Senior Governance Professional

We are looking for a Senior Governance Professional to lead our governance workstream.

Encompassing support for Members, the Trust Board, Local Governing Bodies and the Executive Leadership Team, this role will require exceptional organisational skills and an eye for detail. Responsibilities include organising meetings, preparing documentation and minute taking.

Based at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Horncastle

**Business Support professional required to lead our Governance Workstream**

You will coordinate the annual governance conference and training programme, along with line management of Governance Clerks. We will look to you for support and guidance to ensure the legislative and procedural requirements across the Trust are met.

Meetings may be convened virtually or traditionally, when in person this will require travel to the relevant site for which mileage will be paid from the work base of Horncastle, and so the ability to drive and access to personal transport is essential. When meetings are virtual, or whilst completing minutes, the post holder may work from home. This is a permanent part time role of 600 hours per annum.

Flexibility to work during the day and in the evening will be required in order to ensure all relevant meetings are covered with the team across the Trust. If you are diligent, efficient, possess excellent IT and communication skills and would like to be part of a strong and progressive Trust with firm family values, we would like to hear from you.

**Interviews will be held week commencing 14th August 2023.**

The salary upon appointment is Grade 6 Scale Point 15 £25,878 pro rata (Actual Salary: £9,210) and has the potential to rise to Point 18 £28,371 pro rata through our performance management appraisal process. To view our range of staff benefits, take a look at our website.

**_About us _**
Horncastle Education Trust comprises five local schools; Banovallum School, Frithville Primary School, Huttoft Primary & Nursery School, New York Primary School and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. The Trust was formed from a genuine desire to work more closely together following the success of existing partnership work between the schools. Having both secondary and primary schools that are geographically close is something we take a pride in as a Trust.

We believe that every student whatever their background has the right to flourish, to achieve and to succeed and everything undertaken by Horncastle Education Trust should have this ambition at its heart.

We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion within our recruitment process.

Horncastle Education Trust
West Street, Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9 5AD

**_Fluency Duty_**:

- In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post._