Risk & Compliance Officer — Audit, InfoSec & ESG

West Sussex; Selsey; Hybrid; 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

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.