Compliance Advisor

• East Suffolk Services Limited
• Location: Rotterdam Road Lowestoft NR32 2EF OR Ufford Depot Ufford Woodbridge SuffolkIP13 6ET
• Salary: 31537 - 34434 per annum
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent

Be part of a dynamic team that makes a difference

At East Suffolk Services we proudly deliver a wide range of essential local services that support the lives of over a quarter of a million residents and thousands of businesses across our district.

Were a new growing organisation full of energy ambition and purpose. As part of our team youll play an important role in helping us shape high-quality efficient services that people rely on every single day.

This is more than just a job. This is a fantastic opportunity to support and give back to your local community.

We currently have an opportunity to join our Compliance Team as a Compliance Advisor.

Your role

We are looking for a proactive and highly organised Compliance Advisor to support ESSL in meeting its legal regulatory and governance obligations. This varied role plays a key part in maintaining compliance frameworks supporting ISO standards managing risk and data protection processes and promoting continuous improvement across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain ISO standards (including liaison with external auditors)
• Support organisational risk management and internal investigations
• Manage data protection processes including SARs FOI and EIR requests
• Investigate data protection breaches and non-compliance issues
• Support business continuity and emergency planning activities
• Coordinate and administer training using Evotix
• Review and maintain policies and procedures
• Provide administrative support to compliance governance and workplace investigations.

About You

• Strong administrative organisational and communication skills
• Experience working to deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Good IT skills (Microsoft Teams Outlook Word and Excel)
• Knowledge of GDPR and data protection legislation
• High attention to detail with a confidential and analytical approach
• Able to build effective working relationships at all levels

This role may require occasional work outside normal hours and regular travel between sites. A commitment to continuous professional development and ESSLs values is essential.

Do you have the skills experience or potential to succeed in this role If so wed love to hear from you.

Thinking of joining us Heres why you should

At East Suffolk Services we truly value our employees. We understand that the backbone of any companys success will always be its people and that our continued success depends on recognising talented individuals supporting their development and retaining them within our organisation. Thats why we are committed to making East Suffolk Services a great place to work.

We value our staff

In addition to a competitive salary we offer a comprehensive package of benefits designed to support your health development and lifestyle.

These include:

• A top-tier health and wellbeing package through Canada Life one of the UKs leading providers including online access to UK-based GPs plus life insurance.
• A competitive matched pension scheme through Royal London.
• Access to a wide range of support networks and wellbeing initiatives including mental health resources and specialist counselling.
• Learning and development opportunities tailored to your role and personal goals.
• Exclusive discounts on the latest tech (smartphones TVs laptops) holidays and travel fashion health and beauty and more.
• A car benefit scheme and cycle to work scheme to support your commute in a way that suits you.

For more information on our fantastic benefits scheme see our employee benefits brochure (pdf).

Many of our teams work in an agile way with a mixture of home and office working depending on operational requirements. If youd like to discuss how this might work for you in this role please contact the recruiting manager listed at the end of this advert.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Georgia Woodley Risk and Compliance Manager by calling or emailing

Closing date: 11.30 pm 29 April 2026.

Interview date: 26 May 2026.

How to apply

Step 1 -Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (Word).

Step 2 -Complete theSupporting Statement template (Word). Please use the application template provided to show how you meet each of the criteria listed in the Person Specification. Unfortunately were unable to accept applications submitted in other formats.

Step 3 -Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note CVs are not accepted.

For more information check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.