Governance Professional - Windsor, United Kingdom - Windsor Learning Partnership

Description

Governance Professional
Hours: 4 hours per week per school, term time only.


Salary:
Scale 5 (£ £14.95 per hour)

Required:

ASAP

Windsor Learning Partnership are seeking to appoint a well organised, enthusiastic and efficient Governance Professionals to support our Local Governing Boards.

Key duties include but are not limited to:

• Organising meetings, hearings and appeals
• Providing advice and guidance to the Local Governing Body
• Administration and record keeping
• Maintaining relationships and communications
• Ensuring compliance

Windsor Learning Partnership comprises of six schools all located within Windsor. We are seeking Governance Professionals to support the Local Governing boards of Windsor Girls' School, Dedworth Campus and Oakfield First

Applications will be considered upon receipt.

Closing date:
Monday 13th March 2023, noon

Interviews:
w/c Monday 20th March 2023
-
Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks._


Governance professional job description

Role purpose
To contribute towards the efficient and effective functioning of a governing board and its committees.


1. Organising meetings, hearings and appeals
- working with others to prepare agendas
- following up on agreed action points
- convening meetings and distributing papers
- overseeing election of officers
- recording attendance/apologies
- following up non-attendance
- taking minutes
- circulating draft and approved minutes
- organising panel hearings and appeals


2. Providing advice and guidance
- advising on legal duties and governing practice
- advising on constitutional requirements
- advising on board procedures
- advising on statutory guidance and policies
- advising on annual tasks and decisions
- advising on governor/trustee CPD
- accessing external advice as appropriate
- supporting issue resolution


3. Administration and record keeping
- maintaining membership records
- maintaining governing documents such as terms of reference and signed minutes
- maintaining a record of board CPD
- maintaining records of board correspondence
- maintaining governance communication portal
- drafting correspondence on behalf of the board


4. Maintaining relationships and communication
- maintaining professional working relationships with the chair, the board and school leaders
- communicating on board matters outside of meetings
- where appropriate, liaising on behalf of the board (such as for external reviews of governance)


5. Ensuring compliance
- ensuring meetings are quorate
- overseeing the review of required policies
- publication of governance information on school websites
- advising on data protection requirements
- overseeing board recruitment processes
- co-ordinating safeguarding checks and DBS certificates for board members
- monitoring eligibility of board members to serve including on committees
- notifying disqualifications, expiry of office etc
- statutory registers and filing returns


Person specification

Knowledge
- the schools system: structures, accountability and funding
- governance legislation, procedures and regulations relevant to the organisation


Skills
- literacy, numeracy and IT
- written and verbal communication
- minute taking
- planning and organisational
- people and relationship building
- advisory skills - recommending a course of action
- risk aware/able to articulate risk in the context
- problem solving
- time management to meet deadlines and competing demands


Attributes
- personal integrity and commitment to the principles of public life
- respect for confidentiality
- confidence and resilience (to challenge when necessary)
- commitment to professional development


Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 4 per week


Salary:
£13.64-£14.95 per hour


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime

Schedule:

• Flexitime

Work Location:
One location

Application deadline: 13/03/2023


Reference ID:
WLP Governance Professional

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