Safeguarding and Compliance Director
Core
Strategic leadership and independent oversight of safeguarding, regulatory compliance, and organizational risk for a childcare network.
Role type
Senior Director, Safeguarding and Compliance
Builds
Safeguarding frameworks, compliance programs, and organizational assurance capabilities
Domain
Early Childhood Education (ECE) / Child Protection / Regulatory Compliance
Required skills
Strategic leadership, safeguarding framework design, risk analysis, regulatory knowledge (NZ), stakeholder influence, incident investigation, training program development, data-driven reporting
Preferred skills
Experience in highly regulated child-centred environments, collaboration with statutory agencies (Oranga Tamariki, ERO, Police), change management without direct authority
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership across safeguarding and regulatory compliance; Lead and improve the safeguarding framework; Champion a proactive safeguarding culture; Oversee serious safeguarding concerns and child protection matters; Develop safeguarding training and capability programmes; Build internal and external partnerships; Use data to identify trends and risks; Partner with People and Culture on safe recruitment; Drive continuous improvement in compliance and assurance
Seniority
Senior, strategic leadership