Compliance & Customer Service Administrator - Maternity Cover

CompanyBESA Group

LocationPenrith, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/19/2026

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Description

This is a temporary part-time role of 21 hours per week (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) for up to 12 months starting February 2026, giving you the opportunity to support our team while covering maternity leave

WE ARE

The Building Engineering Services Association is the UK's leading trade organisation for building engineering services contractors – representing the interests of firms active in the design, installation, commissioning, maintenance, control and management of engineering systems and services in buildings. Want to find out more? Visit: www.thebesa.com

The Competence & Compliance (C&C) Department plays a central role in enabling both businesses and individuals within the building engineering services sector to achieve, maintain, and evidence high standards of professionalism. Through a comprehensive range of schemes, products, and services, we provide the mechanisms by which individuals can demonstrate competence and businesses can prove compliance. Our work ensures these principles remain the foundation of industry best practice, supporting organisations to meet regulatory obligations and championing excellence across the sector.

About The Role

Reporting to the Compliance Manager, you will take ownership of delivering a seamless, high-quality customer experience across C&C’s schemes – including Refcom (F-Gas & Elite) and BESCA (Vent Hygiene Register, Competent Person Scheme, and Competence Assessment Standard). With accountability and care at the core of your approach, you will manage the full onboarding journey for new and renewing members, ensuring every interaction reflects our commitment to integrity and service excellence.

Demonstrating agility and customer empathy, you’ll provide responsive support and proactive communication throughout the membership lifecycle, while maintaining the accuracy and compliance of scheme administration. You will also contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance our processes and strengthen compliance through effective desktop audits and reviews – helping to drive the commercial success and credibility of our schemes.

KEY DUTIES

Scheme Administration & Customer Journey

Manage the end-to-end onboarding process for scheme applicants, ensuring all required documentation, assessments, and validations are completed in line with scheme rules.

Maintain accurate member records and ensure CRM and data systems are up to date.

Provide ongoing support to members, responding to queries and guiding them through scheme requirements and renewals.

Support members through the Business Management Review (BMR) process and ensure timely completion of required assessments.

Desktop Auditing & Compliance Monitoring

Undertake remote desktop audits for members across Refcom, Vent Hygiene Register, and Competence Assessment Standard schemes.
Review submitted evidence against scheme criteria and produce structured audit outcomes and feedback.
Escalate concerns, non-conformities, or potential issues to the Compliance Manager or Audit Manager as appropriate.
Assist in tracking audit outcomes and ensuring corrective actions are completed where required.

CAS Audit Facilitation

Coordinate and schedule audits for the Competence Assessment Standard (CAS), ensuring timely delivery in line with scheme requirements.
Liaise with the Compliance/Audit Manager and internal or external auditors to confirm audit availability and capacity.

Monitor audit demand and proactively support resource planning to ensure audit capacity aligns with scheme and member needs.

Support communication between members and auditors to facilitate smooth audit preparation and completion.

Operational Support & Continuous Improvement

Contribute to the review and development of scheme processes and documentation.
Support preparation for internal and external audits and scheme reviews.
Identify areas for improvement in customer experience and scheme efficiency, feeding suggestions into the wider team.
Work collaboratively with colleagues across C&C to maintain scheme integrity and service quality.

All duties are expected to be carried out in alignment with BESA’s key behaviours of accountability, care, agility, customer empathy, continuous improvement, and commerciality

About You

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Experience in a customer service, compliance, or scheme administration role within a regulated or membership-based environment.
A good understanding of compliance frameworks, certification processes, or auditing principles.

Strong attention to detail with the ability to follow structured processes and evaluate evidence against set criteria.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to liaise professionally with members and colleagues.

Organised and able to manage multiple case files, deadlines, and data sources effectively.

Confident using CRM systems, MS Office applications, and digital platforms for remote auditing and communication.

An interest in building engineering, regulatory compliance, or the certification sector is advantageous.

Interview dates will be arranged directly with shortlisted candidates

Don’t meet every single requirement? At BESA, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you're enthusiastic about this role but your experience doesn't match every requirement perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be exactly the candidate we're looking for!

We encourage early applications, as we may close the vacancy once we receive a strong pool of candidates!