Governance Professional

Skinners' Academies Trust; Royal Borough of Greenwich; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Skinners' Academies Trust is seeking a highly organised Governance Professional to provide clerking and governance support across the Trust. The role involves in-person Local Board meetings and virtual committees, with occasional evening commitments.

You will help with agenda planning, minute taking, and guidance on governance policy, while supporting Local Governing Bodies and coordinating the GovernorHub portal and annual governance cycle.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable strong relationships with Trustees, Members and Senior Staff.
• Strong literacy skills and experience in effective meeting administration, agenda prep and minute taking.

Responsibilities

• Administer Local Board meetings (in person) and manage membership/compliance.
• Administer Committee meetings (virtual) and provide governance support.
• Offer governance advice aligned with Trust policies and regulatory framework.

Skills

Communication skills

Literacy

Meeting administration

Minute taking

Governance knowledge

Tools

GovernorHub

Job description

We are seeking a highly organised and motivated Governance Professional to join the Skinners' Academies Trust, to provide clerking and governance support for our Trust.

This role is ideal if you are looking for flexibility, where you do not mind evening attendance to pre planned meetings and in person meetings as required.

The successful candidate will provide:

• Effective administration of Local Board meetings (in person) and membership and compliance
  
• Effective administration of Committee meetings (virtual).
• Professional support and governance advice in line with our policies and regulatory framework
  
• Support and guidance for the Local Governing Bodies
• Oversight and maintenance of GovernorHub online portal
• Support with the Trust’s annual cycle of activity including a governance conference (in person), training (virtual), recruitment, induction and agenda planning.
  

Experience of Trust/school governance is desirable. We are looking for an individual who:

• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable the development of strong professional relationships with Trustees, Members and Senior Staff within the Trust
• Has excellent literacy skills and is experienced in effective meeting administration, preparation of agenda, participation in formal meetings and quality minute taking.