Projects and Compliance Officer

Your new company A private sector organisation is recruiting for a Project and Compliance Officer based in Belfast. Your new role As Project & Compliance Officer, you will provide key support across a range of strategic projects, compliance initiatives, governance activities, and business improvement programmes. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will help coordinate project work streams, maintain documentation and reporting processes, track progress against objectives, and support the delivery of management information and performance dashboards.

You will also play an important role in ensuring robust compliance arrangements are maintained across the organisation. Responsibilities will include monitoring legislative and regulatory developments, maintaining compliance registers, supporting internal audit activities, coordinating policy reviews, and assisting with risk management processes. In addition, you will help administer governance frameworks, coordinate training activities, and support the ongoing development of technology-driven solutions to enhance business processes.

This is a varied role offering exposure to project delivery, governance, compliance, risk management, reporting, and stakeholder engagement within a structured and professional environment. What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you will be educated to an A-Level standard or equivalent and possess a minimum of three years' relevant experience within project coordination, compliance, governance, risk, regulatory affairs, or a similar professional environment.

You will have experience managing documentation, reporting processes, and supporting audit or assurance activities across multiple concurrent work streams. You will demonstrate:
Strong organisational and administrative skills with the ability to manage competing priorities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience producing reports, management information, and documentation for senior stakeholders. Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Advanced proficiency across Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Teams. The ability to analyse data and present accurate, meaningful reporting outputs.

Strong relationship-building skills with a collaborative and professional approach. Desirable criteria include experience within a regulated sector, exposure to governance or risk management activities, project management qualifications such as PRINCE2 Foundation, knowledge of compliance frameworks, experience with business improvement initiatives, Power Apps, and data visualisation tools. What you'll get in return £30,000- £35,000 Permanent opportunity Belfast-based Full time Annual on target bonus What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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