Compliance and Risk Support Officer
City St George's, University of London · London, United Kingdom
Please note: This vacancy is open to internal and external applicants concurrently. Internal applicants should use their @citystgeorges.ac.uk/@sgul.ac.uk email address when submitting an application.
City St George's, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George's, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology.
Our students are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.
Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.
Background
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Estates, Environment and Facilities Directorate as a Compliance and Risk Support Officer. Supporting activities across our campuses in Clerkenwell, Moorgate and Tooting, you will help ensure our diverse estate remains safe, compliant and operationally effective. Working closely with technical specialists, Health & Safety colleagues and senior stakeholders, you will play a key role in strengthening compliance assurance, supporting risk management processes and contributing to a positive compliance culture across the University.
You will coordinate and monitor statutory compliance activities, audits, inspections, investigations and risk management processes across the University estate. The role will involve maintaining compliance systems and trackers, producing performance reports, supporting business continuity and governance activities, and ensuring actions arising from audits, inspections and risk assessments are effectively managed through to completion. You will act as a central point of contact for compliance information and help ensure the University remains audit-ready.
Person Specification
We are looking for an organised and proactive individual with experience supporting compliance, audit, risk or governance activities within a complex organisation. You will have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to coordinate multiple priorities simultaneously. Knowledge of compliance frameworks, audit processes or statutory compliance requirements is essential, together with a commitment to continuous improvement and collaborative working.
Additional Information
Closing date for applications: 22nd November 2026 at 11:59pm
Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 14th December 2026.
The selection process will involve an interview and an assessment. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.
City St George's offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
City St George's, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George's operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
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