Compliance Officer at Valenture Institute

Description

Valenture is an exciting new start-up in the online education space. Our mission is to evolve what it means to “go” to school by transforming physical limitations into digital opportunities. We do this by providing students worldwide with a fully supported, global online high school experience, steeped in academic excellence and rooted in sustainable practices. We believe in providing more than just a quality online education – we’re dedicated to building and empowering a purpose-driven, global student body and equipping them to make the best of both their individual and collective futures.

The role:

Summary:

The Compliance Officer is responsible to the Deputy Registrar for all matters associated with risk management and compliance across the organisation. The role requires the person to work independently with minimal supervision and direction.

The incumbent will hold the roles of Data Protection Officer and Safeguarding Coordinator, working closely with the Data & Analytics and Student Experience teams in these respective capacities.

The incumbent will assist the School Comittee’s Officer in collating information that must be reported to the relevant Committees of the relevant School. report to be reported to the , reporting and matters pertaining

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Facilitate the identification of key compliance obligations;

• Facilitate the integration of key compliance obligations into existing practices and

• procedures and policy documents;

• Overseeing the management of the incident management reporting procedure by liaising with relevant stakeholders to ensure incidents are managed with fidelity;

• Develop and maintain the risk register;

• Promote and facilitate compliance within the company in line with it’s Quality Management System in order to uphold governance;

• Work with the Head of Accreditation and Exams on matters pertaining to compliance related to the development and enforcement regulations in both portfolios;

• Work closely with the Deputy Registrar in drafting new policies relating to Educational Governance;

• Conduct quarterly risk assessments and supply reports to the Deputy Registrar for review;

• Provide guidance to team members who need to navigate processes in line with policies and processes associated with organisational compliance;

• Develop and implement a quantitative and qualitative “scope” of compliance; monitoring tool to assist departments in measuring or assessing compliance risk;

• Establish processes for investigating and analysing data with respect to reportable

• incidents;

• Take responsibility for the management and compliance of Occupational Health & Safety across campuses;

• Manage budget related to the compliance portfolio and report regularly on this to the Deputy Registrar;

• As Safeguarding Coordinator, establish and maintain mechanisms and processes to uphold the Child Safeguarding Policies of the organisation;

• As Safeguarding Coordinator, iaise with the Student Experience team regarding child protection mechanisms and incidents (identified and reported).

Team responsibilities:

• Facilitate the promotion and adoption of compliance and risk management within the organisation;

• Attend and participate in the Health & Safety + Child Protection (HS&CP) meetings and execute on items to continuously strengthen compliance in these areas;

• Manage and oversee the compliance associated with background checks / criminal history clearance;

• Organise ongoing compliance training support for staff to ensure that all relevant team members are trained on a regular basis, including First Aid, Occupational Health & Safety, Data Protection and student / learner safeguarding;

• Facilitate training on compliance during employee onboarding;

• Work collaborative with the Data & Analytics team to ensure compliance with Data Protection standards and the management of incidents;

• Work alongside the Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Head of Accreditation & Exams during site visits audits.

Requirements

• An NQF level 7 qualification or higher. A legal qualification is preferred;

• An understanding of / committed interest in matters pertaining to risk and child protection;

• Two years working experience, preferably in compliance. However, recent graduates will be considered.

• Clear criminal history and background check.

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Excellent attention to detail;

• Ability to work to deadlines;

• Ability to work effectively with minimal explicit direction and supervision;

• A willingness to be a member of a team and to work collegially with other team members;

• Willing support for the values and ethos of the organisation;

• A high level of organisational and interpersonal skills;

• Excellent communication, written and verbal skills;

• Critical problem-solving ability. You'll often have to make decisions on the information available, which is not always in black and white;

• An ability to analyse and interpret information quickly;

• An interest in the Education Sector.

• Project management skills, as you're likely to have to juggle a number of projects at one time.

Benefits

Family member discount for Valenture Institute

Remote work

Voluntary savings Programme

Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, your application is considered unsuccessful at this time.