Compliance Executive

Compliance Executive (Maternity Cover)

Location: London Victoria (hybrid model, minimum 3 days in office).

Nord Anglia Education – the world’s leading private school’s organisation is recruiting a Compliance Executive. You will be joining the Internal Audit team in our London HQ.

London is our global headquarters where 200 colleagues across Finance, Risk, Corporate Development, Legal, HR, MAC and Education drive the success of our 80+ schools in 30+ countries. By joining our fast paced and innovative organisation, you will be regularly liaising with our global team-mates from the Philippines to Peru, from Beijing to Boston and beyond.

If you have a global mindset, enjoy thinking outside the box and are prepared to go above and beyond to find solutions, then a career at Nord Anglia is for you.

In the role of Compliance Executive, you will be key to the delivery of our global compliance programme, including ethical compliance, data privacy, ESG, financial sanctions and regulatory compliance.

You’ll work across the full spectrum of our central, regional, and local teams around the world to help ensure everything we do is connected to our vision of creating a generation of resilient and creative global citizens, who will change our world for the better. 

The role:

As Compliance Executive your focus will be to:

• Work with the Global Compliance Manager to deliver the annual Compliance and ESG Plans each year.
• Collect and analyse core compliance data across all relevant areas.
• Co-ordinate of regional internal data privacy conferences and DPO meetings.
• Undertake compliance monitoring / review activities.
• Implement new compliance initiatives, working with management to continually improve existing compliance risk management and governance practices.
• Influence and contribute to improving conduct and culture across the business.
• Provide data for quarterly management compliance reporting.
• Undertaking horizon scanning of emerging compliance risks.
• Maintain compliance registers, including regulatory licences and permits needed in day-to-day operations.
• Collaborate on global environmental data collection and reporting across Nord Anglia Education and the administration of the carbon reporting tool.
• Lead on screening against relevant sanctions and financial crime lists.

The Successful Candidate will possess:

• Strong attention to detail with eye for record-keeping
• Analytical mindset with the capability to identify issues, analyse data and propose solutions.
• Compliance experience in ethical compliance, data privacy, ESG, financial sanctions and regulatory compliance essential but not expecting it to cover all of the areas.
• The ability to learn new systems and data flows.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for producing reports and presentations.
• Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.
• Excellent analytical skills – with the passion and drive to demonstrate and quantify success.
• Results orientated with the ability to consistently map efforts against identified KPIs.
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks.

See full job description, here.

About Us

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 80+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 90,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education.  We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.

Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.

By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team.  As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.

We encourage individuals to join us with our “Create your Future” mindset – we will provide you with a range of experiences and opportunities to enhance your skillset and you will be given the autonomy to grow your career. 

To Apply

On-line applications need to be directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV.

At Nord Anglia Education, we are an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on their skills and qualifications, without discrimination.

We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities and neurodivergent conditions, as well as those who identify with protected characteristics.

Nord Anglia Education is committed to ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards in our schools and we expect every employee to share this commitment.