Research Compliance Officer (Due Diligence)

# About you To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: **Essential criteria** 1. Experience of working in a compliance, due dilligence, audit support, risk management or related role within a higher education institution or other complex organisation. 2. Experience of coordinating complex administrative, compliance or assurance processes and maintaining accurate records, databases and audit trails. 3. Experience of applying policies, procedures and regulatory requirements consistently to support decision-making and compliance activities. 4. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to collate, assess and present information clearly to support decision-making and reporting. 5. A high level of accuracy and attention to detail where data quality, record keeping and audit evidence are critical. 6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide clear guidance and build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. 7. Experience of supporting reporting, monitoring, audit, assurance or review activities, including coordinating actions and tracking progress against agreed deadlines. 8. Experience of supporting compliance, governance, assurance or risk management using a proportionate and risk-based approach. **Desirable criteria** 1. Experience of working in a higher education, research or research support environment. 2. Experience of supporting research compliance, due diligence, research assurance, research management or related activities. 3. Experience using research management, compliance or assurance systems such as Worktribe or similar. 4. Knowledge of the UK Trusted Research agenda, research security principles, funder compliance requirements or related regulatory frameworks. 5. Experience of supporting responses to audits, compliance reviews, funder assurance activities or improvement programmes arising from audit or review findings. **Downloading a copy of our Job Description** Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document provided at the bottom of the page. This document also explains which criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. ## Further Information At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and we recognise its growing role in professional work. Applicants may use AI tools to support preparation of their application, for example to research the role or structure written responses. However, applications must reflect the applicant’s own work and experience. AI tools should not be used during interviews or assessment activities unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. Further guidance on the use of AI in recruitment can be found [here]( We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day. We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ [How we Recruit]( pages.