SC Cleared Compliance Officer

Role: Compliance Officer
Location: Exeter (mostly onsite)
Salary: £32.000 - £38.000
Clearance: SC OR SC eligible

The Company is seeking a Compliance Officer to join our team in Exeter. The Compliance Officer will have a key role ensuring the Company maintains compliance with ISO9001 and ISO27001.
The successful candidate once in post will report directly to the Company Finance Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Updating and Maintaining the Company Business Management System (BMS).
• Leading the creation, implementation, review and/or improvement of ISO9001/ISO27001 compliance processes, procedures and policies.
• Updating and Maintaining the Company Business Management System (BMS).
• Collaborating with Company Departments on Process, Compliance and Risk activities.
• Leading Internal Audits to ensure compliance with the Company BMS.
• Tracing Improvement Opportunities and Mitigation Actions.
• Maintaining supplier compliance records and due diligence documentation.
• Monitoring regulatory changes and lead adoption of new requirements.
• Maintaining and updating the Company compliance registers.
• Maintaining and updating third party compliance questionnaires.
• Promoting the importance of compliance requirements across the Company

Essential Skills

• Commercial experience especially within a compliance role.
• Experience and knowledge of ISO9001 and ISO27001 Management Systems.
• Experience with Environmental and Social Governance.
• Experience undertaking Internal Compliance Audits.
• Understanding of compliance principles, legislations and regulations.
• Highly organised and self-directed, able to manage multiple priorities and work autonomously.
• High integrity, strong attention to detail, and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Competence in MS Excel, MS Word, MS SharePoint and MS Outlook.

Additional Skills

• Knowledge of financial accounting processes.
• Knowledge of Human Resources (HR) processes.
• Knowledge of commercial tender processes.

Security Clearance

All applicants MUST be sole UK nationals born in the UK. Applicants holding an existing UK MOD security clearance will be at an advantage. However, for any applicant without existing security clearance, the ability and willingness to obtain UK MOD Security Clearance will be required

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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