Governance Professional / Clerk

eTeach UK Limited; Bromyard; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS membership

Spectrum Life access

Collaborative working environment

Work‑life balance emphasis

Job summary

Three Counties Academy Trust (TCAT) is seeking a Governance Professional to support the Board of Trustees and its committees across Queen Elizabeth High School and associated schools. The role involves clerical and administrative duties, coordinating governance processes, drafting agendas and maintaining membership records to ensure compliance with requirements.

Termly meetings may occur outside normal hours; the appointee will coordinate with the Chair and ensure effective governance, training

Qualifications

• Governance professional qualification or working towards.
• Excellent writing, concise communication and general communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Experience with governance records, attendance tracking and documentation.
• Ability to facilitate virtual meetings via MS Teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerical, secretarial and administrative support to the Board of Trustees and committees.
• Draft agendas and maintain governance records, training and attendance data.
• Ensure governance compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Governance liaison

General communication

Writing skills

MS 365 proficiency

Organisational skills

Record keeping

Tact & confidentiality

Virtual meetings (MS Teams)

IT equipment usage

Clear speaking & vocabulary

Education

Governance professional qualification

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Governance Professional to TCAT Board of Trustees

School: Queen Elizabeth High School

Start Date: 1st December 2026 or before

Contract: Permanent, Part time, 65 hours per annum

Salary: Grade Scale TC04 (scale point 4-6)

Three Counties Academy Trust (TCAT) includes the Queen Elizabeth High School, St Peter’s Primary School, Bredenbury Primary School, Stoke Prior Primary School and Lugwardine Primary Academy.

TCAT are looking to appoint an organised and proactive governance professional to provide a range of high-quality clerical, secretarial and administrative support to the Board of Trustees and its committees. Working together with our Chair of Trustees, our governance professional will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of governance effectiveness and compliance within the Trust, ensuring governance adheres to good practice and meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. This will include providing legislative and procedural guidance, drafting agendas, keeping records of membership, training, and attendance across the Trust’s governance structure.

Please note that termly governance meetings are scheduled outside of school/office working hours to accommodate our governance volunteers. The specific arrangements regarding working hours will be discussed and agreed with the successful applicant.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• Governance Professional qualification or working towards
• Good general communication skills
• Excellent, accurate, and concise writing skills
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft 365
• Good organisational skills – able to prioritise workload
• Excellent record keeping, information retrieval and dissemination of governing body data/documentation
• Tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and sensitivity
• Ability to use appropriate IT equipment as required by the governing body
• Experience of setting up virtual meetings via MS Teams
• An ability to speak with confidence and accuracy, using accurate sentence structures and vocabulary

What we offer

Three Counties Academy Trust (TCAT) recognises its employees as the most important asset and critical to its success. To demonstrate this all staff are offered the following benefits:

• Collaborative working to support our endeavours to work smarter and achieve an effective balance between home and work
• A supportive ethos and concern for the well-being of all colleagues
• Membership to the Local Government (LGPS)
• Access to Spectrum Life

Closing date: 12:00noon Tuesday 17th November 2026

Interview Date: week commencing 23rd November 2026

Safeguarding Statement

TCAT is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to protecting our students and staff and therefore have a rigorous recruitment process which includes assessing candidates’ suitability to work with children. We expect all staff to share this commitment and hold an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.