Governance Professional (Senior Administrator)

Diverse Academies Trust, Retford, DN22 7GR

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  1 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 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: £21,472.00 - £26,482.00 Annually (Actual) This role offers a flexible and agile approach to working, with time spent at our Head Office, within academies and working from home

Governance Professional (Senior Administrator) job summary

This is a rewarding and varied professional administration role at the heart of academy governance. You'll play a key part in ensuring effective decision-making across our academies, providing the high-quality organisation, coordination and support that enables governance to operate at its best.

You'll be trusted to manage complex processes, build productive relationships with leaders and governors, provide procedural advice and ensure governance activities are delivered professionally, accurately and efficiently.

You'll work closely with governors, academy leaders and colleagues across the Trust, managing competing priorities, solving problems, anticipating requirements and delivering exceptional administrative support that has a direct impact on outcomes for children and young people.

If you're a highly organised professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in producing high-quality work and enjoys being the person others rely on to keep things running smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.

We recognise the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. This role offers a flexible and agile approach to working, with time spent at our Head Office, within academies and working from home. We are also committed to supporting flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including flexibility around start and finish times.

As a Governance Professional, you will:

• Coordinate and manage Academy Committee meetings from planning through to follow-up

• Prepare and distribute agendas, reports and meeting documentation

• Produce high-quality minutes and maintain accurate governance records

• Monitor actions, track progress and ensure key deadlines are met

• Provide procedural advice and support to governors, committee chairs and academy leaders

• Coordinate suspension and exclusion review processes in line with statutory guidance

• Support the recruitment, induction and development of governors

• Advise on governance processes, complaints and Trust procedures

• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across academies and the wider Trust

• Identify opportunities to improve governance administration and increase efficiency

• About You

  You'll be an organised, proactive and highly professional administrator with excellent attention to detail and the confidence to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

  You will enjoy working with a wide range of people, building effective relationships and taking ownership of your work. You'll be comfortable handling sensitive information, organising complex schedules and ensuring that important processes are completed accurately and on time.

  We're particularly interested in candidates who:

  • Take pride in delivering exceptional administrative support
  • Have strong organisational and planning skills
  • Communicate confidently with a range of stakeholders
  • Are self-motivated and able to work independently
  • Can manage competing deadlines and changing priorities
  • Have excellent written communication skills and attention to detail
  • Are confident using digital systems and Microsoft Office applications
  • Enjoy identifying solutions and improving ways of working

  Experience of governance, education or supporting senior-level meetings would be advantageous. However, we welcome applications from candidates with transferable skills, a professional approach and a willingness to learn.

  Working pattern and salary

  30 hours per week: Actual salary - £21,471 - Supporting 3 Local Academy Committees

  37 hours: Actual salary - £26,482 - Supporting 4 Local Academy Committees

  Each Local Academy Committee meets six times per year, with some meetings taking place outside normal working hours.

  You will also spend time within the academies you support, developing relationships with senior leaders, staff and local communities.

  Why join Diverse Academies Trust?

  Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust with a vision to inspire, to raise aspirations and to create brighter tomorrows. Across primary, secondary and special settings, we share a common mission to nurture curiosity, develop wellbeing and empower children and young people to go beyond their aspirations. Together, we believe we can make a difference in our diverse communities, and in the lives of those who learn with us and work with us.

  We empower. We respect. We care.

  Visits are welcomed and encouraged - please contact Nicola Benson nbenson@diverse-ac.org.uk to arrange, or for further information.

  Our employee benefits

  At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.

  In return you will benefit from:           

  • Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 16.6%
  • Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • GP helpline
  • Health and wellbeing advice and support
  • Eyecare vouchers
  • Salary sacrifice schemes - car scheme, cycle to work, home and electronics
  • Lifestyle savings - discounts and offers on gym memberships, holidays, days out, shopping, restaurants, etc
  • Health cash plan (personal or family) - where you pay monthly and can claim money back on private treatments such as dental, optical and therapies (e.g. physiotherapy, osteopathy etc)
  • Childcare - breakfast and after school provision
  • Take a look at our rewards and benefits online

  Applications

  Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

  Closing date: 1 November 2026          

  Interview date: 5 November 2026

  Start date: As soon as possible

  If you have any initial questions or would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Nicola Benson nbenson@diverse-ac.org.uk

  Safeguarding

  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our care. We expect everybody volunteering for the organisation to share this commitment. Any offer will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances. View our safeguarding and child protection policy.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding and child protection is of the highest priority to our Trust – and it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of all our children and young people.

We have a dedicated strategic lead who works with designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) in all academies to work with leadership teams, governors and trustees to quality assure, advise and develop the highest standards of culture and compliance across our academies and throughout the organisation.

https://www.diverseacademies.org.uk/about-us/how-we-work/safeguarding-and-child-protection/

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 Diverse Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Diverse Academies Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/diverse-academies-trust

Founded in September 2011, Diverse Academies is a multi-academy trust consisting of 14 academies – six secondary, six primary and two special – across Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

We have a shared sixth form centre facility in Hucknall, which is managed in partnership with the National Church of England Academy. Queen Elizabeth’s in Mansfield, is a faith academy under the Church of England and is rooted in a Christian ethos. The academy works in partnership with the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham to provide an education that is distinctively Christian, and is inclusive for students from all backgrounds, of the Christian faith, other faiths and no faith.

The Trust Board provides overall support and challenge to academies through the leadership and management and governance structures within the Diverse Academies.

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