Governance Professional - The Bishop of Winchester Academy

Are you looking for a career in a thriving, friendly and supportive environment where staff welfare is a priority?  Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people in a role that really matters?  If so, The Bishop of Winchester Academy wants you! We are looking for a Governance Professional  working on a casual 'Part-Time, as and when required basis (approx. 400 hours per year)'

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a single academy trust in Bournemouth seeking to appoint an experienced and highly organised Governance Professional to support the work of our Trust Board. This key role provides professional advice and guidance and administrative support to the effective operation of the academy’s governance.

This is an excellent opportunity for a capable governance professional with experience of education governance.

The post offers flexible working hours, aside from scheduled meetings which are usually in the day before 5pm, with most meetings held in person at the academy and a small number being virtual online meetings.

Please review the job description and person specification for this role. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Abi Heard at [email protected] who will arrange a call with David Thompson, our Chair of Trustees or Paul McKeown, our Principal.

As Governance Professional, the successful candidate will:

• Undertake all aspects of a clerking service (scheduling, agendas, papers, attendance, formal minutes, correspondence) for TBOWA and related meetings within the scheme of delegation.
• Ensure statutory information about governance is collated and supplied in a timely manner for publication on the academy’s website.
• Provide procedural and legislative expertise to the Trust Board and ALT regarding academy governance.
• Undertake recruitment of new trustees and members. Undertake all aspects of trustee appointment, record-keeping, and membership monitoring.
• Manage induction and training, online and in-person to trustees and members.
• Facilitate ongoing development for trustees to strengthen capacity, effectiveness, and succession.
• Facilitate and support the monitoring and effectiveness of the trust board, identifying and prioritising areas to be resolved/improved, in agreement with the Chair and the Principal.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, recently recognised by Ofsted as prioritising ‘wider opportunities alongside achievement so that pupils “live life to the full.”’ (Ofsted 2023).  Operating from recently refurbished facilities, our shared mission to improve the life chances of all of our students is at the very centre of our work.

We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you:

• Career development with a bespoke CPD programme
• Excellent newly refurbished teaching facilities with free onsite parking and good local public transport links
• Employee Assistance Programme and Cycle to Work scheme
• Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CV’s.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we have received applications that meet the criteria.