Governance Strategy Lead for Education Equity

London Borough of Hackney; London Borough of Hackney; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hackney Education invites applications for a Strategic Lead for Governors to empower school governing boards, advance educational equity and uphold high standards of governance across Hackney schools.

Reporting to the Head of School Performance and Improvement, you will shape governance strategy, provide risk assessment, training and expert advice on complex governance matters including IEBS, MOUs and collaborations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Governance Leadership: Design and deliver comprehensive support mechanisms and strategies ensuring governing boards fulfill their core functions: maintaining clarity of vision and strategic direction, holding executive leaders to account and overseeing financial and educational performance.
• Risk Assessment & Monitoring: Lead the development of Hackney’s governance risk assessment framework, conducting systematic monitoring, targeted support and intervention for boards in schools causing concern or undergoing structural change.
• Statutory & Legal Compliance: Provide expert strategic advice on complex governance challenges, including Interim Executive Boards (IEBs), hard federations, academy conversions, MOUs/SLAs, complex exclusions, complaints and legally required Independent Review Panels (IRPs).
• Drive Equalities & Diversity: Lead innovative programmes to diversify governing boards, focusing on recruiting young governors, with parent governors and community governors from Black and global majority communities and design the annual Hackney Governors’ Conference.
• Governor Training & Professional Development: Oversee high-quality training, briefings and guidance for chairs and board members to keep pace with legislative changes, national strategies and best practices.

Job description

Hackney Education invites applications for a Strategic Lead for Governors to empower school governing boards, advance educational equity and uphold high standards of governance across Hackney schools.

Reporting to the Head of School Performance and Improvement, you will shape governance strategy, provide risk assessment, training and expert advice on complex governance matters including IEBS, MOUs and collaborations.