Risk & Compliance Officer

West Sussex; Selsey; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Ownership trust

Nursery fee support (50%)

Gym discount 25%

Pension plan

Volunteer days (2 per year)

Employee Assistance Program

Company paid social events

Job summary

Target Professional Services seeks a Risk & Compliance Officer to support regulatory compliance, information security, data protection and supplier assurance across the organisation. The role works with audits, risk registers and policy documentation to ensure audit-ready operations.

The position covers ESG, health and safety and business continuity, with a focus on incident management, risk tracking and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in a compliance, audit, governance, risk or information security role.
• Familiarity with management systems and assurance frameworks such as ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO9001 and ISO 14001.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance reviews, due diligence or assurance activities.
• Experience maintaining records, evidence and documentation to a high standard.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint).
• Experience supporting data protection or business continuity activities.
• Experience supporting supplier due diligence, third-party assurance or risk management activities.
• Experience in regulated, audited or certification-based environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate compliance monitoring activities, internal reviews, audits and assurance programmes across the business.
• Coordinate corrective action tracking and follow-up arising from audits, incidents and compliance reviews.
• Assist with client due diligence requests, tenders and evidence gathering ensuring timely, accurate submissions.
• Support external audits, certification reviews, client assessments and regulatory inspections.
• Support information security activities, including training, policy compliance monitoring and evidence collection.
• Assist data protection activities including DPIAs and privacy risk assessments.
• Support supplier onboarding, due diligence and third-party risk monitoring.
• Coordinate business continuity activities, incident logs and risk treatment actions.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Proactive

Interpersonal skills

Influencing others

Education

NEBOSH or IOSH certification

IAPP CIPP/E or data protection qualification

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

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Risk &Compliance Officer
Reporting to the Risk & Compliance Manager, the Risk & Compliance Officer supports the day-to-day delivery of compliance, risk, information security, data protection, supplier assurance, business continuity and health and safety activities. Through the coordination of audits, compliance monitoring, assurance, risk and certification activities, the role helps ensure the business remains compliant, audit-ready and able to meet its regulatory, contractual and certification obligations.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance, Assurance & Audit Support

• Coordinate compliance monitoring activities, internal reviews, audits and assurance programmes across the business.
• Coordinate corrective action tracking and follow-up activities arising from audits,incidentsand compliance reviews.
• Complete client due diligence requests, tenders, assurancequestionnairesand evidence gathering activities, ensuring submissions areaccurateand delivered within agreed timescales.
• Support the Risk & Compliance Manager in preparing for external audits, certification reviews, clientassessmentsand regulatory inspections.

Information Security, Data Protection & Digital Identity

• Support information security activities, including security training, awareness communications, access reviews, policy compliance monitoring, evidencecollectionand certification activities.
• Support data protection activities, includingRoPAs, DPIAs, privacy risk assessments and incident records.
• Support digital identity compliance and certification activities, including evidence maintenance, documentationupdatesand compliance monitoring.

Supplier Assurance & Third-Party Risk

• Support supplier onboarding, due diligence, assuranceassessmentsand ongoing monitoring activities.
• Maintain supplier records, assuranceevidenceand corrective actions, ensuring third-party compliance obligations are effectively managed.
• Support supplier risk reviews, contract compliancemonitoringand periodic reassessments.

Business Continuity & Incident Management

• Coordinate business continuity activities, testing schedules, incident logs, breachrecordsand corrective action tracking, ensuring documentationremainscomplete and audit ready.
• Support incident management and follow-up activities, ensuring actions are documented,trackedand progressed to completion.
• Maintain risk registers, issuelogsand non-conformance records, ensuring informationremainsaccurate,up-to-dateand escalated whereappropriate.
• Support risk assessment activities and the tracking of risk treatment actions.

Policy, Training & Documentation

• Support the review, maintenance and communication of policies,proceduresand compliance documentation.
• Coordinate policy awareness activities, trainingrecordsand evidence collection.
• Promote the use of the company's Source platform as thesingle sourceof truth for policies,proceduresand compliance records.

Health & Safety, Facilities & Fleet

• Maintain records of health and safety inspections, training, risk assessments and incident reporting activities.
• Support scheduled compliance checks, including DSE, COSHH, fire safety and security-related activities.
• Support facilities administration, office coordination and fleet management activities.
• Promote a culture of compliance, information security, riskawarenessand continual improvement across the organisation.
• Build effective working relationships across departments and support the delivery of teamobjectives.

Supporting the operational execution of ESG initiatives

• Support the delivery and reporting of ESG commitments, includingEcoVadis,FuturePlusand B-Corp.

This list is not exhaustive and may be amended from time to time. The role holder maybe requiredto carry out other reasonable duties consistent with the nature and level of the role.

Experience -Essential

• Experience in a compliance, audit, governance,riskor information security role.
• Familiarity with management systems and assurance frameworks, such as ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO9001and ISO 14001.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance reviews, duediligenceor assurance activities.
• Experiencemaintainingrecords, evidence,registersand documentation to a high standard.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel,Outlookand SharePoint.
• Experience supporting data protection or business continuity activities.
• Experience supporting supplier due diligence, third-partyassuranceor risk management activities.
• Experience working within regulated, audited or certification-based environments.

Desirable Qualifications

• NEBOSH or IOSH certification.
• IAPP CIPP/E or another data protection qualification.
• Business continuity, risk management or information security qualification.
• Cyber Essentials Assessor, ISO 27001 or similar information security training.

Key Attributes

• Organised and able to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and evidence management skills.
• Proactive, with a positive and collaborative approach.
• Committed to continuous learning and professional development.
• Confidence to challenge non-compliance appropriately.
• Ability to influence and build relationships across departments.
• Proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.

Package:

• Starting salary £37,000
• Hours(36.15) Monday-Friday between 9am-5pm
• ContractPermanent
• LocationSelsey, West Sussex
• Target is anEmployee Ownership trust- you will become a beneficiary after 12 months employment
• Dividends eligible after 12 months service (subject to business performance)
• Supportive & friendly team to help you develop in the role
• 50% contribution towards nursery fees
• 25% gym discount at Thrive gym
• Auto enrollment pension
• Growing business with opportunity for career progression
• Two Company paid volunteer days per year
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company paid social events throughout the year
• Birthday, work anniversary and Christmas gift voucher

A bit about Target Professional Services

Target Professional Services are market leading global tracing and data verification specialists. We have provided innovative services to the pension and finance sector for over 35 years. We became an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in 2022.
Our company values-Respect,Passion,Integrity,andInnovationunderpin everything we do. Our culture is supportive and friendly.

Our Vision-\"Everyone connected to their pensions and savings.Securely,confidently,globally\"

Our Mission- \"By applying a unique blend of technology and customer focus, we provide agile solutions that deliver accurate data to the pensions and savings sector globally\"