Local Governance Professional/Clerk to Governors

Diverse Academies Trust are looking for a Local Governance Professional for our local academy committees to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will join our talented and supportive team.

Why join Diverse Academies Trust as a Local Governance Professional?

An opportunity has arisen for you to work with committed, knowledgeable governance colleagues as part of a high-quality team of Governance Professionals who support our local academy committees. You be joining a small team whose aim is to enable our governors to support and challenge our senior leaders to ensure all our students leave the academy with the outcomes they deserve. We are proud that Ofsted inspections have praised governance and it is our aim to retain the high standards we have set.

The successful candidate will:

• Be appointed to 5 of our local academy committees which serve 7 of our academies
• Be fully supported, trained and mentored by team members
• Have flexible working conditions with the opportunity to work from home and from each academy in the Mansfield/Hucknall area

The vacancy is to fill a full time, term time only role however different working patterns may be considered

Essential

• Highly organised with excellent time management skills
• Be able to produce high quality and accurate minutes and maintain confidentiality
• Build relationships and work effectively with our committed volunteers to ensure we use their time wisely and they have the training and support needed to do their role
• Provide expert advice and administration on governance, statutory and trust procedures and assurance
• Can work flexibly to attend meetings that are usually held outside of the usual school day, which are mostly in academies, but which are occasionally held virtually
• Have transport to travel to each location for meetings

Desirable

• Experience of working in and knowledge of the education sector

We would very much recommend and welcome you for a visit so you can meet us and understand our organisation. Please contact Alison Elway [email protected] to arrange, or for further information.

To apply for this post, please follow this link - https://ce0218li.webitrent.com/ce0218li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=479502Hkpq&VACANCY_ID=824737XDeJ

Closing date for applications is 14th January 2025