Compliance & Audit Officer

Are you ready to make a tangible impact in the prison education sector? Look no further than PeoplePlus!
We're seeking a Compliance and Audit Officer to ensure our operations thrive within the Contract Assurance Framework and maintain ISO compliance across our education provision within prison environments.
This impactful role spans from advising on compliance systems to conducting on-site visits. As the primary contact for Contract Assurance queries, you'll liaise with stakeholders and support audits, driving continuous improvement. Flexibility is essential, with regular travel and occasional nationwide events. A valid driving license and insurance are required.
What We're Looking For:
Effective communication skills
Exceptional attention to detail
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
Strong analytical skills and experience of datasets
Experience in assurance/audit/administration roles
Ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic environment
Why PeoplePlus?
At PeoplePlus, we're not just about fulfilling contracts; we're committed to excellence. As a a Compliance and Audit Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in upholding our standards of excellence, ensuring that our operations teams have the necessary tools, guidance, and support to stay compliant and deliver exceptional results.
Joining our team comes with a host of benefits. Including but not limited to:
25 days of annual leave and holiday purchase scheme
Paid Life Event Day in addition to annual leave
Access to our online wellbeing centre
Employee Assistance Programme
Medicash benefits
Plus, Volunteering days, enhanced wedding leave and maternity schemes and take advantage of our discount platform, offering exclusive savings with top retailers and brands.
For full details of the role and the person specification please review the job description or If you would like to speak to the recruitment team before you apply, please email any questions to and one of the team will come back to you. If you wish to apply, please ensure this is done via the apply now button. Applications cannot be accepted via email.
Here are PeoplePlus, we are committed to transforming the lives of people with convictions through our work in prisons.
Our services have been designed to tackle the underlying causes of offending behaviour so people can make positive changes to their lives.
With more than 500 people working to support people with convictions in custody and in the community, we bring passion, experience and innovation to public sector rehabilitation services.
We also work with specialist partner organisations to help people move away from their past and look forward to a brighter future.
All of our services are designed in partnership with the people who we’re trying to help and away from our direct work with people serving their sentences, we’re working hard to change attitudes towards people who can often be tarnished unfairly following criminal convictions. Our Social Recruitment Framework brings together organisations to tackle any pre-conceived ideas about hiring people who have previously been involved in crime.
We also work with employers on the Ban the Box initiative to support fair and equal recruitment processes and have engaged industry to influence our employer-led curriculum delivered to our learners.
We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.