Ethics and Compliance Manager
Advert Close date: 30th September 2025
Purpose of Role: Supporting the management, development and co-ordination of The Crown Estate’s Ethics and Compliance programme. The focus of the role is to support the embedding of a robust Ethics & Compliance program across the business. Actively managing elements of the program to manage risk and act as a key advisor to the business on financial crime compliance related laws and regulations pertaining to The Crown Estates existing and future activities.
Main accountabilities:
- Support the implementation and manage elements of the Ethics & Compliance programme in relation to all enterprise wide regulatory, legal and ethical policy obligations relevant to the current or planned activities of The Crown Estate.
- Design and conduct regular monitoring as necessary to ensure effectiveness of key controls and compliance with relevant policies and procedures. Support the assessment of company procedures, practices, and documentation to identify possible weaknesses or risks alongside the Ethics & Compliance Director.
- Assist in the development and deployment of compliance related communications, training, systems and programmes.
- Manage the reporting of issues and deviations to policy
- Support investigations on a range of compliance topics (Code of Conduct, Anti-Bribery and Corruption; Financial Crime; Conflicts of Interests etc.)
- Advise the Ethics & Compliance Director updates to relevant laws and regulations and assessing the implications of regulatory, legal and ethical obligations on current and planned activities.
- Supporting the establishment of appropriate KPI’s and preparing regular reports to communicate compliance matters to relevant stakeholders.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of a robust third-party risk management process and assist in conducting third party risk assessments and due diligence.
- Supporting other areas of Legal and Compliance team e.g. FoI Transparency and Records & Information Management.
Most important skills based requirements:
- Proven experience in financial crime compliance (AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Anti-Fraud, Anti-Tax Evasion) experience
- Experience in developing and managing a compliance programme in a dynamic corporate environment.
- Extensive knowledge of legal, regulatory and sector specific compliance requirements, standards and guidance.
- Understanding of compliance frameworks, risk assessment and control design
- Experience of working with Internal Audit/Third Line/Risk functions.
- Experience of developing and providing effective training
- Analytical skills to assess compliance risks and develop effective strategies to mitigate them.
- Customer focused mindset, demonstrated interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills and ability to navigate the ‘grey’
- Clear minded analysis and the provision of appropriate risk solutions in diverse and evolving businesses.
- Stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
- Department
- Operations
- Locations
- The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
Our Perks & Benefits
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28 days paid holiday
We value that you get more time with your family and friends. Therefore, we offer everybody 28 days paid holiday, 2 volunteering days and the option to purchase further holiday.
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Flexible working
We value work-life balance highly, therefore we have flexible & hybrid working policies.
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Market leading family friendly policies
We want the support we offer to be inclusive of everyone, reflective of the wide range of situations people face in life.
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
It’s our ambition to be an inclusive organisation that reflects our society, one where all feel welcome, able to be themselves and belong.
A workplace where you’re empowered to be yourself, diverse thinking is encouraged, and a place where you can realise your potential.
About The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other.
It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.
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