Compliance Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Manchester
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Legal
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Experience working directly with UKAS or another recognised accreditation body.
- Knowledge of ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17029 or ISO 14065.
- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification.
- Lead Auditor qualification in ISO 14001, ISO 45001 or ISO/IEC 27001.
- Experience managing certification-body competence arrangements.
- Experience handling complaints, appeals or formal investigations.
- Experience supporting integrations, acquisitions or international operations.
- A relevant risk, compliance, quality, audit or project-management qualification.
- Membership of a relevant professional body.
- A degree-level qualification or equivalent senior professional experience.
- Strong SharePoint, Excel, reporting and data-visualisation skills.
Full description
Empowering organisations to achieve their highest potential.At ISOQAR, we draw on our experience, knowledge, and ambition to empower organisations to achieve their highest potential.As a UKAS-accredited certification body, we conduct audits against ISO standards and issue ISO certifications. Through a portfolio of progressive solutions, including ISO certification, training, and consultancy, we work with customers to strengthen their businesses, all delivered by our in-house experts.
The Compliance Manager leads the effective operation and continuous improvement of ISOQAR’s compliance framework and management system, ensuring certification activities meet accreditation, regulatory and internal requirements.
Working closely with the Director of Risk & Compliance and senior stakeholders, you’ll lead internal assurance, accreditation assessments, corrective actions, competence and impartiality controls, while providing clear insight into compliance performance and emerging risks. You’ll also manage day-to-day compliance priorities and support the development of compliance capability across the business.
Compliance Leadership & Governance
- Lead the day-to-day operation of ISOQAR’s compliance function in line with agreed priorities.
- Develop and manage the annual compliance plan, objectives and improvement priorities.
- Translate accreditation, regulatory and governance requirements into practical business controls.
- Provide expert advice and constructive challenge to senior technical and operational stakeholders.
- Identify and escalate significant or systemic compliance risks.
- Deputise for the Director of Risk & Compliance on agreed matters.
- Allocate and prioritise compliance activity across available resources.
Management System & Regulatory Change
- Lead the maintenance and continuous improvement of ISOQAR’s management system.
- Ensure policies, procedures, governance arrangements and records remain controlled and compliant.
- Monitor changes to standards, accreditation requirements, legislation and mandatory documents.
- Lead impact assessments and oversee the delivery of resulting actions.
- Provide compliance oversight for new products, integrations and significant business-change projects.
Internal Audit & Assurance
- Own and manage ISOQAR’s risk-based internal audit programme.
- Set audit priorities and scopes, ensuring appropriate independence and competence.
- Conduct or oversee complex and cross-functional audits and investigations.
- Review audit findings, root-cause analysis and corrective-action plans.
- Monitor significant actions through to effective closure.