This six-month contract as Compliance Project Manager with Amida offers a salary of £65,000 to £75,000 per annum, pro rata and dependent on experience.
Based in Reading, the position is largely remote, though travel across southern England and occasional visits to London head office are required.
The successful applicant will lead a programme strengthening safer recruitment and compliance practices within a group of specialist independent schools supporting young people with diverse learning needs.
Duties extend beyond auditing, encompassing process redesign, stakeholder engagement, and embedding robust safeguarding procedures.
Candidates must possess thorough knowledge of safer recruitment legislation, proven project management skills, and the ability to work autonomously while collaborating with school leaders.
Do you know safer recruitment inside out£ Would you like to make a difference£ Are you available for the next six months£ If so, this could be a fascinating six-month project.
Please note that whilst this role is mostly remote, the successful candidate will need to travel to sites across the south of England and make occasional visits to Head Office in London, so please only apply if you are located in the South of England.
Our client is a respected group of specialist independent schools with a strong commitment to supporting young people with diverse learning needs. They are seeking an experienced Compliance Project Manager to lead a key programme of work focused on strengthening safer recruitment and compliance practices across their schools.
This is more than an audit role. You will review existing Single Central Records and compliance processes, identify areas for improvement, evaluate system options, build a business case for change, oversee implementation and equip school teams with the knowledge and confidence to maintain best practice moving forward.
Duties will include:
- Auditing Single Central Records across a portfolio of schools
- Identifying compliance risks, trends and opportunities for improvement
- Reviewing current systems and processes
- Leading the selection of a consistent SCR platform
- Developing implementation plans and supporting roll‑out
- Delivering training and guidance to school administration and people teams
- Supporting compliance across safer recruitment, statutory checks, right to work requirements and safeguarding obligations
What we''re looking for:
Our ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of:
- Single Central Records (SCRs)
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
- Safer recruitment and pre-employment checks
- Right to work compliance
- Project delivery and change management
The successful candidate will be comfortable engaging with stakeholders across multiple sites, balancing detail with pragmatism, and translating complex compliance requirements into clear, actionable guidance.
Experience within education would be highly advantageous, particularly within independent schools, multi-academy trusts or organisations operating across multiple locations.
Please note this is a job advert, and full job descriptions and company details will be provided after an initial, successful, screening call.
Amida is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all demographics.
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Compliance Project Manager in Reading employer: Amida
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