HR Compliance Officer in England

We’re looking for an HR Compliance Officer to join our People team on a six‑month secondment to help us maintain data integrity, manage audits, and improve processes across the HR function.

How You’ll Do It

• Conduct audits across key HR areas such as payroll, DBS, Right to Work, safeguarding, and training compliance.
• Support internal and external auditors, ensuring documentation, controls, and risk maps are maintained and up to date.
• Support with NHG’s certificate of sponsorship, SM&CR, DBS and data protection/security, ensuring full compliance.
• Collaborate with HR Services and Systems colleagues to ensure payroll accuracy and maintain robust governance processes.
• Review HR processes and identify opportunities to simplify, automate, or improve service delivery.
• Work with digital teams to optimise HRIS functionality, support data migration, and strengthen data integrity.
• Provide coaching and guidance to HR colleagues.

The Ideal Candidate

• Strong experience managing data quality, integrity, and large data sets.
• Good understanding of GDPR, data protection, and retention requirements.
• Experience of conducting audits and analysing data to drive improvement.
• Customer‑focused approach, acting with integrity and delivering excellent service.
• Intermediate / advanced IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong organisational and workflow design skills.
• Ability to coach and influence colleagues.
• Strong written and report‑writing skills.

Hybrid Arrangements

Currently at least three days a week in our main office but more may be needed depending on work and interactions required.

What’s in it for you?

Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential. Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply).
• Generous pension scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply).
• Employee assistance – free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan.
• Staff discounts – we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest‑free loans – season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life assurance – x4 annual salary.

All About Us

For more information on what we do and what makes us different, please visit our website. We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer among other diversity commitments.

Selection Process

• Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 8 January 2026.
• Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do an assessment as part of the interview process.
• Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview at our Kings Cross office on 15 January 2026. Please submit your CV and supporting statement.

Please note a supporting statement is not a cover letter. Your supporting statement (about 750 words) should cover the following:

• Your experience of managing data quality, integrity, and large data sets.
• Your experience of conducting audits and analysing data to drive improvement.
• Your experience of monitoring and managing GDPR and data retention requirements.
• Why you’re the ideal candidate for this role taking into consideration the role profile.

Apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team. This role is not eligible for sponsorship. Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others. NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.