Governance Officer

The Sir John Brunner Foundation, Cheshire, CW9 8AF

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 February 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: £30,599.00 - £33,366.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 7 SCP 18-23

Governance Officer job summary

The Sir John Brunner Foundation seeks to appoint a Governance & Compliance Officer to join the central team, to assist the Head of Governance & Compliance in providing a professional, effective and consistent governance and compliance service across the Sir John Brunner Foundation and its academies and provide administrative support to the central executive leadership team.

This is an exciting time to be joining our Multi Academy Trust, of three High Schools and a Sixth Form College, which collectively educates over 4300 children, and employs over 450 professionals.

Each academy within the Foundation operates at the heart of its local community. The Foundation’s offices are based at Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College which is a modern purpose-built campus set in beautiful grounds. The other Academies, The County High School Leftwich, Middlewich High School and The Macclesfield Academy, are all based within Cheshire.

To be successful in post you will have previous experience of working in a clerical or administrative role and be able to take meeting notes, accurately and efficiently. Experience of clerking or acting as a secretary to committees or boards would be desirable. You must be competent at using MS Office, have strong customer service skills, be an excellent communicator and be highly organised and methodical.

If you have the enthusiasm, experience and skills to succeed, please view the job description and person specification. To apply, please complete the application form, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post.

Applications should be submitted no later than 9am on 10th March

Interviews are scheduled for Thursday 13th March.

You are encouraged to submit an early application, as the Foundation may decide to close the advert early. Prospective candidates are invited to request a tour of one or more of our academies in advance of the interviews and this may be arranged by contacting humanresources@sjbf.org.uk

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

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About The Sir John Brunner Foundation

• Type: Multi-academy trust
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