Regional Director of Safeguarding, China International Schools

JOB PURPOSE

You will support China International Schools to operate the highest standards of safeguarding.

The role entails reviewing annual safeguarding self-assessments and validating results through in-person visits and online review meetings. You will support and hold schools accountable for rectifying identified areas of concern, working with the school safeguarding lead, principal, and other school staff. You will support schools during a crisis or emergency, working with the school and Group Head of Safeguarding, Group Head of Communications and COO.

As an experienced safeguarding leader, you will work collaboratively with the Group Head of Safeguarding to deliver Level 3 safeguarding training across the region and ensure colleagues have up to date information on policies and best practice. NAE has a strong focus on wellbeing and you will work alongside school and central colleagues to promote and drive wellbeing initiatives across the region.

As a data informed organisation, you will be responsible for reviewing school safeguarding data, identifying patterns or anomalies, and supporting schools to make changes that positively impact students or staff. You will support the due diligence process for potential acquisitions and guide new schools through the transition process, ensuring they adopt NAE policies and practice in a timely and safe manner.

You will be an ambassador for the region, participating in activities that further enhance the experience for schools. A genuine team-player, you’ll work across our global organisation to bring the vision and mission of Nord Anglia to life and show how we’re shaping a future generation of resilient, global citizens.

ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION

You’ll develop highly collaborative relationships that can provide support and constructive challenge to leaders in school.

You’ll:

• Develop excellent relationships with all key stakeholders internal and external.
• Provide guidance on best practice in safeguarding.
• Review safeguarding and outcomes with relevant school staff. 

FUNCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE

You’ll bring credibility, expertise and insight to the role, building high-trust relationships with schools that support school leaders in enhancing school quality and capacity for excellence.

You’ll:

• Support and challenge schools to adopt best safeguarding, child protection and child protection practices.
• Supporting the management of safeguarding incident reviews, and action plans.
• Train staff in safeguarding, student wellbeing and child protection.
• Support the development, reviewing and updating of existing training packages.
• Contribute to development and reviewing of safeguarding and wellbeing policy documents.
• Advise schools on specific child protection cases and school improvement.
• Collating and analysing data and supporting schools to improve in identified areas.
• Ensuring safeguarding incidents are escalated as per NAE policy.
• Providing support to schools of concern.
• Conducting audits and reviews in regional schools covering safeguarding and wellbeing.
• Providing succinct analytical feedback reports for schools and other stakeholders as required
• Sharing good practice and lessons learnt following incidents.
• Working with both regional and central teams to ensure that safeguarding is embedded in cross cutting streams of work.
• Contribute to other safeguarding/wellbeing work as requested.
• Helping schools to achieve the highest safeguarding/ inspection and or judgements internally and externally.

EXECUTIION

You’ll be outstanding in everything you do. You’ll build great relationships right across Nord Anglia and beyond, to execute our plans.

You’ll:

• Implement and manage the QA processes, in line with the NAE global QA and Safeguarding frameworks and communicate these clearly to all schools in region.
• Ensure schools are meeting local requirements in safeguarding.
• Act as a role model, offering advice and support to schools, the Regional Team and other members of the Central Education Team on regional safeguarding issues.

OTHERS

You’ll own your career at Nord Anglia, starting with being a lifelong learner for your own professional development.

You’ll:

• Stay up to date with legal changes and trends in safeguarding, wellbeing, and child protection.
• Willingness to build a sound understanding of the NAE safeguarding and wellbeing expectations. 

PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS – Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• An excellent understanding and experience of safeguarding, child protection and wellbeing practice in schools.
• An excellent understanding and experience of safeguarding and wellbeing in a school environment.
• Comfortable working with complex data sets.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to deliver on immediate priorities and plan for future needs.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and a collaborative approach to work.
• Ability to work independently, displaying initiative and creativity.
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
• Able to prioritise, meet targets within deadlines and surpass expectations.
• Strong team player able to put the team’s needs above one’s own when required to do so.
• Personal resilience and an ability to support other DSLs with difficult situations.
• Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.
• Results orientated with the ability to consistently map efforts against identified KPIs.
• You’d like to work in a purpose-led sector.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• As our team-mate, here’s what we expect:
• You love being part of a team – it’s what gets you up in the morning.
• You run it like you own it – always driving for results and building great relationships across Nord Anglia
• You get the job done – every time and always to the deadline, and it’s always excellent.
• You’re entrepreneurial – you’re agile and always finding opportunities to do things differently and better.
• You’re resilient – you’ll speak up and speak the truth as a trusted advisor.
• You’re humble – you’ll know what you’re great at, and where you’re not quite so strong.
• You’re a listener – so you really understand what’s being said.
• You’re calm under pressure – you’ll keep cool when the going gets tough and know when to slow down your thinking.
• You get the job done – to outstanding levels of quality, every time and always to the deadline.