Compliance Officer

Would you like to play a key role in ensuring compliance and governance in BAE Systems Shared Services? We currently have a vacancy for a Compliance Officer at our site in Preston or Farnborough.

As a Compliance Officer, you will be co-ordinating and managing the governance/ compliance for BAE Systems Enterprise IT, focusing on Business Systems, document management and process compliance. You will be the point of contact for a set of stakeholder groups facilitating open communication and discussions to ensure compliance standards are met. You will also facilitate the business change decision making processes and planning and implementations of change to ensure user needs are met.

This role will also provide you with the opportunity to develop and deepen understanding across a wide range of activities: Quality, Supplier Management, Security or IM&T. You will also get the unique chance to work across the BAE Systems Enterprise gaining a broad spectrum of knowledge on how the organisation operates in a varied and interesting environment.

Your main responsibilities as a Compliance Officer will involve:

Explaining the purpose of and providing advice and guidance on the application and operation of procedural and technical controls within own area of specialism in line with internal policy and associated external regulatory bodies.

Conducting formal reviews and audits of activities, processes, products or services to ensure compliance.

Providing reports on progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with the overall projects.

Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and customers by interacting effectively and confidently to ensure their requirements are met. This includes one to one liaison, setting expectations and working to clear service level agreements.

Ensuring conformance to Legislation and other company /supplier changes.

Supporting process reviews on SIAM activities through informal/formal review mechanisms.

Providing practical support and guidance as the SME to trainees and other members of the IM&T function on the interpretation and application of specialist policies and processes in order to ensure compliance and delivery of business objectives.

Continually seeking good practices approaches and opportunities for productivity improvement.

Your skills and qualifications:

Essential:

Knowledge and Experience of managing Business management systems which include processes and document control

Experience of working in an IT Function and familiarity with IT trends and good practice.

Understanding information management requirements i.e. how documents are stored, created, deleted and ownership

Experience of compiling reports and communicating them to a variety of Stakeholders

Demonstrable knowledge of Policies, processes, procedures, standards and frameworks

Experience of building relationships and negotiating outcomes with key stakeholders.

Desirable:

Knowledge of working within a SIAM operating model would be beneficial.

ITIL foundation and either appropriate ITIL Intermediate or equivalent capability training – would be advantageous

Knowledge and experience of using SharePoint

What we're looking for in you:

Strong proactive and motivational skills

Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills

Experience of effective reporting to senior management level (both written & verbal)

Good organisational skills

Must be able to work independently and be able to multi-task

Location: Preston or Farnborough

Salary:Competitive

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world’s leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Shared Services

If you’d like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent – at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of the Shared Services team, you’ll be at the heart of this endeavour – working closely with our air, maritime, land and cyber and intelligence businesses to support our customers around the world.

Join us and you’ll be encouraged and rewarded to excel in this important work. Apply your talent where it counts.

At BAE we want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry, including women, people from ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to be a preferred home for veterans and reservists.

For more information on our Diversity & Inclusion work, please click here.

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