Compliance Operations Executive

R - R a month Location: Claremont, Cape Town Type: Full-time Working hours: 9:00am - 6:00pm UK time (11:00am - 8:00pm SA time in Summer, 10:00am - 7:00pm SA time in Winter) Shorter working days during some of August. Salary: 18,000 - 25,000 Rand per month depending on experience and performance. Contract type: Full time, Temp to perm, permanent contract starting after 6 month probationary period. About the Role The Compliance Operations Executive plays a critical role in ensuring candidates are fully compliant to work in schools. This includes reviewing all required documentation, completing compliance checks, signing off candidates, and keeping all documentation up to date. Accuracy, attention to detail, and speed are essential to ensure candidates can begin working as quickly as possible. The role also involves documenting current processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing changes to make compliance operations more efficient. Protecting children and maintaining high safeguarding standards is the top priority in every compliance decision. This role is essential in maintaining high compliance standards while enabling schools to access safe, reliable, and ready-to-work candidates. Skill Sets and Mindsets Attention to Detail Carefully review documentation and identify inconsistencies or missing information. Compliance Mindset Understand the importance of safeguarding and regulatory requirements when working with schools and children. Speed & Efficiency Process high volumes of documentation quickly while maintaining accuracy. Ownership & Accountability Take responsibility for ensuring candidates are compliant to work in schools and all tasks are signed off correctly. Stakeholder Communication Communicate clearly with internal teams regarding candidate compliance status and requirements. Resilience Work effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and deadlines. Key Responsibilities Key Responsibilties Candidate Compliance & Sign-Off -Review candidate documentation to ensure it meets Zen Educate compliance requirements. -Complete compliance checks and final sign off before candidates work in schools. -Ensure candidates are suitable and safe to work with children, upholding safeguarding standards and regulatory requirements Compliance Documentation Processing -Accurately review identity, right-to-work, background, safeguarding, and qualification documents. Ongoing Compliance Monitoring -Track compliance expiry dates and proactively ensure candidates renew documentation before it expires. -Maintain continuous compliance to prevent gaps in candidate eligibility. Prioritisation & Coordination -Collaborate with Candidate Onboarding and School teams to prioritise candidates needed for upcoming bookings. Speed & Turnaround -Process documentation efficiently so candidates can start work as quickly as possible. What's in it for you? -Work that you want to talk about - Competitive salary - 25 days of holiday in line with UK education term dates, plus UK bank holidays. -Fun-loving, tight-knit team solving a problem that makes a difference Diversity and Inclusion

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds, and different experiences and perspectives - just like the staff who teach through Zen and the children at the schools we work with. We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive atmosphere with a culture where people's voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work.

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