

Salary £36,363 – £40,778 per annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week | Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub | County Hall, Preston (with travel across Lancashire)
Shape the future of adult skills in Lancashire
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in protecting the integrity and impact of Lancashire’s devolved adult skills system.
As Compliance Officer - Adult Skills, you will support the effective oversight of the Adult Skills Fund (ASF), Skills Bootcamps and other adult skills programmes, ensuring that public funding is used appropriately and delivers real value for learners, employers and communities.
Working within the Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub, you will help ensure that provision is compliant, auditable and aligned with funding rules and local expectations.
About the role
With devolution of the Adult Skills Fund from August 2026, this role plays a vital part in ensuring that adult skills delivery across Lancashire is robust, compliant and audit ready.
In this role, you will:
This is a detail-focused role that will appeal to someone who enjoys working with data, applying regulations and ensuring high standards of accountability in publicly funded programmes.
Why this role matters
This role is critical to ensuring that devolved ASF:
You will play a key part in maintaining trust, transparency and quality across Lancashire’s skills system.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who brings:
You don’t need to come from a local authority background — what matters is your accuracy, judgement and ability to work in a regulated, data-driven environment.
What we offer
Our values
At Lancashire County Council, we are supportive, innovative, respectful and collaborative. We’re looking for people who share these values and want to make a difference for Lancashire’s residents and communities.
If you are motivated by impact, public value and high‑quality delivery, and want to play a leading role in Lancashire’s devolved skills system, we would love to hear from you.
Closing Date: 01 June 2026 Interview Dates 11/12 June 2026
Please ensure you upload a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria for the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.