Senior Governance and Compliance Advisor

We're seeking a detail-oriented, proactive, and highly organized Compliance Specialist to join our People & Places team. This role is pivotal in safeguarding our People and Places team's compliance with employment legislation and internal governance standards. You'll act as the guardian of our compliance framework, ensuring that policies, documentation, and processes are accurate, current, and accessible. Your work will directly reduce risk exposure and strengthen trust across the business. Compliance Discovery & Risk Management: Collaborate with internal Risk, Audit, and Compliance teams to conduct a comprehensive discovery of the People & Places function, moving beyond repetitive audits and self-assessments. Identify risks, audits, policies, controls, and mitigation strategies for each sub-team. Working in partnership with the internal compliance team to coordinate activity across the People and Places team

~ Create and maintain a robust governance, assurance, and evidence mechanism that includes ownership details, timelines, and relevant content. Ensure the SPPP (Strategy, policy, process and procedure) framework for the People team remains current, compliant, and accurate at all times

~ Oversee updates in iGrafx and AuditBoard in coordination with sub-team leads, ensuring compliance data integrity and timely updates

~ Culture of Compliance: Embed compliance as a core value across the People & Places function, challenging existing practices and ensuring solutions are risk-based and proportionate

~ Policy Review: Work closely with document owners to provide a second-level review of all People policies to ensure compliance with licensing and legislative requirements.

~ Mandatory Training Strategy: Conduct a comprehensive review of all mandatory training programs, assessing user-friendliness, alignment with purpose, frequency, and delivery methods.

o Develop a mandatory training policy limiting annual mandatory training to 10 hours.
o Redesign training to embed real competence, not just completion, with rollout planned for 2027.
o Encourage content owners to seek alternative approaches before designating content as mandatory.
~ Recommend and implement process improvements to strengthen compliance, reduce risk exposure, and improve efficiency

Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Cyprus & Italy.
Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.
‍Sustainability - Our aim to be net zero by 2030 which would make us the first lottery provider globally to achieve this
Inclusion and accessibility - We are making all parts of The National Lottery inclusive - whether you play a game in a store or online.
All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications. Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
We are a Disability Confident Leader which means we've taken proactive steps to ensure our workplace is accessible and inclusive for disabled colleagues and candidates. If you need any assistance or adjustments to this job description or in the application process, please contact a member of the talent team at careers@allwyn.co.uk and we'll be happy to help.
HR Compliance Expertise: Proven experience in HR compliance, policy management, and risk assessment, ideally within a complex or regulated environment.
Governance & Risk Frameworks: Strong understanding of compliance frameworks, governance structures, and risk-based decision-making.
Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with compliance and documentation platforms such as iGrafx, AuditBoard, and training management systems.
Analytical & Process Skills: Ability to design self-assessment frameworks, interpret compliance data, and implement proportionate controls.
Skilled at working across multiple teams and translating complex compliance requirements into clear, actionable guidance.
26 days paid leave (plus bank holidays) 

~ Annual bonus scheme 

~4 x Salary of Life Insurance 

~ Pension: we'll match your contribution up to 8.5% 

~ Single Private Health Cover 

~£500 Wellness Allowance 

~ Enhanced parental leave (maternity and paternity) 

~ Eye Care, Dental and Cycle To Work schemes