Governance & Compliance Officer

A GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE OFFICER is required for a PERMANENT CONTRACT role paying £25,707.23 plus £2495 London Allowance with British Transport Police (BTP) based in LONDON.

BTP is the national police Force for Britain’s rail network. Every day we ensure the safety and security of over six million passengers and railway staff throughout England, Scotland and Wales. As GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE OFFICER with BTP you will support the Head of Governance and Governance Process Manager with the auditing of processes that are considered to be high risk in terms of employee non-compliance, producing data reports that highlight areas for further interrogation.

Assist with the day-to-day running of the B Division Governance Department, ensuring that complaint and misconduct investigation timelines are adhered to and relevant systems are updated, provide support around the implementation of a standard of corporate governance for Property Stores and assist with monitoring the security of information and records retention across the Division.

As GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE OFFICER you will be required to:

• Design and implement a series of reports that will provide the Head of Governance and B Division Governance Board with accurate employee information on subjects that are considered to high risk in terms of employee non-compliance, such as overtime, expenses, mileage etc.

• Understand and interpret requests for information from the Head of Governace, B Division Governance Board and B Division Senior Management Team and compile appropriate reports through the accurate and timely evaluation of data from various BTP systems.

• Assist with collating progress updates from Investigating Officers (IOs) in relation to any cases they have been assigned, updating the relevant systems accordingly (e.g. Centurion). Maintaining a focus in relation to statutory and internal timescales and working to ensure that IOs adhere to these, escalating any potential issues to the Governance Process Manager where appropriate.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description. The successful GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE OFFICER will be required to evidence the following skills:

• Highly advanced research and analytical skills evidenced either through work experience or educational background.

• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative. Able to liaise with internal and external contacts to establish and develop a two-way exchange of intelligence/information and analysis.

• Proven problem solving and creative thinking skills. The applicant must be able to evidence the ability to think outside the box and come up with new and innovative solutions to problems.

If you are interested in applying to this GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE OFFICER role then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as appropriate candidates are highlighted. In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Salary up to £25,707.23 plus £2495 London Allowance

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Final salary pension

• Various salary sacrifice schemes (cycle to work/childcare) and retail discounts

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves so we welcome applicants from all sections of the community. You must have the right to remain and work in the UK and you must tell us about any previous convictions or cautions including any deemed as 'spent'. These will not necessarily exclude you from employment but they must be declared at the point of application.

Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance, that a ‘Competent’ rating, or above, was achieved on the last reporting year PDR and they have completed their tenure period for current substantive posting.