Title:  Senior Employee Compliance Administrator

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Senior Employee Compliance Administrator

Worcester with a balance of home and office working

£26,982 - £28,402 per year (pro rata)

Full time and part time hours considered (30 - 35 hours per week)

The Senior Employee Compliance Administrator will be part of a team of 4 who are responsible for ensuring all new and existing employees across the Group meet internal and external legislative standards in relation to employment checks. This includes right to work checks, employment visas, NMC checks, SSSC checks and other HR compliance related processes such as sponsorship requests and monitoring of employees the Group sponsor.

The role of Senior Employee Compliance Administrator will include:

• Completing applications via the Home Office for the sponsorship of overseas employees and reporting required updates
• Running reports from various systems, analysing the data to highlight compliance issues or identifying future issues, and highlighting these to the relevant parties
• Monitoring employees whose compliance is time-limited, communicating timeframes with the business and ensuring the relevant checks and/or documentary updates are in place.
• Liaising with and providing advice to a wide range of stakeholders at all levels including potential employees, senior managers, People Business Partners, the Central Talent Team, hiring managers and Home Office contacts
• Reviewing and improving processes as and when required to ensure maximum efficiency
• Delivering training on employment compliancy
• Reporting and escalating any potential non compliance issues or queries to the relevant parties

Skills and experiences:

• Previous experience in a similar administrative role which includes running reports and conducting data analysis is essential
• Excellent Excel skills with the ability to create, analyse and manipulate data
• A highly organised, methodical individual who can work well in a small team but has also the ability to take initiative when working alone
• Outstanding attention to detail, excellent communication skills and a confident & approachable manner
• Knowledge of Home Office right to work processes is advantageous

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.  

Our Benefits   

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £26,982 annum (rising to £28,402 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance) (pro rata)

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website)   

Closing Date: 6 February 2025

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at our company page on Linkedin

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.