SLLC 761 - Compliance Officer

Location: Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Hamilton

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Band: £39,235 - £40,093 per annum

Duration: Permanent

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Closing Date: Sunday 29 December 2024 11.59pm

We have an exciting opportunity within Strategy and Governance for a Compliance Officer to join our team.

This is a new and exciting role for someone with the passion, energy and vision for developing and maintaining the highest standards of governance and compliance across the organisation.

The role will report directly to the Governance and Compliance Manager, and the remit of this role will include leading on compliance across the organisation and ensuring that SLLC has the highest standards of governance in meeting regulatory and legislative standards and best practice.

The post involves planning, policy, compliance, information governance, internal auditing, business analysis and reporting across the organisation, and you will provide support to the Governance and Compliance Manager to ensure that these meet the ambitions and standards set by SLLC.

You will have a demonstrable track record of accomplishment in Compliance within a multifaceted organisation.

The ideal candidate will be a resilient self-starter and thinker with the energy, positive attitude and passion for developing governance and compliance across the organisation with warmth, friendliness and individual pride.

Notes for Applicant

Interview date: Wednesday 15 January 2025 and Thursday 16 January 2025

Application Questions

Please answer the questions below in a Word document which can then be attached to your application in the ‘Supported Documents' and URL section.

Please provide an example, or occasion, involving standards, policy or procedure that required you to do the right thing in challenging circumstances.

What pressures did you face and how did you overcome these?

What methods did you implement to ensure that the right outcome was reached?

What did you learn from this and would do differently the next time?

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO is a Scottish charitable incorporated organisation responsible for the delivery of leisure and cultural activities on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave, enhanced leave
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address

Legislative Information - This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

Foreign Police Check - Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable if you have lived or worked for 3 months or more (consecutively) abroad in the last 10 years.