South Quadrant Compliance Manager

About Us

The South Quadrant comprises:

• Harris Academy Morden
• Harris Academy Merton
• Harris Academy Purley
• Harris Academy South Norwood
• Harris Academy Sutton
• Harris Academy Wimbledon
• Harris Invictus Academy
• Harris Aspire Academy
• Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form

Main Areas of Responsibility

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual who can:

• Lead on compliance work across the South Quadrant and ensure all academies are compliant with statutory requirements at all times.
• Ensure that specialist staff in each academy are supported, developed and challenged to ensure that they take responsibility at a local level for statutory compliance
• Provide specialist professional development in areas of compliance for academy-based staff
• Liaise with the Federation central team on behalf of academies within the quadrant to ensure compliance issues or concerns are dealt with quickly and effectively

The main areas of responsibility include:

• Quadrant FSM/Pupil Premium Compliance
• Quadrant Medical & First Aid Compliance
• Quadrant Asset and Contract Register Compliance
• Quadrant Heath & Safety Compliance
• Quadrant Data Protection Compliance
• Safer Recruitment Procedures and Single Central Record
• Project Management across the quadrant
• Lettings across the Quadrant

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• At least five years' experience working an office environment
• At least two years' experience of managing a team
• Education to degree level or equivalent
• Good verbal and written communication skills and working with stakeholders
• Knowledge of Microsoft software packages
• Secure knowledge of health and safety legislation
• Secure knowledge of human resources legislation
• Basic knowledge of financial procedures
• Knowledge of procurement processes
• Knowledge of the key principles of staff management (desirable)
• Experience of working in an inner-city academy or educational establishment (desirable)
• Professional qualification e.g. CIPD or equivalent to NVQ Level 4 (desirable)

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.