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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    9 June 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    18 May 2026

Job details

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Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

NJC SCP 45-52 £56,673 - £65,084

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an exceptional Head of Governance to provide strategic leadership for governance, compliance and assurance across our Trust.

This is a pivotal senior role, offering the opportunity to shape and strengthen governance as we continue our ambitious growth journey in partnership with the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

As Head of Governance, you will act as the Trust’sCompany Secretary and strategic lead for governance effectiveness, statutory compliance and assurance.

We are looking for a highly skilled and credible governance professional who can operate confidently at senior level.

You will bring:

  • Significant experience in a governance or compliance leadership role within a regulated environment
  • Expert knowledge of the academy trust governance framework and statutory requirements
  • Strong understanding of company law, charity law and regulatory compliance
  • Experience of advising Boards and senior leaders on governance matters
  • Proven ability to lead, develop and coordinate teams and services across multiple sites
  • Excellent communication, organisational and influencing skills, with the ability to manage complexity and risk effectively
  • A commitment to supporting the Catholic ethos and mission of the Trust is essential.


What the school offers its staff

  • Be part of a values-driven Trust committed to excellence in education and governance
  • Play a central role in shaping governance during a period of strategic growth
  • Work closely with senior leaders, Trustees and the Archdiocese
  • Opportunity to build and lead a Trust-wide governance function
  • Access to extensive professional development opportunities
  • Competitive salaries and pay progression
  • Generous pension scheme
  • A supportive Senior Executive Team, committed to developing people and transforming children’s lives
  • Flexible working
  • Employee benefits. Wellbeing support, employee assistance programme, and cycle-to-work scheme

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

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

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About St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust
Website
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust website
Email address
lkelly@sjcmat.co.uk
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St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is a based in the Liverpool City Region with five primary and four secondary academies. As a united family of academies, we are fully aligned around our central mission to transform children’s lives by providing them with a world-class Catholic education.

The Trust guarantees an excellent Catholic education to all families. Our children are entitled to access an ambitious curriculum and excellent teaching, which allow them to achieve and exceed national expectations regardless of their starting points.

Everyone involved in St Joseph CMAT is highly committed to the pursuit of high achievement. We aim for all of our academies to be at least ‘Good’ with performance in the top 20% of schools nationally in all measures, particularly in Religious Education. Our robust educational strategy, which is informed by the highest-performing Trusts in the country, is designed to ensure that all children learn to read confidently and achieve well across the curriculum so that they can go on to use their God-given gifts to make the world a better place.

St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust has sponsor status. We are able to provide intensive support to schools who find themselves in a vulnerable position and onboard ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ schools who choose to join as converter academies. For all academies in the Trust, there is a guarantee of high-quality professional development for all colleagues.

As part of its Multi Academy Trust strategy, the Archdiocese of Liverpool has identified a group of primary schools that are invited to join St Joseph CMAT over the coming years. This is an exciting opportunity to bring together primary and secondary schools. By working as a family of academies, we will ensure that every child benefits from an excellent Catholic education from the moment they start primary school to when they leave Sixth Form.

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