Dukes - Compliance Director

Key duties and objectives:

• To work with the aforementioned Dukes settings to carry out regular compliance audits to scale the progress of implementation and identify potential areas of vulnerability and risk; • To develop action plans for the mitigation of any risks, providing general guidance on future avoidance of risk; • To work with the Director of IT to ensure GDPR compliance and risk management of technology use at all settings; • To work with the Director of People to initiate, develop and review the Dukes HR policies on an ongoing basis including Safer Recruitment; • To ensure Safeguarding compliance is effective in all settings including SCR / training; • To ensure all relevant statutory policies are in place and up to date with the annual review plan; • To ensure the appropriate individuals are kept informed of all relevant changes to guidance and legislation in the following areas: • Independent Schools Inspectorate and OfSTED regulatory requirements • Health, Safety and Welfare (e.g. medical provision, minibus and transport, Equality Act, Children & Families Act, including commercial lettings) • Premises (buildings and facilities, environmental health, food hygiene) • Student Visas and Home Office immigration requirements • Data Protection (subject access requests, information technology, data controller, records management) • Management/operational (anti-bribery, licencing, copyright, parent contracts) • Advise and, if required, develop practices to ensure compliance guidelines and legislation are met in all settings. Monitor these practices and maintain all records to certify compliance; • In conjunction with the Property Director, develop and deliver a strategic plan to oversee the management, maintenance, security and day-to-day upkeep of buildings and grounds, ensuring all Health and Safety protocols are compliant and understood by staff; • To develop a Compliance dashboard for the Dukes Group, identifying areas for the Board to consider risk and / or future investment; • To attend and provide any necessary reports to the Board; • To keep up to date with external best practice and legal requirements; • To ensure effective training /development activities are in place to enable effective Compliance practice.

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