Compliance Officer
London
Teacher Success /
On-site
£24,000 - £28,000 a year
Location: On-site - London Office Oval
Type: Full-time
About us:
Zen is revolutionising education. Schools spend over £2bn a year on agency staff, and £600m of that goes straight into the pockets of recruitment agencies. That’s why we’ve built an alternative.
Our online platform gives schools instant access to hundreds of profiles of fully vetted teachers and support staff. Since launching in 2017, we’ve saved schools over £10m – money that goes straight back into school budgets and increases teachers’ pay.
The opportunity:
This is your chance to join a tech startup in hypergrowth. We’re passionate about professional development, and we’ll work to maximise your personal and career growth.
We have recently raised our Series B funding of $37mil, the largest round in European EdTech this year. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and be part of a high growth start-up that is expanding rapidly in the UK and US markets!
We're looking for enthusiastic, mission-driven people who fit our values and are passionate about what we do. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match the job description.
About the Role 🙋
-Compliance Checks: Reviewing and approving candidate compliance on the Zen platform to ensure candidates can go to work.
-Digital Adoption: Championing the use of our digital platform among candidates and making it easy for them to complete their documentation in our app.
-Our future vision is that:
All compliance documentation is completed through our app
All candidates have a seamless experience with automated, quick and effective compliance checks
Skill Sets and Mindsets 💥
Stakeholder management: Confident in communicating with Resourcers and Account Managers about compliance matters.
Resilience: Ability to handle quick turnarounds and complex queries.
Key Responsibilities 🤔
-Ensure candidates’ compliance in line with Zen Educate’s requirements
-Daily Planning and Coordination
-Collaborate with Candidate Onboarding and Schools team to identify which candidates are the highest priority
-Speed of getting candidates compliant: ensure quick turnaround times so that schools can book candidates for work
-Partner with Candidate Onboarding and Schools Team to build a robust compliance process at school. Help document and develop best practices.
What's in it for you?
- Work that you want to talk about
- Ownership in the company
- 25 days of holiday
- Fun-loving, tight-knit team solving a problem that makes a difference
- 1-1 coaching
- Life Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Electric Car Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
We can’t wait to hear from you!
Diversity and Inclusion
At Zen, we strive to build a culture of equity and inclusion, where everyone is respected, valued and appreciated for their unique traits, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and equitable environment where our team can thrive, regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, religion or beliefs. We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion help us create a fairer, more compassionate environment for all.
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 culture where people’s voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work.
We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all. We seek out diverse opinions, beliefs, and experiences because they collectively make us stronger; we’ve had former teachers, pilots, fundraisers, engineers, lawyers, marketers, social media experts and more join our team.
