Head of compliance Work, Jobs in Southampton, Eng (with Salaries)

Head of Governance and Compliance
Maritime and Coastguard Agency —Southampton
- £57,515 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Presentation skills
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Head of Procurement
The National Oceanography Centre —Southampton
- £69,411 - £76,356 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- No degree
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Immigration and Sponsorship Manager
The National Oceanography Centre —Southampton
- £45,233 - £49,619 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Senior Information Governance and Data Protection Officer
Eastleigh Borough Council —Eastleigh
- £44,717 - £47,994 a year
- Full-time
- Training & development
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Head of Risk and Resilience
Maritime and Coastguard Agency —Southampton
- £57,515 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
13d
Facilities Manager
Maritime and Coastguard Agency —Southampton
- £44,241 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
1d
Facilities (Soft Services) Manager
Chemring Countermeasures —Salisbury
- £45,800 - £53,900 a year
- Full-time
- Team management
- Organisational skills
8d
Head of Health & Safety Europe / Director HSE Europe.
Boralex —Ringwood
- Hybrid work
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
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Client Care Lead - Home Care
Right at Home Solent & Southampton —Fareham
- Organisational skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
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HR Business Partner - 18 month fixed term contract
Solent Group —Christchurch
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Conflict management
- Recruiting
- Work from home
- Flexible schedule
Archiving Manager
Blake Morgan —Southampton
- Microsoft Office
- Databases
- Analysis skills
Health and Safety Policy Lead
Maritime and Coastguard Agency —Southampton
- £44,241 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
13d
Health & Safety Site Lead
Ocean Infinity —Southampton
- Up to £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Property Manager – Residential Team
Stroud Property Management —Southampton
- £28,000 - £33,000 a year
- Full-time
- CRM software
- Databases
- In-person
Quick apply
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Employee Relations Advisor
Portsmouth City Council —Portsmouth
- £39,151 - £42,838 a year
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Conflict management
- Human resources
7d
Head of Service (Contract Cleaning)
Nviro —Portsmouth
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Cleaning
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
9d
Head of Business Development & Sales - APAC
Roke Manor Research Limited —Romsey
- Business development
- Travel
- Leadership
Business Operations & Compliance Manager
Loadbalancer.org Ltd —Portsmouth
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Inventory control
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Head of Risk
Southern Co-op —Portsmouth
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
Head of Business Development & Sales - APAC
Roke —Romsey
- Full-time
- Business development
- Travel
- Leadership

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Head of Governance and Compliance

Maritime and Coastguard Agency -
Southampton

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Job details

Part-time | Full-time | Fixed term contract
£57,515 a year
12 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount

Qualifications

Management
Stakeholder liaison
Compliance monitoring
Organisational compliance experience
Presentation skills
Continuous improvement
Organisational skills
Communication skills
Corporate regulatory compliance oversight
PRINCE2 Certification

Full job description

Details

Reference number

474101

Salary

£57,515

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 7

Contract type

Fixed term

Length of employment

6 months with potential for extension and/or permanency

Business area

Corporate Governance, Communications and Security Branch

Type of role

Governance

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
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Location

Southampton

About the job

Job summary

Do you take pride in effective governance and have a strong attention to detail?

Can you lead the development of effective governance and compliance frameworks that support accountability, transparency and strategic decision-making?

If so, wed love to hear from you!

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Head of Governance and Compliance to lead and strengthen the Agencys governance and compliance framework. This is a senior leadership role within Corporate Services, providing assurance to the Chief Corporate Officer that statutory, regulatory and central government requirements are met. You will oversee the running of executive and board governance, assurance activity, compliance monitoring, legal reporting and key annual governance products, while helping to embed a culture of good governance, ethical leadership and continuous improvement across the Agency.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the Kings birthday
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at: MCA Homepage , Civil Service Careers

Job description

As Head of Governance and Compliance, you will lead the MCAs governance and compliance activity, ensuring effective frameworks, systems and reporting are in place to support accountability and informed decision-making. You will oversee key governance meetings and statutory products, and work across the Agency to monitor compliance and drive continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities will include, but arent limited to:

Leading and developing the Governance and Compliance team, building a high-performing and supportive culture.
Maintaining MCAs corporate governance framework in line with government standards and organisational requirements.
Overseeing compliance with legal, regulatory and central government requirements, including monitoring and reporting arrangements.
Designing and maintaining governance structures that support accountability, transparency and effective decision-making.
Managing MCA governance meeting cycles, including Executive Committee, MCA Board, Audit and Risk Committee and Sponsorship Board activity.
Leading delivery of key governance products, including the Annual Report and Accounts, Management Assurance exercise and Governance Statement.
Providing expert advice to senior leaders on governance, compliance, statutory obligations and reporting requirements.
Working across the Agency to promote strong governance, ethical leadership, transparency and continuous improvement.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

Be a credible and authentic leader, with the ability to articulate a vision, and engage people to deliver results.
Experience of providing effective advice on compliance issues, including legal and regulatory where applicable, and applying public sector guidelines and rules.
Extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance, assurance or public sector controls frameworks and producing statutory governance products (e.g., Governance Statements, assurance returns).
Experience providing authoritative governance advice to senior leaders and Boards.
Understanding of Government Functional Standards and central government compliance frameworks.
Experience government legal practices.
Highly developed interpersonal, communication and influencing skills with a demonstrable ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders up to a senior level.
Excellent organisational and management skills with the ability to work proactively and at pace to deliver against multiple priorities.
Experience of handling sensitive information with tact and maintaining confidentiality.

Additional Information

This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis to complete a finite piece of work, however this may be extended or made permanent.

Permanent Civil Servants will be appointed on an inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan. You must have your home departments approval to return to them at the end of the loan before you apply. Internal candidates will return to their previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance. If your home department cannot agree to release you on loan, there is the opportunity for you to move across to the department on a fixed term appointment. In this instance the Department for Transport would become your home department and if there is no role available for you at the end of this appointment, you would be subject to the redeployment and redundancy process.

If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on continuity of employment.

Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service. Many of us will have an association with several professional communities or specialisms, ODP applies to all public facing roles / or a role that is primarily aligned to supporting the work of those with public facing roles. All critical to the delivery of UK public services.

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Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

Occasional travel to MCA sites and to London for meetings and events, some with overnight stays.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. Therefore, this role is not open to applications from those who require sponsorship candidates must ensure they have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership
Seeing the Big Picture
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,515, Maritime and Coastguard Agency contributes £16,662 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the Kings birthday.
Access to the staff discount portal.
Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Find out more about the benefits of working at MCA .

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's skills, and potential fit within our organisation.

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV and personal statement

Stage 2: Interview

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.

Stage 1: Sift

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Experience you will be asked to provide a CV (unlimited wordcount) and personal statement (1000-word count). Please provide evidence of your Experience of the following:

Experience of providing effective advice on compliance issues, including legal and regulatory where applicable, and applying public sector guidelines and rules
Extensive experience in corporate governance, compliance, assurance or public sector controls frameworks and producing statutory governance products (e.g., Governance Statements, assurance returns).
Experience providing authoritative governance advice to senior leaders and Boards.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead Success Profile element, Experience of providing effective advice on compliance issues, including legal and regulatory where applicable, and applying public sector guidelines and rules. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

The sift will take place on 28/08/2026.

Stage 2: Interview

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Behaviours
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
Experience

The interviews will take place on 04/09/2026.

This interview will be conducted in person at our Southampton office (Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1EG). Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You can find out more about our hiring process, how to apply, and application and interview guidance on our careers site .

Please note that we will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change.

Further information on the selection process

Feedback on your application can only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Adverts with a reserve list

We will also hold a 12 month reserve list for this role, which may lead to potential opportunities beyond the role you applied for.

Appointments for this position will be made in order of merit. If you are successful in the selection process but there are no further available posts for the advertised role, you may be contacted to discuss an offer for a lower graded role (with similar experience and responsibility requirements).

If you are unsuccessful in the selection process, your application may be considered for a lower graded position if your demonstrated skills and experience meet the requirements of the alternative position. Candidates will be considered in order of merit.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert or the information on our website, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

Pre-employment Checking

If your application is successful but you have been dismissed from the Civil Service, your application could be removed at the pre-employment checking stage depending on the nature of the dismissal.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

All External applicants and current employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) will be required to undergo a Social Media Check. A Social Media Check is a review of your publicly available online activity, typically across platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and others. The purpose is to identify any public posts or content that could raise concerns for employers, such as:

Hate speech or discriminatory behaviour

Threats or acts of violence

Illegal activity or substance misuse

Sexually explicit material

Extremist views or affiliations

Importantly, this check does not involve hacking into your accounts or accessing private messages. It only considers content you have chosen to make public. Employers use this kind of screening to help ensure their workplace remains safe, inclusive, and aligned with company values. Its not about judging your personality or lifestyleits about checking for potential red flags that might affect the role or company culture. If you have questions or concerns about the social media check, we would be happy to explain in more detail whats being looked at and how your data is handled securely and fairly.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Rachel Millican
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here

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