Ethics Compliance Apprentice

​​​​​Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst  ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service. You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer

Purpose of Position 

The Ethics Compliance Apprentice will support the Ethics Compliance Officer in the continued development of the ethics compliance framework and system for DPD UK. The post holder will be required to work with the Ethics Compliance Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and managers from all functions across the organisation to assist in promoting and enhancing the ethical integrity of the Company, and assist in embedding an ethical culture. The role will work closely with the Legal and Compliance team and other key functional stakeholders such as People & Talent. 

We are looking for someone who is keen to build a career in Ethics Compliance and has a genuine interest in doing the right thing. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is motivated to learn and develop within a supported team. 

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Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility 

• Ethics Compliance Framework and System - Supporting the Ethics Compliance Officer in the management, continued development and review of the ethics compliance framework and system including: 

• Policies and procedures e.g. Whistleblower Policy, Conflicts of Interest Policy, Gifts & Hospitality Policy 

• Risk assessments on all ethics compliance topics in collaboration with the Internal Audit function e.g. Anti-Corruption, Duty of Care 

• Disclosures systems for reporting of potential Conflicts of Interests and Gifts & Hospitality, including acting as a back office user

• Whistleblower alert line including acting as a trusted user

• Alerts and Disclosures supporting in whistleblower alerts and disclosures in accordance with the applicable policies and procedures

• Data and Reporting - Analysing all ethics compliance data and developing meaningful reporting templates and cycles to inform the Senior Leadership Team of key trends and issues 

• Training Programme - Supporting in the delivery of all ethics related training 

• Communications - Supporting the development of communications on compliance topics to the organisation 

• Group Reporting - Supporting in the completion of Geopost reporting requirements on the ethics compliance topics for DPD UK 

• Guidance - Providing ad hoc ethics compliance guidance to employees including queries into the ethics email inbox 

Candidates must have achieved 4 GCSE's at grade 4 or above

The successful candidate will: 

• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and professionalism in everything they do

• Be trustworthy and able to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion

• Have a mature and responsible approach and attention to detail

• Be organised and able to manage multiple tasks effectively

• Enjoy working with data, with the ability to gather and analyse the information accurately

•  Be curious, proactive and willing to ask questions and continuously learn

No previous experience in Ethics Compliance is required. We’re looking for someone with the right attitude, values and potential and we’ll provide the training and support needed to help you develop a successful career in this field

About our benefits:

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package 
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Free onsite car parking for all employees
• Health Kiosks visiting every location
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends 
• For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities. 

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today.