Employment Compliance Officer
Employment Compliance Officer
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Employment Compliance Officer to join our HR team within a large healthcare organisation employing approximately 900 staff across Northern Ireland.
The primary focus of this role is to support the organisation’s immigration compliance and Home Office sponsor licence obligations relating to the recruitment and employment of international healthcare workers.
Working closely with the Authorising Officer, senior management and operational teams, you will coordinate right-to-work checks, sponsorship administration, visa expiry monitoring, compliance reporting and audit preparation. You will also support pre-employment screening, including AccessNI checks, and coordinate the organisation’s statutory Fair Employment monitoring and reporting obligations in Northern Ireland.
About this role
Key Responsibilities
Immigration and Sponsor Compliance
• Conduct and oversee right-to-work checks, ensuring accurate records and timely follow-up checks.
• Undertake authorised sponsorship activities as a Level 2 user of the Home Office Sponsorship Management System (SMS).
• Maintain sponsored worker records, monitor visa expiry dates and coordinate required sponsorship reports.
• Support the Authorising Officer in maintaining sponsor licence compliance and preparing for Home Office audits and inspections.
• Monitor changes in immigration legislation and guidance, escalating risks and supporting updates to internal procedures.
• Maintain compliance registers, prepare management reports and ensure immigration records are accurate and audit-ready.
Recruitment and Onboarding Compliance
• Coordinate AccessNI checks as part of the onboarding process for new employees, including processing applications, monitoring progress and liaising with candidates and managers.
• Maintain accurate and confidential pre-employment screening records and follow up outstanding checks in accordance with organisational procedures.
• Coordinate relevant compliance documentation to support timely and effective employee onboarding.
Fair Employment Monitoring
• Coordinate the organisation’s annual Fair Employment Monitoring Return in accordance with applicable Northern Ireland requirements.
• Maintain confidential workforce monitoring records and ensure required information is accurately recorded and reported.
• Support the organisation’s three-yearly Article 55 reviews of workforce composition and employment practices.
• Analyse monitoring information and support agreed actions to promote equality of opportunity.
Essential Criteria
• Educated to degree level.
• At least two years’ relevant experience in a HR, recruitment, immigration compliance, or related environment or a similar compliance-focused role.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience maintaining confidential and records and preparing audit or compliance documentation.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Competent IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office and Excel, and experience using HR or document management systems.
• Professional, approachable and discreet maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Desirable Criteria
• Working knowledge of UK right-to-work requirements and an understanding of employer sponsorship obligations.
• Experience using the Home Office SMS, ideally with Level 1 user access.
• Experience supporting a licensed sponsor employing international healthcare workers.
• Experience administering AccessNI checks and coordinating pre-employment screening.
• Experience working within healthcare, particularly independent healthcare or social care.
• CIPD qualification, working towards CIPD qualification or equivalent relevant HR or immigration or legal qualification (e.g. OISC or law degree) preferred, although equivalent practical experience will be considered.
• Knowledge of Northern Ireland Fair Employment monitoring, annual returns and Article 55 reviews.
• Experience supporting compliance audits or regulatory inspections.
For the successful candidate a very attractive remuneration package is on offer (based upon extent of experience), along with outstanding training and career progression.
For further information on this excellent opportunity please contact Shane on 02879632001. Please apply via the link below.
Conway Group is an equal opportunity employer.
