Compliance Advisor

We're looking for a Compliance Advisor to join our Group Legal Team.

Location: Flexible - hybrid working available, with travel to our London offices as required.
Hours: Full Time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As a Compliance Advisor, you'll play a vital role in supporting our business to operate with integrity and meet its compliance and data protection responsibilities. Working closely with the Head of Compliance and Data Protection Officer, you'll help maintain an effective compliance framework whilst providing practical, day-to-day support across the organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment where your insights and expertise will be valued.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Compliance Advisor, you'll be working within the Compliance team, supporting them in partnering with the business to deliver its objectives in a manner that is compliant with the law and business ethics. Your day to day will include:

• Providing practical advice on compliance obligations and data protection requirements, including UK GDPR and related legislation
• Maintaining compliance registers and records, such as the Record of Processing Activities, DPIA register, and incident logs
• Supporting incident management and breach response, working with the Data Protection Officer to ensure timely and effective resolution
• Conducting risk-based monitoring and control testing, tracking findings and helping teams implement improvements
• Delivering compliance training and awareness campaigns to promote a culture of integrity across the organisation

What are we looking for?

This role of Compliance Advisor is great for you if:

• You have demonstrable experience in a compliance, risk, legal, or data protection role
• You possess solid working knowledge of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and can apply these principles pragmatically
• You have experience drafting policies, conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments, and handling Subject Access Requests
• You have strong analytical and written communication skills, with confidence engaging with stakeholders at all levels
• You have high attention to detail and a structured, methodical approach to documentation

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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