Compliance Lead and Governance Professional

Gateway Multi Academy Trust, Romsey, SO51 8ZB

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  20 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,234.92 - £32,046.68 Annually (Actual) Grade E - £33,178 - £36,369 FTE

Compliance Lead and Governance Professional job summary

The Gateway Trust is looking for a highly organised and proactive individual to join our Central Team as a Compliance Lead and Governance Professional

Pay Range: Grade E - £29,234.92 - £32,046.68 Actual (40 weeks)

Actual salary dependent upon experience within the stated range

Working Hours: 37 hours, Term time only, INSET days + 1 Week (40 working weeks)

Days & Weeks: Monday - Thursday 08:00-16:00 and Friday 08:00-15:30

Flexibility will be required as some meetings are held in the evenings from 5pm to 7pm but adjustments can be made to the working day. Attendance at these meetings in person is required.

Place of Work: Flexible – Romsey or Fareham*

*This post is based at either The Gateway Trust Office at The Romsey School or Cams Hill School, however there will be flexibility needed as part of this post to work in other schools within the Trust if required. Some time working from home may also be possible as some elements of this role may be completed remotely, subject to agreement.

We are looking for a Compliance Lead and Governance Professional who will:

• Support the MAT’s governance strategy to ensure a highly effective trust governance provision, building productive working relationships and allowing for the drive in improvements and standards across the trust.
• Oversee compliance with legislative requirements, ensuring the Board’s decisions are acted upon and are in accordance with the MAT’s operational procedures as well as the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
• Deliver a high quality, proactive and efficient service reporting to the Chair of Trustees and CEO.
• Take charge of the co-ordination of all policies across the Trust, developing and maintaining a policy matrix.
• Ensure policies are updated in line with statutory requirements and timelines.
• Manage the distribution and correct publication of policies to ensure compliance.
• Provide a full range of administrative support and services to the Members, Trustees and Governors of The Gateway Trust
• Clerk for the Board of Trustees, Members AGM, Finance Audit and Risk Committee (FARC) and Gateway Central Services (GCS) ensuring meetings are appropriately minuted and actions are captured, progressed and updated.
• Oversee consistent clerking/note taking across all LGB and committee meetings.
• Design and roll-out a professional governor training programme and to lead on governor recruitment and retention.
• Work collaboratively with other key functions so that governance within the trust supports and enables the delivery of The Gateway Trust’s strategic objectives.

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Highly organised, with strong attention to detail
• Confident managing their own workload and meeting deadlines
• Comfortable chasing actions and communicating with busy stakeholders
• Able to take accurate, professional minutes in fast-paced meetings
• Calm, impartial and discreet, able to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Flexible and willing to work at times convenient to the Trust, including attending evening meetings in person
• Able to travel to meetings across the Trust’s schools as required

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Excellent administrative, communication and IT skills
• Demonstrable experience of organising meetings, including agenda planning and distributing documentation
• Experience maintaining efficient and accurate record-keeping systems
• The ability to manage time effectively and prioritise workload
• Confidence taking the initiative to find and share relevant information on behalf of the Trust Board

Benefits of working for our Trust include:

• Access to the staff benefits programme which includes the ‘cycle to work’ scheme
• Focus on staff wellbeing, including 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, free flu vaccination and eye care vouchers
• Discounted lunches from our excellent in house kitchens on our School Sites
• Access to an Employee Discount for our on-site nursery, Little Sunlights
• On-site, free staff car parking

We reserve the right to interview exceptional candidates before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

The Gateway Trust is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Gateway Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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