Senior Compliance Adviser – Pension Administration, Financial Crime, Investments and Insurance

At the heart of our not-for-profit organisation is a commitment and a motivation to make the future-saving experience a simple one for our members. We champion fairness and simplicity, not profit-chasing. Imagine a financial adventure where everyone's a winner, fuelled by our exceptional service and brought to life by the fantastic individuals who work for us. We're a diverse employer with a flexible, hybrid working approach, ensuring everyone gets the opportunity to come to work and be the best version of themselves.

As Senior Compliance Adviser, you’ll sit at the heart of the business, leading compliance oversight across pension administration, financial crime prevention, investment governance and insurance activities. This is a high‑profile role where you’ll ensure robust adherence to UK regulatory requirements set by the FCA, PRA and TPR — from AML and counter‑terrorist financing controls to sector‑specific conduct rules. More than just regulatory oversight, this role is about influence: championing ethical standards, strengthening risk awareness, and embedding a culture of integrity that enables the organisation to operate with confidence, credibility and trust.

• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, codes and guidance including FCA, PRA, and TPR.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess impact on scheme administration and member outcomes.
• Lead responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and inspections.
• Ensure timely implementation of regulatory changes and maintain up-to-date compliance policies and procedures.
• Support regulatory reporting, audits, and supervisory interactions.
• Lead compliance monitoring and assurance activities, including thematic reviews and control testing.
• Identify and escalation compliance risks and breaches, ensuring appropriate remediation and reporting.
• Provide oversight and challenge to first‑line compliance activities.

• Extensive experience in financial crime, investment, and insurance compliance within UK financial services.
• Strong knowledge of AML regulations, MiFID II, IDD, and FCA Handbook.
• Experience managing compliance monitoring, reporting, and regulatory engagement.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Generous pension contributions with an employer contribution of up to 14%
• Real living wage
• Income protection, critical illness cover & death in service insurance
• Employee healthcare
• Parental and adoption leave
• Learning & development opportunities and study support
• Travel season ticket loans
• Grab & Go Deli Café at our Crawley offices
• Volunteering days and charity payroll giving
• Onsite gym
• Ride-to-Work scheme
• Social clubs and events

You can learn more about how we support our employees on our website.

People’s Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at People's Partnership) equally and enabling them to perform at their best and demonstrate what they have to offer. This role may support hybrid working.

To make use of this arrangement, employees must have an appropriate home working environment, including a private workspace and reliable, secure high speed internet that enables them to perform their duties effectively. We are a disability committed employer, please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process (application, selection assessments where relevant, and interview) to enable you to show us the best “you”.