Governance & Compliance Officer

Insignis Academy Trust, Aylesbury, HP21 8PE

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2026

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,805.00 - £29,114.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Range 3 £27,805 - £29,826 (Annual Actual) (Full time equivalent: £29,114 - £31,230)

Governance & Compliance Officer job summary

Insignis Academy Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our multi skilled, proactive and efficient team as

Governance & Compliance Officer

Full time, Permanent

37 Hours per week, 44 weeks per year

Bucks Pay Range 3

£27,805 - £29,826 (Annual Actual)

(Full time equivalent: £29,114 - £31,230)

Closing date: Friday 2nd October 2026 at 12 noon

Start date: October 2026

Insignis Academy Trust (IAT) requires that its Governance & Compliance Officer will be working closely under the direction of the Head of Governance and Compliance, the Governance and Compliance Officer will support the administration, coordination, and delivery of the Trust’s governance framework and statutory compliance operations.

The Governance & Compliance Officer will assist in ensuring that the Trust Board, its committees, and Local Governing Bodies (LGBs) operate effectively, comply with the Academy Trust Handbook, and maintain the highest standards of regulatory compliance.

You will be based at the IAT Central offices in Aylesbury. However, you may be required to work at premises occupied by the employer or any of the employer’s Academies, within a 25-mile radius, as directed by the employer.

For any enquiries relating to the position please contact the Trust’s Human Resources Team, either by email recruitment@insignis.org.uk or by telephone 01296 744351, who will be happy to help.

Closing date: Friday 2nd October 2026 at 12 noon

Insignis Academy Trust operates rigorous ‘safer recruitment’ practices, and the successful candidates will be required to undertake the completion of satisfactory checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical report, confirmation of qualifications, documentation to prove Right to Work in the UK and a prohibition from teaching check.

We encourage and value candidates who have varied lived experiences and inclusive mindsets, either due to their engagements in the world or due to their protected characteristics (as set out in the Equalities Act 2010). We are committed to continued development of a community that is representative of the environment in which we work and in nurturing an equitable society.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

The Insignis Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Insignis Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/insignis-academy-trust

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