Compliance Analyst - Elevate Programme - Belfast - Starting 10Th August 2026

Overview

Vantage Point Global (VP) is a talent consultancy established in 2014 to support top-tier clients in building their talent pipelines. VP provides opportunities for all, hiring exceptional, diverse talent who are supported and developed throughout their career journey at VP, enabling them to be highly effective in their roles. We partner with our clients to create opportunities for individuals to launch into fulfilling careers and deliver a future-ready workforce. Our model delivers formal training, personal development, and mentoring to create a high-calibre, skilled workforce empowered to add value from the outset. Our head office is in London, and we work with clients globally, with teams in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Belfast, Warsaw, Wroclaw, and expansion into the US and Asia. VP is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

Position

Personal Independence Analyst (Compliance in Business Operations) – Elevate Programme for early careers talent

Location: Belfast, 3 days/week onsite

Start Date: 10th August 2026

Contract: Full-time, with strong potential for progression

The Opportunity

Join the Elevate Programme and launch your career at a leading professional services organisation. Over 18 months, you will receive structured training, mentoring, and hands-on experience in compliance operations and personal independence case management. You will work alongside experienced professionals from day one, take ownership of meaningful operational activities, and develop skills that can lead to progression into compliance, risk, governance, and wider operational roles.

Your Role

Start your career in compliance, with a role that gives you real responsibility from day one.

We’re hiring PI Analysts through our Elevate Programme in Belfast. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with detail, interpreting policies, solving problems, and helping ensure important regulatory requirements are met.

In this role, you’ll support the Personal Independence (PI) function, helping to protect the firm’s reputation by ensuring compliance with independence requirements and professional standards. You’ll manage cases from initiation through to completion, review declarations, respond to stakeholder queries, apply policy guidance, and contribute to delivering a high-quality and efficient operational service.

If you’re someone who enjoys structured work, can make sound decisions, and takes pride in delivering accurate and compliant outcomes, this could be a great fit.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be responsible for managing personal independence casework and operational activities, ensuring work is completed accurately, efficiently, and in line with established policies and procedures.

Your day-to-day work is likely to include:

• Managing your own caseload and progressing cases through the full lifecycle.
• Reviewing independence declarations and supporting compliance assessments.
• Applying policies, procedures, and operational guidance to case decisions.
• Responding to stakeholder queries in a professional, timely, and accurate manner.
• Managing mailbox activity and communication channels in line with service standards.
• Maintaining accurate records within workflow, case management, and tracking systems.
• Escalating complex, high-risk, or exception-based matters when required.
• Identifying risks, errors, or compliance concerns and raising them through appropriate channels.
• Supporting the delivery of service level agreements and operational objectives.
• Applying feedback and quality assurance outcomes to continuously improve performance.
• Contributing to team discussions, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Supporting a culture of quality, compliance, and operational excellence.

What a typical day could look like

• Joining a morning huddle to review priorities, workload, and operational updates.
• Reviewing your caseload and identifying cases requiring immediate attention.
• Assessing independence declarations against established policies and guidance.
• Responding to stakeholder queries and requests via email or other communication channels.
• Updating workflow systems and ensuring records remain accurate and complete.
• Escalating complex issues requiring additional guidance or approval.
• Collaborating with colleagues to resolve queries and share knowledge.
• Reviewing workload progress and planning priorities for the following day.

What We're Looking For

We’re open to graduates, career changers, and individuals with some early professional experience. You do not need to have worked in compliance or independence before.

Essential Requirements

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Excellent organisational and workload prioritisation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to follow and consistently apply policies, procedures, and guidance.
• Good judgement and the ability to identify and escalate risks appropriately.
• A proactive and accountable approach to work.
• Confidence working independently while contributing to team objectives.
• Strong IT skills and the ability to learn new systems and processes quickly.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working in an operational, compliance, risk, governance, or administrative environment.
• Familiarity with case management, workflow, or ticketing systems.
• Experience working with policies, procedures, or regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing stakeholder queries or customer service requests.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• An interest in compliance, risk management, regulation, or professional services.

What success looks like in this role

• Managing your caseload effectively and meeting agreed service levels.
• Delivering accurate, high-quality work with minimal errors.
• Applying policies and guidance consistently and confidently.
• Maintaining complete and accurate case records at all times.
• Responding to stakeholder requests professionally and within agreed timescales.
• Demonstrating sound judgement and escalating risks appropriately.
• Contributing to a positive team culture focused on quality and compliance.
• Building strong knowledge of personal independence requirements and related processes.

Programme Benefits & Progression

This is an opportunity to build strong foundations in operations, case management, risk awareness, stakeholder communication, and regulatory processes. You’ll learn how to work within a highly regulated environment, apply professional judgement, interpret policies, manage operational workloads, and support compliance obligations that are critical to the organisation. The experience gained can support future progression into compliance, risk, governance, operational management, quality assurance, regulatory support, and broader business operations roles.

Through the Elevate Programme, you’ll receive structured support, fully paid training, coaching, and development from day one, helping you build both confidence and capability as your career progresses.

Why Join

• Gain valuable experience within a critical compliance and risk-management function.
• Work in an environment where quality, accuracy, and professional judgement are highly valued.
• Develop strong analytical, operational, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Receive structured training, mentoring, and career development support.
• Build a strong foundation for a long-term career in compliance, risk, governance, or professional services operations.

Benefits

• Alongside your starting salary, there will be a performance review every 6 months
• Ongoing training and development support through one-to-one coaching and access to our award-winning trainers
• Health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme

Vantage Point Global is an equal opportunities, inclusive employer. We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.