Welcome to Juniper Education, where our mission is to champion educators, empowering them to shape future generations. We're more than just a support system; we're the driving force that propels schools and Academy Trusts to new heights. With our proven school education management systems and services, we address a spectrum of needs, ensuring excellence in education. In the education and tech industry, your work directly influences the lives of students and educators. Whether you're developing cutting-edge educational technology, supporting school leadership teams directly or designing solutions to enhance the learning experience, you could make a lasting and positive impact on the future.
Our mission statement says it all: JoinUp – the right information, to the right person at the right time.
Dedicated to our core values, we are committed to:
Empowerment: Equipping everyone with the tools, intelligence, connections, and freedom to make informed decisions, recognised and respected by all.
Purpose: Supporting everyone to reach their highest potential, thereby enabling all children to achieve theirs.
Passion: Because we love what you do, you’re at the heart of everything we do.
Innovation: Delivering meaningful solutions with expertise and creative thinking to influence the ever-changing world of education.
Collaboration: The cornerstone of our success as it enables us to collectively harness diverse perspectives and strengths, ensuring that together, we achieve more than we could ever do alone. Every voice counts!
Juniper Education is seeking an experienced Internal Scrutiny Team Leader to lead and deliver internal scrutiny services for schools, multi-academy trusts (MATs) and other education clients.
This role is critical in ensuring that our consultancy services provide independent, risk-based and practical assurance across governance, risk management and internal control. The Internal Scrutiny Lead will act as the primary client lead, taking ownership of contracts and ensuring that all services are delivered to a consistently high standard.
The position combines client leadership and programme design, ensuring that Juniper Education continues to provide a high-quality internal scrutiny service aligned to the expectations of the UK education sector.
Juniper Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointment to this role will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which may include an enhanced DBS check and any other checks relevant to the post.
Client leadership and contract ownership
Develop strong and credible relationships with senior stakeholders, including Chief Finance Officers, Senior Leaders, Trustees and Audit Committees.
Internal scrutiny programme design
Delivery oversight and quality assurance
Performance and contract management
Service development and growth
We are committed to a fair and comfortable recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable adjustments during your application or interview process, please reach out to a member of the team at [email protected]
Juniper Education Benefits
Please note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
Applications for this role must be submitted by midnight August 21, 2026
