Start your compliance career at one of the UKs leading independent schools. Wycombe Abbey is seeking a highly organised, proactive and digitally confident Trainee Compliance Officer to join our Compliance Team. This is an outstanding opportunity for an early-career professional or recent graduate to develop hands-on skills across Health & Safety, Data Protection, Fire Safety, First Aid administration, policy management and wider governance activity. Working closely with the Head of Compliance, you will gain broad experience and formal training, building the foundations for a career in compliance, risk, governance or school operations. No prior compliance experience is required; just strong digital skills, attention to detail and a willingness to learn. Wycombe Abbey is a world class full-boarding school for girls, located on a beautiful site in the centre of High Wycombe. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 650 pupils aged 11-18. We have been at the forefront of girls boarding education for over 125 years.Superb academic outcomes are the Schools hallmark and pupils regularly secure places at the most prestigious universities across the globe.Known for its world-class education, Wycombe Abbey encourages curiosity, innovation, leadership and delight in learning among its pupils. The School benefits from easy access to London (24 minutes to Marylebone), the Chiltern Hills and attractive towns such as Marlow, Henley-on-Thames and Beaconsfield. Heathrow is also just 20 miles away plus good transport links to other London airports. While accommodation is not included with this role, applicants are welcome to express any interest during the interview. The panel will explore potential options, subject to availability. Benefits of working at Wycombe Abbey include: Enrolment in the Schools generous pension scheme. Fee school remission at Wycombe Abbey and selected prep schools. Generous CPD training and development scheme. Free parking. Free meals. Free use of the Sports Centre. Free eye tests. Access to the Employee Assistance Programme. Contract: Fixed-term contract for two years. Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, 8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday to Friday, 52 weeks per year. Hours include a one-hour unpaid lunch break during each working day. Salary: £29,000 per annum. Closing date for applications: 11 March 2026. Interview date: 17 March 2026 (Online), Final interview on site 20 March 2026. We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications. Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare: All unspent convictions and conditional cautions. All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance. We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638. Wycombe Abbey is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.