Freelance Governance Professional for Education Board

Wootton Academy Trust; Wootton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Wootton Academy Trust is seeking an experienced Governance Professional to support our Board of Trustees, Governing Bodies and Executive Leadership Team. This freelance role focuses on providing expert governance advice, ensuring compliance and maintaining accurate records.

You will work closely with the Chair of Trustees to prepare agendas, minutes and papers for Board meetings, coordinate governance schedules and support recruitment and training of trustees and governors.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to prepare agendas, papers and minutes.
• Experience in recruitment, induction and training for trustees/governors.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert governance advice and procedural guidance to trustees and governors.
• Prepare agendas, coordinate meeting papers and attend Board, Committee and Local Governing Body meetings.
• Produce high-quality minutes and maintain accurate governance records.
• Support trustee and governor recruitment, induction and training.
• Maintain governance compliance, registers and statutory documentation.
• Monitor policy review schedules and support Trust-wide compliance arrangements.
• Clerk statutory panels including complaints, exclusions and appeals as required.
• Support governance readiness for external reviews and inspections.

Skills

Governance knowledge

Compliance experience

Company secretarial

Education sector experience

Stakeholder management

Job description

Wootton Academy Trust is seeking an experienced Governance Professional to support our Board of Trustees, Governing Bodies and Executive Leadership Team. This freelance role focuses on providing expert governance advice, ensuring compliance and maintaining accurate records.

You will work closely with the Chair of Trustees to prepare agendas, minutes and papers for Board meetings, coordinate governance schedules and support recruitment and training of trustees and governors.