Commercial Compliance and Assurance Manager

Salary: £51,000 – £58,395 per annumLocation: Darlington / Glasgow / LlandudnoPermanentClosing Date: 23rd March 2025Is it time you unlocked your potential?

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Compliance and Assurance Manager. The post-holder will lead the provision of a highly effective, professional compliance, assurance, supply chain and risk management service to ensure that SLC meets its statutory and regulatory requirements as set out by the Department for Education and Cabinet Office.

SLC offer a hybrid working model which will typically be 2 days (Monday and Tuesday) in the office and 3 days from home.What you bring:

• Excellent knowledge and application of compliance and assurance principles, processes and practices
• A proven record of improving commercial compliance
• An understanding of audit processes
• Proven experience of designing and implementing assurance and compliance processes
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience in interpreting policy requirements and monitoring compliance against these
• Knowledge of Cabinet Office spend controls
• In-depth working knowledge and experience of public sector procurement, applying the Regulations within an open, restrictive or competitive procedure and understanding of commercial principles
• Stakeholder management experience, influencing and communication skills
• Knowledge of the new Procurement Act 2023

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk.