Governance Professional

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Wootton Academy Trust seeks a freelance governance professional to support its Board of Trustees, local governing bodies and executive leadership. The role focuses on procedural guidance, preparing papers, minutes and governance records, and clerking panels on statutory complaints, exclusions and appeals.

It is freelance with around 21 in-person meetings annually. Applications are via the Trust's form on MyNewTerm; CVs are not accepted and visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, compliance, education, legal, company secretarial or senior administrative work.
• Fluent spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Give governance advice and procedural guidance to trustees and governors
• Prepare agendas, coordinate meeting papers and attend Board, committee and local governing body meetings
• Produce minutes and maintain accurate governance records
• Support recruitment, induction and training of trustees and governors
• Maintain governance compliance, registers and statutory documentation
• Monitor policy review schedules and support Trust-wide compliance arrangements
• Clerk statutory complaints, exclusions and appeals panels as required
• Support governance readiness for external reviews and inspections

Skills

Organised

Fluent English

Job description

Wootton Academy Trust needs a governance professional to support its Board of Trustees, local governing bodies and executive leadership team. The work centres on procedural advice to trustees and governors, preparing papers and minutes, keeping governance records, and clerking statutory complaints, exclusions and appeals panels. It is freelance, with about 21 in-person meetings a year plus exclusion panels as required. Applications must use the Trust's form on MyNewTerm, as CVs are not accepted, and visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Give governance advice and procedural guidance to trustees and governors
• Prepare agendas, coordinate meeting papers and attend Board, committee and local governing body meetings
• Produce minutes and maintain accurate governance records
• Support recruitment, induction and training of trustees and governors
• Maintain governance compliance, registers and statutory documentation
• Monitor policy review schedules and support Trust-wide compliance arrangements
• Clerk statutory complaints, exclusions and appeals panels as required
• Support governance readiness for external reviews and inspections

What’s required

Experience

• Experience in governance, compliance, education, legal, company secretarial or senior administrative work

Skills & knowledge

• Organised and highly professional approach
• Fluent spoken English

Checks & eligibility

• Right to live and work in the UK
• DBS check and child protection screening, including checks with past employers