Description
Compliance Administrator - Level 3 Data Essentials Apprenticeship Programme
Are you eager to kickstart a career in Compliance while learning on the job? We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our Compliance Apprenticeship Programme.
As a Compliance Administrator apprentice, you’ll gain hands-on experience working with our Compliance team, helping to produce insightful reports using Excel and other Microsoft 365 tools such as Power BI, and ensuring that our data drives smart decision-making. You’ll also support our Legal and Procurement functions to streamline supplier management processes and maintain high standards across our partnerships. You will commence a Level 3 Data Essentials apprenticeship, equivalent to 3 A Levels. This program is supported by QA, who are renowned leaders in applied and cohort-based learning academies.
During the 17-month apprenticeship, you will be exposed to collaboration between the Compliance, Cybersecurity, Legal and Procurement teams to create and manage reports in Excel and other tools. You will assist with supplier onboarding and documentation alongside the Legal and Procurement teams.
You’ll support with compliance monitoring, helping to ensure certified standards, such as ISO 27001, ISO 22301 and others, are maintained, all whilst learning how risk is identified, assessed, and managed in a real-world setting.
The six apprenticeship modules within this course will support work-based projects, using real business challenges and scenarios from your role at CDL as part of your training.
If you’re interested in earning while learning with a leading tech company, apply now.
Delivery: 14 live instructor sessions (virtually) across the duration of the course. The rest of the days will be hybrid working, between home and our CDL Stockport campus. (We currently require all employees to complete 2 days per week in the office). Please note that you may be required to attend the office more often at first, to enable a successful onboarding process into CDL.
Apprenticeship Provider: QA
Duration: 17 Months
Salary: Starting at £22,000 per annum, and CDL will pay your student fees.
About CDL
CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace.
We have built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on cultivating an inspiring working environment with our employees at the heart of our company.
In a nutshell we are the market leading software house in our industry, creating the software, websites & apps for the Insurance & Finance sector across the UK. If you were to go on a price comparison website, approximately 65% of the companies on there are our clients!
The requirements
* Have 5 GCSEs, including English & Maths at Grade 4 (C) or above.
* Have an interest in data/reporting.
* Are flexible and organised, with great time management skills.
* Have good communication skills - written, verbal, face to face and remote working.
* Have an enthusiastic, 'can-do' attitude to overcoming issues and challenges.
* Think logically, willing to self-learn and research, and take a creative approach to problem solving.
* Enjoy collaborating with others.
If you don’t meet all the requirements we’re looking for, but you’ve got relevant workplace experience, please submit your application. We’ll assess each application individually.
Benefits
Salary
The salary for the role of Compliance Administrator Apprentice pays up to £22,000p.a. providing a fantastic opportunity for career progression through CDL’s clearly defined career framework ( ).
Your growth and advancement within CDL are only limited by your own ambition and effort.
Benefits
* Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office - SK4 2HD)
* Truly flexible working.
* 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days.
* Top employer for 9th year running
* Excellent training and development platform
* Opportunities for career progression
* Health and Wellbeing programme
* Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups.
* Life and health assurance
* Electric Vehicle Scheme
* Established Recognition Award System
* Great Parental Benefits
* Diversity and Inclusion network
* Pension scheme
* Community projects and volunteer days
* Refer a friend bonus
Campus Benefits:
* On-site free parking
* Open plan modern offices
* Quiet Spaces are also available
* Shuttle bus to and from the station
* Subsidised restaurant
* Games room and chill out zone
* Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events
* Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!
* Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site
* Cycle to work scheme
* Shower and dry rooms
Diversity and inclusion
We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking.
CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.
This Policy was last updated in April 2025
The UKs biggest insurance retailers rely on CDLs trend setting solutions to drive success and growth. Our ambition and commitment has produced a track record of delivering exactly that. The result is a client base that includes some of the most profitable insurance operations in the UK.