managing a compliance programme in a dynamic corporate environment.
• Extensive knowledge of legal, regulatory and sector specific compliance requirements, standards and guidance.
• Understanding of compliance frameworks, risk assessment and control design
• Experience of working with Internal Audit/Third Line/Risk functions.
• Experience of developing and providing effective training
• Analytical skills to assess compliance risks and develop effective strategies to mitigate them.
• Customer focused mindset, demonstrated interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills and ability to navigate the 'grey'
• Clear minded analysis and the provision of appropriate risk solutions in diverse and evolving businesses.
• Stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels

Our Offering / benefits

As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.

Disability Disclaimer

We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.

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Department Operations Locations The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time