Compliance Officer

Company: VANRATH
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Location: Lisburn
Job Description:

Compliance Officer

Support safer, stronger public services in a role focused on compliance monitoring, health and safety and continuous improvement. This temporary opportunity offers the chance to make a direct contribution across a large public sector organisation in Lisburn.

Salary / Benefits

  • Hourly rate: £19.47 per hour
  • Hours: 14.48 hours per week
  • Working pattern: 2 days per week
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Opportunity to support corporate health and safety arrangements across Council services

About your next employer

You will join a large public sector organisation in Lisburn, supporting the delivery of corporate health and safety management arrangements across a range of service areas. Reporting to the Lead Resilience Officer, you will help monitor compliance, identify emerging risks and support informed decision-making through accurate reporting and analysis.

About you

  • A minimum of five GCSEs, including English Language and Maths at grade C or above, or equivalent qualifications demonstrating literacy and numeracy
  • At least threeyears’ relevant experience in:
    • Conducting compliance inspections
    • Tracking actions and maintaining accurate records
    • Analysing data and reporting trends
    • Prioritising workloads and managing your own time
  • Competent in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Word and Excel
  • Applicants without the stated qualifications must demonstrate at least five years’ relevant experience in the areas outlined above

Nice to have skills

  • No additional desirable skills or experience have been provided for this role.

Preferred education and experience

  • The preferred background is a minimum of five GCSEs, including English Language and Maths at grade C or above, or equivalent qualifications
  • Candidates should have at least three years’ relevant compliance monitoring experience, or five years’ relevant experience where the specified qualifications are not held

What you’ll do

  • Undertake planned and unannounced compliance inspections across Council services
  • Verify that controls identified in risk assessments and safe systems of work have been implemented
  • Monitor and report on actions arising from audits, inspections, incidents and investigations
  • Maintain accurate compliance and action-tracking records
  • Analyse incident, audit and inspection data to identify trends, recurring issues and emerging risks
  • Support accident, incident, near-miss and insurance claim investigations
  • Prepare clear compliance reports, performance updates and briefing information for senior stakeholders
  • Review risk assessments, procedures and safety documentation to support quality assurance and legal compliance
  • Help identify lessons learned, good practice and practical opportunities for continuous improvement

Apply today to take the next step in your compliance career and support safer, more effective public services.

For further information on this job, apply via the link or contact the VANRATH office for a confidential chat today.

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VANRATH acts as an agency and employment business for permanent recruitment and the supply of temporary workers. Successful applicants may be required to satisfactorily complete pre-employment checks, including references and right-to-work checks, in line with the client or agency’s recruitment policy.

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Posted: October 24th, 2026