Governance and Compliance Officer

Coombe Academy Trust, New Malden, KT3 6NU

42 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,518.00 - £22,777.00 Annually (Actual) Term time only, plus one week (40 weeks). Home working available and flexible working for evening meetings.

Governance and Compliance Officer job summary

The Governance and Compliance Officer provides high-quality, professional support to the Head of Governance and Compliance in maintaining effective governance and compliance across the Trust. The post holder will provide well-researched administrative support and guidance to the Head of Governance and Compliance, which in turn supports the Trust Board, Local Governing Bodies (LGBs), the CEO, and the Executive Team. Accountable to the Head of Governance and Compliance, the officer is responsible for supporting the fulfilment of statutory duties for the Trustees and supporting the efficiency of the governance framework.

Key duties focus on administration and records, including preparing draft agendas and meeting packs, taking accurate minutes, maintaining governance calendars and records, and supporting the policy review and approval cycles across the Trust. The role also involves administrative support for statutory compliance, such as updating GIAS and Companies House, and supporting information governance processes like logging and tracking Freedom of Information Requests (FOIRs) and Subject Access Requests (SARs) and liaising with our outsourced Data Protection/GDPR provider.

We are seeking a professional who can build strong and effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. A sound understanding of the multi-academy trust legal/regulatory framework, including the Academy Trust Handbook, company law and charity law, or a clear willingness to develop this knowledge.

Applicants must have experience of producing accurate minutes in meetings. Strong communication skills, excellent organisational and time-management abilities, and confidence in using digital tools, including Google Workspace, are essential, along with a willingness to embrace new technologies to support efficiencies. A commitment to the Trust’s values and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is fundamental.

Please see the attached Recruitment Brochure for the full Job Description and Job Specification.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, as applications will be reviewed as they are received, so early application is encouraged.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Coombe Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Coombe Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/coombe-academy-trust

Coombe Academy Trust is a well-established, respected multi academy trust (MAT) which comprises three Nursery and Primary Schools, two Secondary Schools and a joint Sixth Form, with over 3450 children and young people. In addition, within our schools we have five Specialist Resource Provisions from nursery through to Key Stage Four for pupils with Autism, severe learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, hearing loss and speech and language and communication needs.

Coombe Trust has a balance of academies at different starting points in their journey of improvement, therefore creating effective capacity for sponsorship. We ensure that we have high performing academies in primary and secondary phases as part of our family and that all schools are on the journey to high performance. We work as one entity to improve and maintain a high standard across the Trust. As a Trust we are seeking to expand the areas that we support. We are well placed to support any phase of education from Nursery through to Sixth Form, including settings providing SEND support. Full details can be seen within our Growth Strategy.

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