Compliance Manager - Full-time

Leigh Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F63-295-S
• Posted:07/01/2026
• Pay:£41,348 per annum
• Start Date:May 2026
• App Close Date:26/01/2026 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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We are seeking a highly professional Compliance Manager to lead Health and Safety and estates regulation for our academy cluster in Central Kent. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Compliance, you will ensure our infrastructure services are delivered to the highest standards, directly supporting our mission to provide exceptional educational environments.

As a key member of our Trust-wide compliance team, you will take ownership of the statutory framework within your region. This involves overseeing all aspects of Health and Safety, including chairing Academy H&S Committees, managing fire safety protocols, and conducting proportionate accident investigations in line with RIDDOR. You will be responsible for the rigorous monitoring of essential compliance areas such as asbestos management, legionella checks, and gas safety, ensuring all actions are tracked via our CAFM system and resolved within agreed timeframes.

The successful candidate will act as a specialist advisor to Principals and infrastructure staff, providing expert guidance on risk assessments, emergency planning, and local policy implementation. Your remit will also extend to operational oversight, including the management of the academy minibus fleet, processing insurance claims, and driving the Trust’s environmental and sustainability initiatives.

We require an individual with a robust background in H&S and estates management who possesses a deep understanding of current UK legislation. You must be a collaborative communicator capable of building effective relationships with both internal stakeholders and external contractors.

Please click here to view our team structure. If you are a proactive professional dedicated to maintaining safe and compliant estates, we invite you to apply.

Information about the trust

Leigh Academies Trust is one of the country’s largest and most-established multi-academy trusts operating across Kent, Medway and South East London. It contains primary, secondary and special academies and is highly inclusive and successful. Our mission is to deliver “education for a better world” by ensuring that young people in our academies have an excellent start in life regardless of their background or ability.

The Trust exists to support and assist schools to build upon their existing strengths and to help them achieve rapid educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools, and today includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen to convert to Academy status.

In addition to providing high-quality educational opportunities for all of our children, aged from 2 months to 19 years, and their families, we are proud to provide many opportunities for lifelong learning. These are delivered through the organisations under our Leigh Institute umbrella. One of these is the Kent and Medway Maths Hub, providing access to the National Maths Hub programmes to over 80% of the schools in Kent and Medway over our ten year designation. Thames Gateway Teaching School Hub, ConnectED Hub Apprenticeships and Kent and Medway Training (KMT), which delivers routes into teaching, sit alongside the Maths Hub to form our comprehensive offer.

We warmly welcome you to Leigh Academies Trust and look forward to sharing with you our passion for transforming lives and shaping communities through great education.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Holly Neve
• Address:LAT Head Office,
  Carnation Road,
  Strood,
  Rochester,
  Kent,
  ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

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