Job Title: Compliance Assistant
Location: Rochester; Kent: Onsite
Salary: Circa £26,500 depending on experience
Who we are:
Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.
From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.
Job Description:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative professional with a strong understanding of export control principles and company policy. In this role, you will apply your knowledge to support compliance activities, resolve a broad range of issues, and provide guidance within your area of expertise. Working as part of a closely connected team, you will contribute to shared objectives while managing your own responsibilities independently. You will engage with stakeholders across the business, support continuous improvement, and deliver solutions aligned to organisational priorities, leveraging your understanding of the business and its products.
Core duties:
- Support management of UK, US, and global export control compliance, including licensing activities, record-keeping, and compliance checks
- Maintain compliance registers and shared mailboxes, ensuring accurate records, timely follow-ups, and efficient administration
- Assist with licence applications, authorisations, and export control processes to support business operations
- Contribute to training, communications, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen compliance standards across the business
- Provide flexible support across compliance and legal activities, including research, documentation, investigations, and process improvement projects
Essential Skills:
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail, particularly in maintaining and managing compliance records
- Proven experience handling sensitive and confidential information, ensuring adherence to data protection and security requirements
- Competent in Microsoft Office applications, with the ability to use them efficiently in a professional environment
The Compliance Team:
As a Compliance Assistant you will work with numerous business functions to provide day-to-day guidance on compliance issues, with particular emphasis on meeting UK & US Export Control regulations and appropriate corporate/local policies. Within the Compliance Team you will collaborate to seek and introduce best practice and drive compliance related continuous improvement initiatives. The Compliance Assistant applies their subject matter expertise in an area of Export Control, including application or development of policy and procedure, or resolution of problems and issues in complex, sensitive/difficult, high risk/impact situations.
Why BAE Systems?
Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.
A place where everyone can thrive:
We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 25th June 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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