Director of Governance Risk & Compliance

• Ensuring the OSGUK Board is fully aware of their obligations, operate within regulatory frameworks, and conduct well-governed and effective meetings
• Lead and continuously strengthen the school’s governance framework, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and decision-making across the board and committees
• Developing and maintaining a centralised governance platform to ensure audit readiness, regulatory compliance, and accessibility of key governance materials
• Develop and maintain the school’s risk management framework, ensuring that key strategic, operational, financial, and safeguarding risks are identified, assessed, and effectively mitigated
• Produce and maintain the school’s Risk Register and ensure regular review by leadership and governors
• Embed a proactive risk culture within the organisation, supporting staff to understand their roles in risk identification and mitigation
• Oversee compliance with statutory, regulatory, and accreditation requirements including (but not limited to) safeguarding, data protection, health & safety, and charity law
• Lead internal compliance audits and coordinate responses to external inspections and regulatory reviews (e.g. DfE, ISI, Ofsted, HSE, Charity Commission)
• Develop and maintain a policy management framework ensuring all policies are current, compliant, and effectively implemented

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (e.g., law, finance, economics, risk, governance)
• Strong understanding and practical application of ISO 45001 and ISO 31000 standards
• 15+ years of senior compliance experience, preferably within education, government-funded organisations, financial services, or regulated industries at a senior level
• Deep knowledge of governance, risk, and compliance frameworks
• Ability to independently audit and assess compliance without prior internal guidance
• Experience in implementing and improving compliance programs from the ground up
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex compliance issues in a clear, actionable manner
• Hands-on approach—able to execute as well as strategize
• Ensure the ethos, values and positive culture of OneSchool Global are maintained

Experience working in a consultant or advisory capacity is an advantage

• A competitive salary
• staff laptop
• free breakfast and lunches
• on-site free parking
• 30 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
• Workplace pension scheme
• Staff Referral scheme
• Supportive staff, and an involved community who are committed to improvement, who will work with you to achieve your goals
• Excellent premises and well-equipped office space providing a modern and technologically advanced environment
• Dedicated and talented specialist employee who work together to continually build upon our high standards