Policy & Risk Compliance Officer

Durham Constabulary; North East; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Durham Constabulary is seeking a Policy & Risk Compliance Officer to oversee the review and development of internal policies, ensuring alignment with CCDP and statutory policing requirements. The role supports operational policing and public service delivery.

You will monitor legal, regulatory and ethical obligations, maintain risk registers, and prepare reports for senior leadership and HMICFRS; training and guidance on risk and compliance will be provided to officers and staff.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in risk compliance or governance (IRM, IIA).
• Experience in compliance, risk, or governance, ideally in policing or public sector.
• Working knowledge of legislation and national policing standards (PACE, GDPR, Equality Act, CoE).

Responsibilities

• Lead on the review and development of internal policies and governance documents aligning with CCDP and statutory policing requirements.
• Monitor compliance with legal, regulatory and ethical obligations and recommend improvements.
• Maintain the force-wide risk register and coordinate periodic risk assessments across the force.
• Prepare highlight reports, data returns, and compliance briefings for senior officers and HMICFRS inspections.
• Deliver training, advice and support on risk and compliance to officers and staff.

Skills

Compliance experience

Governance knowledge

Public sector experience

Education

IRM / IIA qualification

Job description

Policy & Risk Compliance Officer

Salary: SO01 - £38,169 - £41,487

Location: Durham Constabulary, Police Headquarters

Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Closing Date: 5pm, Thursday 3rd September 2026

The Role

To ensure compliance with internal policy frameworks, legal obligations, and national policing standards by supporting the review, development, and implementation of risk and compliance procedures across the force. As part of our team, you will play a vital role in supporting operational policing and delivering high-quality services to the public. Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will collaborate with colleagues and partners to achieve positive outcomes and uphold our core values of professionalism, integrity, and service.

What You’ll Do

• Lead on the review and development of internal policies and governance documents, ensuring alignment with CCDP, and statutory policing requirements.
• Monitor organisational compliance with legal, regulatory, and ethical obligations, and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Support the maintenance of the force wide risk register and coordinate periodic risk assessments across the force.
• Prepare highlight reports, data returns, and compliance briefings for senior officers, governance boards, and HMICFRS inspections.
• Deliver training, advice and support on risk and compliance to officers and staff.

What You’ll Bring

• Professional qualification in risk compliance, or governance (Institute of Risk Management -IRM, Institute of Internal Auditors - IAA).
• Demonstrate experience in compliance, risk, or governance, ideally in a policing or public sector environment.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and national Policing standards (PACE, GDPR, Equality Act, CoE).

If you hold a higher qualification than those required above or minimum 5 years relevant experience, please evidence this on your application and it will be reviewed by our recruitment team.

Candidates must have indefinite leave to work and live in the UK and be free from any restriction. Any successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of this.

Candidates will be contacted via email in relation to the recruitment process and are advised to also check junk and spam folders for email updates.

Further information

Any offer of employment will be subject to appropriate vetting checks which will be maintained/updated throughout the period of service.

Applicants must have been a UK resident for at least three years prior to the date of application.

If applicants have not been a resident in the UK for at least three years and can provide a VERIFIABLE certificate from the police of any country where they have taken temporary residence. The certificate must indicate that they have not been convicted of any offence whilst in that country or involved in any investigation by a Law Enforcement Agency.

Any tattoos deemed to be obscene, or advocates sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, by written word or design is prohibited and the presence of such a tattoo would preclude an applicant from passing the recruitment process for employment with the Constabulary.