Governance and Executive Support Officer

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Place Partnership in the South Hub is seeking an experienced and highly organised professional to provide executive support across governance and compliance, ensuring that designated committees operate effectively and meet statutory requirements.

The postholder will work with the Leader of Governance, Compliance & Executive Support to oversee the governance infrastructure, registers, filings and reporting, including DSAR/FOI matters from the South Hub.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive support across governance and compliance, ensuring committees and Academy Education Committees (AECs) operate effectively and meet statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee governance infrastructure, registers, filings and reporting processes, including statutory registers, risk reporting and Companies House requirements for the South Hub.
• Coordinate with Data Protection Officer on DSARs, FOI requests and other data protection matters from the South Hub.
• Provide strategic executive support to the Director of Education in the South Hub and other executive leaders, preparing briefings, papers and reports for meetings and external publications.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for internal and external stakeholders via telephone and email.

Job description

Location:

Place Partnership South Hub (Rotherham)

Contract:

Full Time, Term Time + 2 Inset Days

Start Date:

As Soon As Possible

Closing Date

04 October at 4.00pm

Interviews

W/C 5 October 2026

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 Trusts Leader of Governance, Compliance & Executive Support and their counterpart in the West Hub to ensure all aspects of the Trusts 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.

About Place Partnership

Place Partnership represents the voluntary merger of two strong and successful Trusts in South and West Yorkshire: Maltby Learning Trust, established in 2014, and Accord Multi Academy Trust, founded in 2016. At the heart of Place Partnership is a commitment to building a culture where people feel valued, take pride in their place, and hold high expectations because everyone matters. At Place Partnership we are dedicated to providing high-quality education which ensures that every child is given the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

We invest in our people through extensive professional learning and development opportunities and we recognise that our people are our greatest strength. As such, we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits as part of our commitment to wellbeing and professional growth.

For full details of our employee benefit package, please see our recruitment pack.

Further Information

Visits are warmly welcomed and can be arranged. For further details regarding this opportunity, for an informal discussion regarding the role or to arrange a visit, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs K Parker, Leader of Governance, Compliance and Executive Support via email [e-mail].

Place Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, further details of which can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

Place Partnership is committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles.

Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Place Partnership reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.