Senior Operations and Compliance Officer

Senior Operations and Compliance Officer Overview

Solent Academies Trust is seeking to recruit a Senior Operations and Compliance Officer to join our support team on a permanent basis. This role will be dedicated to providing support to the site teams to ensure site coverage throughout our academies.

You will work collaboratively with the Trust Estates Cluster Leads to ensure health & safety documentation and compliance are up to date across academies.

You will be part of the Central Team based at our offices in Cosham, however, there will be a requirement to travel to any of our sites.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with health and safety and hold a IOSH Managing Safety qualification or be willing to train towards this.

At Solent Academies Trust, we are proud to be a community built on connection, respect, and belonging.

Our Relational Culture Charter guides us to work together and support each other through:

• Effective Communication
• High Challenge & High Support to Empower
• Respect for All
• Solution-Focused Approaches

We believe that when relationships thrive, people thrive — and so do the children and young people we serve.

Band 9

37 hours per week

52 weeks per year / TTO + 3 (to be discussed at interview)

By joining Solent Academies Trust, we offer you:

• Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development aligned in relational leadership and HR excellence
• A culture rooted in relational practice, belonging, and wellbeing
• A workplace where your values, voice, and contribution truly matter
• Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time
• Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
• Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Free onsite parking at most of our academies
• Increase of annual leave after 5 years of service from 27 to 31 days
• CPD opportunities to support Career development
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Salary Extra Staff Benefits Platform

Solent Academies Trust
North arbour Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3TH

Please note we will only accept applications completed on our Solent Academies Trust form.

Closing date for applications is Monday 19 th January 2026 at Midday.

Interview date
21st January 2026.

Solent Academies Trust welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the academy’s application form will be accepted Solent Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.