Lead Compliance Advisor


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£44,241 to £44,241 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leeds
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Summary

Are you passionate about helping organisations achieve compliance and manage risk effectively?

Can you identify compliance risks, provide practical advice and drive continuous improvement?

Do you have experience using audits, assurance and governance activities to strengthen organisational performance?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

This is an exciting time to join the Digital, Information and Security Directorate within the Department for Transport as we restructure our directorate to ensure we are ready for future challenges, building a more sustainable, skilled and in-house capability.

Monitor compliance. Reduce risk. Build assurance.

Help the Department for Transport strengthen governance, improve compliance and protect information by delivering audits, assurance activities and practical advice that supports informed decision-making.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday

Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers.

Join the Department for Transport's Digital, Information and Security Directorate and help ensure the department meets its legislative, regulatory and security obligations. As a Lead Compliance Advisor, you'll play an important role in delivering compliance monitoring, assurance and audit activities that support effective governance and risk management across the organisation.

Working within the Assurance, Compliance and Controls function, you'll support the delivery of an annual programme of compliance activity, helping to assess adherence to legislation, policies, standards and best practice. You'll conduct audits, gather and review evidence, identify risks and provide practical recommendations that support continuous improvement.

You'll work closely with policy, legal, digital, data and security teams, building strong relationships and providing advice that helps colleagues understand and meet compliance requirements. You'll support internal audits, monitor management actions and contribute to strengthening governance across the wider DfT Group.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with audit experience who wants to make a tangible impact in a complex and evolving environment.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Supporting the G7 Principal Compliance Manager in delivering the department’s programme of internal compliance monitoring activity.
Liaising with stakeholders and G7 Principal Compliance Manager to agree scope and recommendations arising.
Conducting fieldwork and interviewing staff/suppliers, based on the scope, to monitor compliance and identify any risks arising.
Supporting internal audits by collating accurate, well-managed records and evidence.
Monitoring and reporting on the implementation of agreed management actions .

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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