Deputy Enforcement Manager

• Job grade: Senior Executive Officer
• Contract type: Permanent
• Business area: CH - Intelligence and Law Enforcement Engagement
• Type of role: Intelligence, Policy, Other
• Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time
• Number of jobs available: 1

Location

Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ

About the job

Job summary

The Deputy Enforcement Manager supports the delivery and development of Enforcement services, working with Service Managers and the Service Owner to deliver strategic projects and initiatives across enforcement workstreams. The role contributes to shaping the future of enforcement at Companies House, ensuring statutory obligations are met and supporting the integrity, compliance, accuracy and transparency of the register.

This role is key in developing the future direction of Companies House and ensuring we create an Enforcement Service that is fit for our role in government.

Job description

This role is responsible for supporting in the strategic development and operational design and delivery of enforcement activities, helping to protect the integrity of the register and support the Registrar's objectives. The role involves managing operational workstreams, coordinating enforcement campaigns, analysing performance data, and working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of compliance and enforcement strategies.

The postholder will play a key role in identifying risks, developing evidence-based recommendations, and driving continuous improvement across enforcement operations. They will work across multiple teams and partner organisations, including government departments, regulators, law enforcement agencies, and other external stakeholders, to deliver effective and proportionate enforcement outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, coordination, and delivery of enforcement campaigns, operational initiatives, and compliance activities in line with organisational priorities.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, influencing and collaborating across operational, policy, legal, intelligence, and enforcement functions.
• Analyse complex data, intelligence, and management information to identify emerging risks, trends, and opportunities for operational improvement.
• Produce high-quality reports, briefings, and recommendations to support strategic decision-making and operational planning.
• Monitor performance against key objectives, using management information and operational data to drive service improvement and ensure effective delivery.
• Assess complex information and evidence, exercising sound judgement to make informed and proportionate decisions in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Work collaboratively across multiple teams to deliver strategic and operational outcomes, ensuring activities are aligned with organisational goals.
• Support the development and implementation of enforcement, regulatory, and investigative approaches that improve operational effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain productive partnerships with government departments, law enforcement agencies, regulators, and other key external stakeholders.
• Ensure enforcement activity is conducted in accordance with relevant legislation, policy, governance frameworks, and organisational standards.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to strengthen processes, performance, and outcomes.

Office Location

You will be aligned to our Cardiff office, where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis.

We use a hybrid approach to the way we work which provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities. Your manager will agree regular patterns of attendance with you; however, you may be required to make yourself available to attend the office more frequently when required to meet business needs.

Working Hours

Due to the nature of the role and structure of the team, this is only a full-time position of 37 hours per week.

Security Clearance

To be eligible for this role you also need to meet our Nationality requirements which are outlined below, and successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Clearance (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) you will need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years out of the last 5 years.

Further information can be found below.

Visa Sponsorship

Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application otherwise you will not meet the eligibility criteria for this role.

Person specification

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and influence colleagues and partners across operational, policy, legal, and enforcement environments.
• Experience of delivering enforcement campaigns, workstreams, or operational initiatives within a regulatory, compliance, enforcement, or investigative setting.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and risks, and develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Ability to assess complex information, exercise sound judgement, and make well-reasoned decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of monitoring performance and using management information and data to drive operational delivery and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively across multiple teams to deliver strategic and operational outcomes.
• Understanding of compliance, enforcement, regulatory, investigative, or intelligence-led approaches and how these contribute to organisational objectives.
• Experience of working with government departments, law enforcement agencies, regulators, or other external partners to deliver compliance and enforcement outcomes.

Desirable:

• Experience working within a compliance, enforcement, regulatory, intelligence, investigative, or criminal justice environment.
• Knowledge of corporate transparency, economic crime, or wider regulatory frameworks.
• Experience supporting the development or implementation of enforcement powers, sanctions, civil penalties, prosecutions, or other regulatory interventions.
• Understanding of performance management, campaign delivery, and intelligence-led enforcement methodologies.

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving

• Managing a Quality Service

• Delivering at Pace

• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £48,147, Companies House contributes
£13,948 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Join us at Companies House and experience the difference of working within a culture that values you, not only as an employee, but as an integral part of our Companies House team.

We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.

Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.

We celebrate diversity...

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

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

The selection process will consist of:

Application Form

• You will be asked to provide your employment history. Please include key responsibilities and achievements.

• You will need to write a 1,250-word personal statement to demonstrate the criteria listed under Sift.

We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names) from your employment history and statements.

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made based on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.

Sift

We will be sifting looking through your employment history and personal statement for evidence of the following sift criteria:

• Your ability to build effective relationships and influence a range of internal and external stakeholders to support enforcement activity, secure cooperation, and deliver successful outcomes.
• Your experience of managing, coordinating, or delivering enforcement, compliance, regulatory or investigative interventions, including developing enforcement responses, managing complex casework, or contributing to enforcement campaigns that address harm and non-compliance.
• Your ability to analyse intelligence, evidence and data, identify risks and patterns of non-compliant behaviour, and make sound enforcement decisions that are proportionate, evidence-based and outcome-focused.

We may raise the score required at sift stage to progress to interview if we receive a high number of applications.

At sift we may choose to take through the highest performing candidates to the next stage. If, after the final stage is completed and roles are unfilled, we will proceed to invite lower scoring candidates to interview.

Successful candidates at sift will be invited to a virtual interview.

Interview

Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will use Success Profiles assessing the Behaviours, experience and technical skills listed in the advert.

There will be an activity as part of the interview. Further information will be provided to candidates selected for interview.

Offer

Once all interviews have been completed, you will be notified of the outcome. Offers will be made in strict merit order.

If after interviewing you are not found appointable at the advertised grade you may be offered the lower grade role if you are considered to meet the skills, experience and behaviours for the lower level. The benchmark for appointing to the lower grade is set at the start of each campaign. All offers will be made in merit order.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles (of the same or lower grade). Subject to business need, if a suitable position opens during this time we may reach out to individuals in merit order.

Key dates (dates are indicative only and could be subject to change)

• Closing Date: Sunday 08 November 2026 (23:55)
• Sift/Shortlist: w/c 09 November 2026
• Interview: w/c 16 November 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesn’t include ideas or work that isn’t your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own. Your application may be rejected if evidence of plagiarism or reliance on AI is detected. Examples include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own. If you are invited to interview, please be aware the use of AI tools is prohibited (including recording or note taking) and any suspected use may result in the termination of your interview and subsequent withdrawal from the campaign.

More information on the ways you should and shouldn’t use AI can be found here.

Sponsorship

Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Companies House holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship, your application may be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment withdrawn.

Pre-Employment Checking

In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks.

From June 2026, applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). Your personal details (name, National Insurance number, and date of birth) will be checked against the Civil Service Resourcing Extract 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.

If your details appear on this database, you will not be offered employment unless you can demonstrate exceptional circumstances. Companies House, acting on behalf of the vacancy holder, will inform you if your application is refused for this reason.

Please note: You are 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.

Nationality statement

As part of our recruitment process, it is essential for all candidates to independently verify their eligibility to work in the UK before applying. This includes a thorough check of your right to work to ensure compliance with UK employment laws, being mindful of the recent changes to going rates detailed on GOV.UK.

Please ensure you have the necessary documentation and permissions in place. Our team is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. However, it is the candidate's responsibility to ensure they meet the UK's legal requirements to work.

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 (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

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) (opens in a new window)

• 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 (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

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 (opens in a new window)
and the

Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Jade Palmer
• Email : recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk

Further information

We welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact infopoint@companieshouse.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission .

info@csc.gov.uk

Civil Service Commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road SW1A 2HQ

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