Practicus
Ethics & Compliance Manager
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Ethics & Compliance Manager
Ethics & Compliance Manager
📍 Cheltenham (2 days per week in office – Monday & Wednesday) 💷 £50,000 + excellent benefits 🏡 Hybrid working | 🤝 Supportive culture | 🚀 Opportunity to shape and lead
The Opportunity ✨
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Ethics & Compliance Manager to join a collaborative and purpose-driven organisation within a newly created role.
Reporting directly to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, this position has been created to lead and develop key ethics, compliance, and governance activity across the organisation.
This is a highly visible role offering the opportunity to shape frameworks, strengthen controls, embed compliance culture, and support the organisation in navigating a broad range of regulatory and operational risks.
You’ll work closely with stakeholders across the business, helping ensure compliance activities are proactive, practical, and embedded into day-to-day operations while acting as a trusted advisor on ethics, governance, and risk-related matters.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building structure, improving processes, influencing culture, and operating autonomously within a broad and evolving remit.
Key Responsibilities 📌
Lead day-to-day ethics and compliance activity across the organisation Develop, implement, and enhance compliance frameworks, policies, controls, and governance processes Provide oversight and monitoring across key regulatory risk areas including: Health & Safety Safeguarding Anti-bribery & corruption Modern slavery Environmental compliance Lead health & safety policy development, audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations Support emergency planning and organisational readiness activities Maintain and embed safeguarding frameworks, policies, and training across the organisation Design and maintain anti-bribery and corruption controls including gifts & hospitality registers, conflicts of interest, and whistleblowing mechanisms Support and maintain audit, assurance, and compliance monitoring activities including ISO-related frameworks Conduct compliance reviews, investigations, and risk assessments across business activities Produce reports, metrics, and updates for senior leadership and board-level stakeholders Deliver compliance training and awareness initiatives across the organisation Support business change projects by ensuring compliance risks are identified and effectively managed Monitor regulatory developments and maintain awareness of evolving legislation and best practice Build strong relationships across the organisation to promote a positive and embedded compliance culture Lead and support the wider compliance function, including line management of a Health & Safety Advisor
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About You 👀
We’re looking for an experienced compliance, ethics, governance, audit, or regulatory professional who is confident operating independently within a broad and evolving role.
You may come from backgrounds such as: Compliance or regulatory management Audit or governance Risk and ethics Legal with a move into compliance Public sector, education, regulated, or corporate environments
You will likely bring: Significant experience within compliance, ethics, governance, audit, or risk management Experience managing or improving compliance frameworks and controls Exposure to health & safety, safeguarding, or wider regulatory compliance activity Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills Experience producing policies, governance documentation, and board-level reporting Confidence operating autonomously within a visible role A pragmatic, commercially aware, and solutions-focused mindset Excellent organisational, analytical, and communication skills
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Experience supporting ISO, audit, safeguarding, or environmental compliance frameworks would be highly beneficial.
The Ideal Candidate 🌟 You will be: Highly organised and self-sufficient Pragmatic and commercially aware Comfortable managing competing priorities Calm, credible, and confident with stakeholders Proactive and hands-on Someone who enjoys improving processes and creating structure Collaborative and relationship-driven Passionate about embedding positive ethics and compliance culture A trusted advisor with sound judgement and high professional integrity
This role will particularly suit someone who enjoys ownership, autonomy, and making a visible impact within a supportive environment.
What’s on Offer? 🎉
Excellent work/life balance ⚖️ Flexible and trust-based working culture 🤝 Free gym access 💪 Subsidised canteen and barista coffee ☕ Modern refurbished offices 🏢 Team socials and company events 🎊 5 volunteering days per year ❤️ Mental health and wellbeing initiatives 🧠 Free onsite parking 🚗
The wider legal and compliance team is known for being collaborative, supportive, and genuinely down-to-earth, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and shared success.
Additional Information 📋
Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the Cheltenham office (Monday & Wednesday – non-negotiable) Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience This is a newly created role with genuine scope to shape and influence the organisation’s compliance approach
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