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# Data and Compliance Officer

- **Company:** Tower Hamlets Council
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £47,367.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Performance Monitor, Data Management, Tools for Reporting
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=89c648a6d2ddd1ed

## About the Role

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

 * Experience of data management, compliance, performance monitoring, or programme assurance.
 * Experience of analysing information and producing accurate reports for a range of stakeholders.
 * Knowledge of GDPR, information governance requirements, and compliance frameworks.
 * Strong Excel skills and experience of reporting tools such as Power BI.
 * Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
 * Strong communication and collaborative skills, with the ability to work effectively in a diverse community.

Experience of working within local government, employment services, or government-funded programmes would be advantageous.

## Description

We are recruiting for a Data and Compliance Officer to join our Connect to Work Team within WorkPath.

If you are passionate about ensuring high-quality data, maintaining compliance standards, and supporting the successful delivery of employment programmes that improve residents' lives, we would love to hear from you.

This is an exciting 29-month fixed-term opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of Connect to Work, a government-funded employment programme designed to support residents facing barriers to employment into sustainable work.

In this role, you will:

 * Lead on data quality, compliance monitoring, and performance reporting across the Connect to Work programme.
 * Ensure compliance with funding requirements, GDPR, council policies, and programme standards.
 * Support financial assurance activities, including expenditure monitoring, evidence management, audit preparation, and funding compliance.
 * Produce accurate reports, dashboards, and management information for internal and external stakeholders.
 * Support audits, quality reviews, and continuous improvement activities to ensure the programme remains compliant and delivers positive outcomes., This is a 29-month fixed-term contract and presents an excellent opportunity to develop expertise in programme compliance, data management, performance reporting, funding assurance, and audit readiness while contributing to a high-profile employment programme that supports residents into sustainable employment.

If you are passionate about data, compliance, and making a positive difference to residents' lives, we would welcome your application.