Ethics & Compliance Investigator (FTC) – HR Focus Full Time NEW

Do you thrive on uncovering the truth, navigating complex situations and driving positive organisational change? Are you someone who believes that integrity isn’t just a value, it’s a way of working? If you’re looking for a role where your work directly protects people, strengthens ethical culture and safeguards an entire organisation, then this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

If you’re ready to take on challenging, meaningful investigations while influencing how a major organisation responds to risk, ethics, and integrity, then read on……

What will you do?

The Ethics & Compliance Investigator plays a critical role in protecting our people, our values, and our reputation. You’ll lead fair, robust and confidential investigations into a wide range of issues, from whistleblowing disclosures and fraud to bullying, harassment and other forms of misconduct. Every case you handle will help uphold a culture where doing the right thing truly matters.

In this role, you’ll ensure all matters are approached with integrity, impartiality and professionalism, working in line with legal standards, corporate policies, and best‑practice guidance. Your work won’t stop at investigations; you’ll also help strengthen our ethical culture by shaping processes, supporting intelligence and due‑diligence activities, and identifying opportunities to reduce risk across the organisation.

Initially based within NRS and for a fixed duration of 2 years, you’ll have the opportunity to influence and support cases across the wider NDA Group. Over time, the role offers the chance to transition into a matrix‑managed investigative resource pool, ideal for someone seeking long‑term growth, complexity, and impact.

You’ll be at the heart of shaping how we investigate, learn, and continually strengthen our ethical culture. You’ll help build and refine our frameworks, tools, and training, creating an environment where best practice isn’t just followed, it’s evolved. From identifying emerging risks to crafting learning materials and mentoring others, you’ll have the chance to influence how our entire organisation approaches integrity, fairness, and accountability. This is a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact while developing deep investigative expertise in a dynamic, forward‑thinking environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead or support investigations into misconduct, unethical behaviour, criminality, and policy non‑compliance.
• Gather, analyse, and securely manage evidence, conducting interviews and producing clear, high‑quality investigation reports.
• Work collaboratively with HR, Legal, managers, and other stakeholders to manage sensitive cases with fairness, confidentiality, and empathy.

What will you bring?

We’re looking for someone who brings strong investigative experience, exceptional judgement, and a genuine passion for raising standards. You’ll thrive in complex situations, communicate with clarity, and handle sensitive issues with professionalism and empathy. Whether your background is in workplace investigations, compliance, law enforcement, corporate security, or another high‑stakes environment, you’ll have the freedom to grow your skills while contributing to a team that values insight, learning, and continuous improvement.

You will have:

• Proven experience conducting complex workplace, ethics, compliance, regulatory, or criminal investigations.
• Strong analytical, interviewing, and reporting skills, with the ability to handle sensitive matters confidentially and objectively.
• The judgement, organisation, and communication skills needed to influence stakeholders and manage multiple priorities with confidence.

You’ll combine professionalism with empathy, remain objective under pressure, and stay committed to continuous learning as you support high‑stakes investigative work. This role may occasionally involve travel and exposure to challenging subject matter, so maintaining strict confidentiality and personal resilience will be essential.

What You’ll Demonstrate

• Strong ethical judgement, discretion, and the ability to handle difficult conversations with confidence and empathy.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, grounded in objectivity and professionalism.
• A commitment to learning, growth, and continuous improvement in a complex, sensitive environment.

If you’re ready to use your skills to make a real impact and help strengthen an organisation built on integrity, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step in a role where your work truly matters.

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Please note: All successful candidates will need to provide proof of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment/education history (typically covering the last 3–5 years) in line with NRS Baseline Security requirements. Some roles may also require full Security Clearance, which involves additional checks. For details, please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) guidance.

At NRS, we value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We want to ensure you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application or interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.

We offer flexibility on base location for multi-site roles and are happy to discuss flexible working options.

Please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline should we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible