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Zen Educate Limited

Compliance Operations Executive

Cape Town Posted 2026-03-09
Type
Full-time
Source
Lever
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.
We value and respect all differences in all people (seen and unseen). We believe in an environment with equal access to career development opportunities and actively encourage applications from BAME candidates.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during your interview process with us, please do let us know.
Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback on initial submissions.
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