Compliance & Transparency Officer

Basis: Permanent, Full time 36 hours per week. A £312 tax-free working from home allowance is also payable annually.

Location: Cardiff, Belfast or Edinburgh (Hybrid - min. 2 days in office) or Remote (UK).

Benefits: Outstanding benefits including Civil Service Pension Scheme, flexible working, 28+ days holiday, and more.

About the Electoral Commission: The Electoral Commission is the UK's independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process. As we enter a bold new chapter under our five-year Corporate Plan, we are increasing our workforce and transforming how we plan and deliver core services. This post plays a central role in that journey.

About the role: As a Compliance & Transparency Officer, you will help ensure trust in UK democracy by analysing political finance data and ensuring legal compliance across political parties, campaigners and other regulated groups. You will be responsible for reviewing, validating and analysing high volume financial submissions, such as donations, loans, spending returns and annual accounts and helping to tell the story behind the data.

Day to day, you will:

• Check submissions are on-time, complete and accurate, following up on late receipt or missing details.
• Review data for compliance with legislation, highlighting any issues and suggesting remediation plans.
• Analyse trends, patterns and outliers to inform internal and external reports on political funding and spending.
• Support responses to public, media and stakeholder queries.

This role offers exposure to high-profile, externally visible work at the heart of UK democratic processes, and the opportunity to develop skills in regulatory compliance, data analytics and political finance.

About the team: You'll join the Compliance & Transparency Team, a collaborative, data-driven group responsible for ensuring openness and accountability in political finance. The team works with large datasets, varied stakeholder groups and fast-moving regulatory deadlines. The culture is inquisitive, supportive and focused on continuous improvement, including reducing manual data handling and improving digital tools.

Who we're looking for: This role would suit someone who is analytical, curious, detail-oriented and comfortable working with data and stakeholders. We're looking for people who:

• Have strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Enjoy working with data, identifying patterns and spotting anomalies.
• Are proactive problem-solvers who can work to tight deadlines.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with varied stakeholders.
• Are IT-literate and comfortable with spreadsheets and databases.

Experience in compliance, regulatory work, finance or data analysis is valuable, but we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including graduates with a strong interest in political finance or elections.

Why work for us? We offer a strong total reward package, including:

• Flexible working and hybrid model (40% office minimum).
• 28 rising to 30 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Civil Service pension scheme (28.97% employer contribution).
• Study support for professional qualifications.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Ride2Work, eye care vouchers and more.

How to apply: We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process. When applying, please provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:

• Do not include your name, address, phone number, email or other contact details.
• Your date of birth or age.
• Gender, ethnicity, nationality or other personal identifiers.
• A photo of yourself.
• Remove educational dates as these are a clear indication of your age.
• There is no requirement to include your primary education details.

Do include:

• Your employment history including employers and dates of employment.
• Explanation for gaps in your history.
• Your duties, responsibilities and achievements.

If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double-check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.

Supporting disabled applicants: The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we aim to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. There may, however, be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. For example, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or seasonal recruitment activity, the Commission may need to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants. If you have a disability and would like to be considered under this commitment, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or within the workplace.

Key dates:

• Application deadline: Monday 20th April (23:59).
• Interviews (1st stage): Week commencing 27th April 2026.
• Interviews (2nd stage): Week commencing TBC.
• Anticipated start date: TBC.

Skills: Admin and Clerical.

Benefits: Work From Home, 28.97% Pension Contribution.