Governance Lead and PA to CEO

Portico Academy Trust, Westcliff-On-Sea, SS9 2JB

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  16 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,143.00 - £38,220.00 Annually (FTE) Level 7, point 21 to 27

Governance Lead and PA to CEO job summary

Portico Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an experienced, highly organised and professional Governance Lead & PA to CEO to provide high-level governance, compliance and operational support across the Trust. This is a key role within the central Trust team, supporting robust and legally compliant governance systems while providing executive-level Personal Assistant support to the CEO.

The successful applicant will:

• Lead the coordination of the Trust governance cycle, including Board, committee and Members’ meetings.
• Provide professional clerking support, including agenda preparation, minute-taking and governance administration.
• Maintain governance records, statutory registers and compliance tracking systems.
• Support the development and maintenance of governance frameworks, policies and procedures.
• Coordinate Trust-wide compliance monitoring across safeguarding, health & safety, data protection and policy compliance.
• Support GDPR compliance, Subject Access Requests (SARs) and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.
• Provide high-level PA support to the CEO, including diary management, meeting coordination and executive administration.
• Support the preparation of reports, presentations, governance papers and leadership documentation.
• Maintain governance systems, shared drives and document control processes.
• Produce governance, compliance and operational reporting to support leadership oversight and decision-making.
• Be highly organised, professional and able to maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
• Possess excellent communication, administrative and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with Trustees, senior leaders and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting effective governance, operational efficiency and continuous improvement across the Trust.

For more information about the role and a description of the type of candidate we are looking for, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For further details, please contact HR via MyNewTerm, telephone 01702 987890 or email recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk.

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 Portico Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/portico-academy-trust

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