Research Compliance Officer (Due Diligence)

King's College London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College London is seeking a Research Compliance Officer (Due Diligence) to support delivery of research due diligence and compliance activities. Based in London, the role coordinates third-party collaborations, collects and validates information, and maintains audit trails.

Working with the Research Security & Compliance Manager, you will ensure timely reviews, support external funder audits, and help improve processes, systems and reporting in line with UK governance and funder

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, due diligence, audit support or risk management in higher education or similar complex orgs.
• Ability to coordinate complex administrative and assurance processes with strong record-keeping.
• Ability to apply policies and regulatory requirements consistently for decision-making.
• Strong analytical skills to collate and present information for reporting.
• High accuracy and attention to data quality and audit evidence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; build relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience supporting reporting, monitoring, audits or reviews to deadlines.
• Experience using proportionate risk-based approaches to compliance and governance.

Responsibilities

• Triage and coordinate third-party organisation requests and collaborations.
• Gather, validate information and maintain accurate records and audit trails.
• Ensure reviews progress efficiently and in line with procedures and funder requirements.
• Coordinate NHS R&D governance audit responses and actions with NHS Trust King's Health Partners.
• Support external funder audits and assurance reviews; help improve processes and reporting.
• Provide clear guidance to researchers and colleagues; escalate high-risk issues when needed.

Skills

Compliance management

Due diligence

Risk assessment

Auditing support

Data quality

Documentation

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Worktribe

Job description

Department : Research Governance, Ethics & IntegrityAbout usResearch and innovation are at the heart of King’s College London’s mission to make a positive difference in the world.

The Research Management & Innovation Directorate (RMID) leads this ambition by shaping and enabling the university’s research and innovation agenda and creating an environment in which researchers, professional staff and doctoral students can excel.

This work is guided by King’s Strategy 2030, which emphasises academic excellence, real-world impact and a culture in which research and innovation can thrive. The Department of Research Governance, Ethics and Integrity (RGEI) supports safe, ethical, lawful and responsible research across King’s.

Its new Research Security team brings together work on research security, Trusted Research, compliance, due diligence and international regulatory requirements.

The team develops proportionate, risk-based processes, guidance and support that help researchers manage regulatory and reputational risks while enabling valuable research and global collaborationAbout the roleAs Research Compliance Officer (Due Diligence), you will support the delivery of King’s research due diligence and compliance activities.

Acting as a central point for enquiries, you will triage and coordinate requests relating to third party organisations and research collaborations, gather and validate information, undertake background checks and maintain accurate records and audit trails.

You will help ensure that reviews progress efficiently, consistently and in line with institutional procedures and funder requirements. You will coordinate the University’s response to NHS R&D governance audit findings raised by NHS Trust King’s Health Partners.

This will include logging and communicating findings, maintaining action plans, monitoring progress and escalating issues where required.

More broadly, you will also support coordination of external funder research audits and assurance reviews, and help improve the processes, systems, guidance and reporting used to support their effective delivery.Working closely with the Research Security & Compliance Manager and colleagues across the new Research Security team, you will support the delivery of the University’s work under the UK Trusted Research framework, alongside wider research compliance activity.

You will provide clear guidance to researchers and professional services colleagues, build effective relationships across teams including Procurement, Contracts, Finance and other research support teams, and elevate complex or high-risk matters to the appropriate specialist.This is a varied role requiring strong organisation, analysis and communication, together with sound judgement and close attention to detail.

You will be expected to manage competing priorities, handle sensitive information appropriately and contribute to proportionate, efficient and researcher-focused compliance support.This full-time position (35 hours per week) is based at Lavington Street when campus working is required and follows the University’s hybrid working model.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• 1. Experience of working in a compliance, due dilligence, audit support, risk management or related role within a higher education institution or other complex organisation.
• 2. Experience of coordinating complex administrative, compliance or assurance processes and maintaining accurate records, databases and audit trails.
• 3. Experience of applying policies, procedures and regulatory requirements consistently to support decision-making and compliance activities.
• 4. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to collate, assess and present information clearly to support decision-making and reporting.
• 5. A high level of accuracy and attention to detail where data quality, record keeping and audit evidence are critical.
• 6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide clear guidance and build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• 7. Experience of supporting reporting, monitoring, audit, assurance or review activities, including coordinating actions and tracking progress against agreed deadlines.
• 8. Experience of supporting compliance, governance, assurance or risk management using a proportionate and risk-based approach.

Desirable criteria

• 1. Experience of working in a higher education, research or research support environment.
• 2. Experience of supporting research compliance, due diligence, research assurance, research management or related activities.
• 3. Experience using research management, compliance or assurance systems such as Worktribe or similar.
• 4. Knowledge of the UK Trusted Research agenda, research security principles, funder compliance requirements or related regulatory frameworks.
• 5. Experience of supporting responses to audits, compliance reviews, funder assurance activities or improvement programmes arising from audit or review findings.

Downloading a copy of our Job DescriptionFull details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document provided at the bottom of the page.

Further Information

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description.

If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and we recognise its growing role in professional work.

Applicants may use AI tools to support preparation of their application, for example to research the role or structure written responses.

However, applications must reflect the applicant’s own work and experience.

AI tools should not be used during interviews or assessment activities unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment.

Further guidance on the use of AI in recruitment can be found here.We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive.

While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

Grade and Salary : £45,031

• £52,514 per annum, including London Weighting AllowanceJob ID : 160506Post Date : 20-Oct-2026Close Date : 10-Nov-2026Contact Person : Sarah GaggContact Details :