Data and Compliance Officer

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We are looking to appoint a Compliance and Data Officer to play a key role in strengthening procurement governance, transparency, and data quality across the Council.

This is an important specialist role supporting the continued development of a modern, strategic procurement function. You will lead on procurement compliance monitoring, data quality, and reporting, ensuring that procurement activity is auditable, robust, and aligned with legislative and internal governance requirements.

You will work at the centre of the procurement function, using data, systems, and insight to support continuous improvement, audit readiness, and informed decision‑making.

What You Will Be Doing

• Leading on procurement compliance monitoring, including statutory publication requirements and internal controls
• Developing and maintaining dashboards, reports, and data insights using tools such as Power BI and Excel
• Managing data cleansing and validation processes across contract registers, procurement systems, and spend data
• Supporting the implementation and ongoing development of the Council’s commercial and contract management systems, including data migration, testing, and user support
• Auditing procurement records and identifying risks, gaps, or non‑compliance, escalating issues where appropriate
• Supporting responses to audit activity, FOI requests, and internal reviews
• Working closely with Procurement,  Finance, Legal, ICT, and Audit colleagues
• Managing and maintaining procurement guidance, templates, intranet content, and shared document libraries
• Contributing to the development of automation, analytics, and AI‑enabled tools to improve procurement insight and performance
• Acting as a key point of contact for procurement data, systems, and compliance queries

About You

You will be highly organised, detail‑focused, and confident working with data in a regulated environment. You will enjoy improving processes, ensuring accuracy, and providing insight that supports good decision‑making.

You will bring:

• Experience in data analysis, reporting, and data quality management
• Strong Excel skills and experience using Power BI or similar tools
• An understanding of compliance, governance, audit, or records management
• Confidence working with systems and supporting system implementations or upgrades
• The ability to interpret policies, procedures, or legislation and apply them in practice
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain data and compliance requirements clearly

Experience within procurement, finance, or the public sector is desirable, but not essential.

Essential Qualifications

• A relevant professional qualification (or working towards one) in data, analytics, information management, or digital disciplines, or
• Substantial demonstrable experience in a data analyst, data reporting, or information management role, with evidence of continuous professional development

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a growing procurement service undergoing positive transformation
• Work in a role with real impact on governance, transparency, and value for money
• Opportunity to develop specialist skills in procurement data, compliance, and systems
• Supportive team environment with opportunities for learning and development

Provisional Interview Date: Week Commencing 10th August 2026

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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This role currently offers hybrid working options which will be to subject service needs, there'll be an opportunity to discuss working arrangements for this position at interview.

Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.