Governance Professional

Colyton Grammar School, Colyton, Devon, EX24 6HN

Deadline is today

• Job start date

  7 May 2025

• Closing date

  19 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 May 2025

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: Pro-rated £18,902 to £19,951

Governance Professional job summary

Location: Hybrid (with on-site meetings in line with schedule)

Salary: £18,902 – £19,951 (pro-rata, based on FTE £32,961 – £34,789)

Hours: 5 hours per day, term time only (39 weeks/year), including Monday evenings

Are you a proactive, highly organised professional with a passion for good governance and educational excellence? We are looking for a Governance Professional to support our Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team in delivering high standards of governance within our academy trust.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Resources, you will be the key governance advisor to the Board of Trustees. You’ll play a central role in ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance, supporting effective board operations, and promoting strong governance practices across the trust.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing expert advice on governance, policy, legal frameworks, and compliance
• Supporting and clerking Board and Committee meetings (typically on Monday evenings)
• Leading on board member recruitment, induction, and succession planning
• Ensuring accurate records, policy management, and statutory reporting
• Acting as the key liaison between the trust’s leadership and board members
• This role is vital in ensuring our trust meets its responsibilities with integrity, transparency, and efficiency.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking an experienced, discreet, and reliable professional who:

• Is confident advising senior leaders and trustees on legal and governance matters
• Can work independently and handle sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality
• Understands the educational and regulatory landscape (knowledge of the Academy Trust Handbook, charity and company law is an advantage)
• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

This is a part-time, term-time position offering flexible and hybrid working arrangements, but requires availability for Monday evening meetings (at least 3 times per half-term).

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an organisation that has a direct impact on children’s education and wellbeing. You'll work closely with dedicated trustees, school leaders, and professionals in a supportive, values-driven environment.

In addition to a rewarding and dynamic work environment, we offer an attractive benefits package, including:

• A competitive pension plan.
• Free flu vaccinations.
• Free on-site parking.
• Access to the Blue Light Card, unlocking hundreds of discounts nationwide for just £5.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Colyton Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1061 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colyton Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colyton-grammar-school

Colyton Grammar School is a state-funded academy with a selective intake, situated in East Devon.

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