Remote Funding & Compliance Lead – Apprenticeships Data & ILR

NHBC; Milton Keynes; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

holiday purchase scheme

enhanced pension scheme (up to 10.5%)

life assurance

subsidised private medical insurance

employee discounts platform

two days volunteer leave

enhanced maternity, paternity, adopt.

Job summary

NHBC seeks a Funding & Compliance Lead to own apprenticeship funding compliance and ILR management, ensuring accurate, compliant programmes and data quality.

You’ll partner with teams across the business, guide on DfE rules, oversee ILR submissions, run analysis in Power BI, and support audits while driving continuous improvement. This home-based role requires travel to Milton Keynes twice monthly.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in apprenticeship funding, compliance and ILR data within a DfE-funded apprenticeship provider.
• Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookups and data analysis.
• Experience using an MIS for learner data management and ILR processing.

Responsibilities

• Lead on apprenticeship funding compliance, ILR management and complex learner data queries.
• Manage Apprenticeship Service (TAS/DAS) data mismatches (DLOCKs), investigating issues and driving timely resolution.
• Oversee monthly ILR submissions, DfE validation reports, FRM reports and PDSAT records.
• Support learner and employer onboarding, providing guidance on funding eligibility, compliance and programme suitability.
• Create and maintain Power BI dashboards and management information, using data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Provide expert advice to colleagues on DfE funding rules, ILR requirements and Apprenticeship Service processes.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring evidence and compliance documentation is accurate and audit-ready.
• Work collaboratively across the business to improve data quality, processes and compliance.

Skills

Apprenticeship funding compliance

ILR data management

Data analysis

Education

GCSE English and Mathematics

Tools

Power BI

Excel

MIS

Job description

NHBC seeks a Funding & Compliance Lead to own apprenticeship funding compliance and ILR management, ensuring accurate, compliant programmes and data quality.

You’ll partner with teams across the business, guide on DfE rules, oversee ILR submissions, run analysis in Power BI, and support audits while driving continuous improvement. This home-based role requires travel to Milton Keynes twice monthly.