Overview

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Location: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton or Liverpool

About the role

This role involves working with NOC’s Directors and Senior Managers to capture and manage risks and to support the business in pursuing its strategic objectives. It offers exposure to a wide range of risk and compliance topics and provides opportunities to develop risk management skills in a dynamic, varied environment.

The role includes supporting the Compliance, Risk and Information Governance Manager in developing, managing and implementing NOC’s Information Governance framework and helping to ensure NOC meets its Data Protection obligations. It also involves helping to ensure NOC complies with procedures for insuring research integrity and security as NOC interacts with institutions and individuals overseas, and contributing to the development and delivery of NOC’s risk management framework and other duties to ensure effective risk and data handling.

About you

This role would suit a candidate in the early stages of developing a career in risk management and compliance. You will have some training and experience in general risk management and compliance frameworks and techniques. You will be familiar with information governance principles and have some experience or training in topics such as the General Data Protection Regulation and information security. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with project management principles and experience in planning and running projects. You will have strong written and verbal communication skills and the interpersonal skills required to lead change within a multi-disciplinary business environment.

Why NOC?

We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• 30 days contractual annual leave, plus 3.5 extra closure days and bank holidays
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support on mental, physical, emotional, health and financial issues
• Flexible benefits portal with online discounts, cashback and eGift cards
• Cycle2Work scheme
• A great working environment with social events and celebrations
• Living Wage Employer

Location

This position can be based in Southampton or Liverpool. The Southampton site has good transport links, cycle parking and free onsite car-parking with EV charging points. The Liverpool centre is on a University campus, near the city centre and Lime Street station. The NOC uses a hybrid working approach; most positions allow remote work up to 2 days per week. For more flexible arrangements, please contact the recruitment team.

We can support visa applications where required and may offer relocation financial support where needed.

Submitting an application

Please click ‘Apply for this job’ and submit an up-to-date CV and cover letter. If you are unable to apply online, contact the NOC recruitment team at careers@noc.ac.uk or 07355 676794. Please review the attached job description and person specification before applying.

We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We actively encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply and strive to create a supportive and equitable environment where all voices are valued and heard. Recruitment is based on qualifications, skills and experience, without regard to gender, age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, relationship status, family status or any other protected characteristic. There is a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who meet the minimum criteria and declare a disability. NOC is an Investors in People organisation.

Date advert posted: 03/09/2025

Closing date: 01/10/2025. This vacancy may close earlier depending on the number of applicants. We are not accepting applications via recruitment agencies for this position.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research

Industries

• Research Services

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