Compliance Officer - 6944

Job Title: Compliance Officer

Salary: £26,000- £32,600

Location: Cambridge, Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)

We're looking for a Compliance Officer to join our motivated and dedicated Compliance team at Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

This is an exciting time to join us as we expand our team and strengthen our mission to ensure fairness and trust in our assessments. Your work will directly impact learners worldwide, helping us maintain the integrity of our qualifications and the reputation of Cambridge.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

You will be reporting to the Compliance Assistant Manager, Exam Security, you will be responsible for investigations into question paper security breaches and alleged malpractice in registered schools. You will manage incidents with speed and accuracy, ensuring each case is handled fairly and thoroughly.

As part of this role, you will lead investigations into potential security breaches and any subsequent malpractice cases. You will analyse incidents with a solutions focused mindset, collaborate with colleagues, and work to maintain the security of our exams. Your work will play a key role in maintaining trust and ensuring that the security, fairness and integrity of our exams are maintained.

This role includes leading investigations into question paper security incidents and malpractice detection. You will ensure that each case is managed promptly, accurately and in line with established procedures. You will also contribute to improving our processes for malpractice detection, allegations and question paper security. The decisions communicated to our centres and candidates are essential to maintaining the integrity of Cambridge International qualifications and ensuring candidates receive the right results.

Additional responsibilities and accountabilities include

• Leading on investigations into question paper security incidents; overseeing the full case from initial detection through to resolution and communication of outcomes.
• Leading on investigations into suspected malpractice; overseeing the full case from initial report/detection through to resolution and communication of outcomes.
• Evaluating facts and evidence; making informed decisions, identifying any additional risks and escalating these to your manager
• Deciding on outcomes; from providing guidance, issuing warnings through to withholding candidate grades, you will be responsible for communicating fair decisions.
• Analysing data to identify trends, producing recommendations for centre improvement or closures.
• Reviewing processes, procedures and external guidelines; ensuring we are always following best practice.
• Supporting the wider Compliance group as required.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About you

The Compliance team's best asset is its people. To be successful in the role, you will be a confident person who is able to work independently and communicate clearly with a range of stakeholders. You will be a collaborative and conscientious team player, with an eye for detail and excellent analytical and decision making abilities.

You will also

• Have an inquisitive mind when running investigations
• Have excellent attention to detail
• The ability to thrive in fast paced, dynamic environments where swift analysis and action are essential.
• Have excellent communication skills, providing information to a variety of stakeholders around the world with diplomacy, precision and sensitivity.
• Deliver superb customer service in all aspects of your work.
• Be a quick learner who is not afraid to ask questions.
• Be flexible and able to reprioritise according to changing situations.
• Be skilled at identifying mitigating risk.
• Be able to manage a varying workload and to successfully meet multiple tight deadlines.
• Be a positive person who lifts those around you.

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria:

• Experience working in investigations or compliance environment.
• Confidence in handling sensitive or complex matters.
• Comfortable working with data to identify issues or trends.

The Compliance team is passionate about safeguarding the integrity of our assessments and exams. We are committed to supporting exams officers, teachers, and candidates so they can confidently access our exams and apply the regulations outlined in the Cambridge Handbook. If this mission resonates with you, we'd love to hear from you.

The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to make an even greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful community, and we ensure that every individual is recognised, listened to, and supported. Because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we provide everyone with the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a linear career or prefer to follow your own path, we'll support you and provide the resources and training you need to be bold and take ownership of your work.

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion, ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long term health condition.

Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be 8th March 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from week commencing 16th March 2026.

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. If you are shortlisted and progress through the stages, you can expect:

• 1st stage virtual interview via MS Teams.
• A potential role related task that may be assigned to shortlisted candidates.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.