Head of Risk and Compliance

Enrich Learning Trust, Norwich, NR4 6DJ

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 March 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  6 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £42,839.00 - £47,181.00 Annually (Actual)

Head of Risk and Compliance job summary

We are seeking an experienced Head of Risk and Compliance to join our central team at Enrich Learning Trust, providing strategic leadership across our nine academies serving approximately 7,000 students across Norfolk.

This is a pivotal role reporting to the Director of IT and Operations, with responsibility for developing and maintaining the frameworks that keep our Trust compliant, safe, and resilient. You will lead on risk management, health and safety, business continuity, and regulatory compliance, ensuring we meet the requirements of the Academy Trust Handbook, DfE standards, and all relevant legislation.

Working collaboratively with academy leaders, the Executive Leadership Team, and the Board of Trustees, you will embed a culture of compliance and continuous improvement across the organisation. Your work will directly support our Accounting Officer in meeting regulatory obligations and will include managing relationships with external partners, including our outsourced Data Protection Officer and Norfolk County Council Health and Safety services.

The successful candidate will bring proven experience in compliance, risk management, or health and safety, ideally within an education or multi-site environment. You will be a confident communicator who can influence stakeholders at all levels, from site staff to the Board of Trustees, translating complex regulatory requirements into practical guidance.

This role offers the opportunity to shape how the Trust approaches risk and compliance at a strategic level, with genuine autonomy to develop frameworks and drive improvements that protect our students, staff, and organisation.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Enrich Learning Trust

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

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