Director of Risk and Corporate Governance

Ark Schools, London, W11 4AN

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Open to negotiations

• Closing date

  7 May 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time (standard hours 9am – 5.30pm)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £90,000 to £100,000

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Company Secretary qualification or relevant degree
• In-depth professional knowledge of corporate governance acquired through training and experience over an extended period, with evidence of continued professional development
• Significant experience in governance, committee work, and administration of the meetings of corporate bodies in either the public or private sector
• Substantial experience of working in a governance role within a large, complex organisation
• Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with trustees and governors and with a wide range of other senior leaders across the organisation

What the school offers its staff

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service up to 30 days after 3-years’ service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays
• A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments
• As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to. Depending on your role you may also be entitled to LGPS which is a defined benefit scheme where you contribute a percentage based on how much you earn (as do we) in exchange for a guaranteed amount in your pension pot every year
• Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests

Further details about the role

About the role:

The Director of Risk and Corporate Governance will oversee all aspects of governance across both Ark Schools and Ark and be responsible for embedding and overseeing the continued development of Ark’s approach to ensuring robust governance arrangements. Our governance structure will support the delivery of our new strategic plan, which is being developed over the next 12 months.

This a complex and multi-faceted role which requires someone able to think strategically to ensure that our governance arrangements provide oversight, challenge and support overall school development as well as reflect the requirements of the broader corporate function. This is an exciting role for someone passionate about both schools and corporate governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as Company Secretary for Ark, Ark UK Programmes, Ark Schools and lead the Trust’s corporate governance and risk management
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation/codes of governance
• Oversee the preparation for signing off the annual reports and to co-ordinate work on assurance for governance and risk management and financial management
• Identify and work with a strategic legal partner to ensure that Ark and Ark Schools always have high-quality and timely legal advice as required
• Overseeing the Freedom of Information processes and ensuring effective and timely responses to requests
• Ownership of the organisation’s approach to Data Protection
• Work with the Head of Schools Governance to ensure that annual reviews of Ark Schools’ corporate responsibilities are undertaken, communicated and appropriate processes and structures in place to meet these
• Oversee the work of the Head of Schools Governance related to the development of schools’ admissions and exclusions policies and ensuring appeals are effectively handled
• Work with the Team Co-ordinator to ensure that complaints are handled effectively and either conducting or commissioning investigations before making recommendations or taking action to resolve issues
• Lead a team of four in wider Governance team
• Lead on any Whistleblowing cases within the organisation
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead for Ark

Commitment to safeguarding

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

All employees must undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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About Ark Schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Ark Schools website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@arkonline.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-schools (opens in new tab)

We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.

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