Executive Support Officer

Place Partnership A Multi Academy Trust; Maltby; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 58.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Place Partnership A Multi Academy Trust is seeking an experienced and highly organised executive support professional to lead governance and compliance across the South Hub, ensuring committees and AECs operate effectively and meet statutory requirements.

You will work with the Leader of Governance, Compliance & Executive Support to manage governance cycles, risk reporting, and regulatory filings, while providing strategic guidance to Trustees, Governors and Academy Leaders.

Competenze

• An experienced governance, company secretariat or compliance professional with experience within education or another complex organisational setting.
• Highly organised and detail-focused, with the ability to manage complex governance cycles and competing priorities with accuracy.
• Credible adviser able to provide clear guidance on governance, compliance and procedural matters to senior leaders and Academy colleagues.

Mansioni

• Oversee governance cycles and provide strong secretariat support for the South Hub.
• Maintain statutory registers, risk reporting, filings and reporting processes.
• Provide expert advice to Trustees, Governors and Academy Leaders ensuring arrangements remain effective and compliant.
• Coordinate Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), FOI requests and other data protection matters.

Conoscenze

Governance

Compliance

Secretariat

Data Protection

DSARs & FOI

Risk Reporting

Strumenti

Companies House filings

Descrizione del lavoro

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly organised individual to provide executive support across governance and compliance in the South Hub. This is a pivotal role, ensuring that designated committees and all Academy Education Committees (AECs) operate effectively and meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.

The postholder will work with the Trust’s Leader of Governance, Compliance & Executive Support and their counterpart in the West Hub to ensure all aspects of the Trust’s governance and compliance infrastructure, overseeing key frameworks, registers, filings and reporting processes is executed efficiently. This includes maintaining statutory registers, risk reporting, governance cycles, Companies House requirements and supporting with the wider policy schedule. The post holder will ensure local governance and strong secretariat support is in place in the South Hub.

The postholder will work closely with Executive colleagues, Trustees, Governors and Academy Leaders, providing expert advice and assurance, ensuring governance arrangements remain effective, compliant and aligned to best practice.

A strong focus on compliance and assurance will underpin the post. The successful candidate will oversee the complaints in the South Hub and coordinate with the Data Protection Officer on Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and other data protection matters from the South Hub. Alongside this, the postholder will provide strategic executive support to the Director of Education in the South Hub and other executive leaders. They will prepare briefings, papers and reports for meetings, external publications and key stakeholder engagement. A discreet and proactive professional, the successful candidate will act as a trusted point of contact for, as well as a first point of contact for the South Hub via telephone and email.

Contract: 37 hours per week, Full Year.

The successful candidate will be:

• An experienced governance, company secretariat or compliance professional with experience within education or another complex organisational setting.

• Highly organised and detail-focused, with the ability to manage complex governance cycles and competing priorities with accuracy.

• A credible and confident adviser, with the ability to provide clear guidance and advice on governance, compliance and procedural matters to senior leaders, Trustees, Governors and Academy colleagues.

• Committed to continuous improvement, with a strong understanding of the importance of accountability, transparency and service quality.

• Proactive, trustworthy and approachable, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Reliable, discreet, and able to handle highly confidential information with integrity.

• Values-led and genuinely committed to the wellbeing of young people, recognising the importance of strong governance in supporting positive outcomes.