Clerk to Trustees/ Governance Professional

Job

details

Salary: £25,583 -

£27,694 FTE (£2598.26 - £2812.04pa ACTUAL)

Payscale: NJC 5 - 10

Hours: 170 hours per year - 14 Meetings a year (Each meeting will require approximately 10 hours total –

2 hours in preparation, 3 hours in attendance and 5 hours in creating and

circulating the resulting minutes and associated action and administration. Evening

availability is required for the meetings; however flexible home working is available for all

other hours work.)

Additional

hours may also be required to clerk for ad hoc committees.

Contract

type: Permanent

Start

Date: 01.09.26

Reporting

to: Chair of Trustees

Main

purpose

To provide a professional,

efficient and comprehensive clerking service to the Board of Trustees within a

Single Academy Trust, ensuring full compliance with statutory and regulatory

requirements, including the Academy Trust Handbook and relevant education

legislation. The postholder will support Trustees, Members and Senior

Leadership in delivering effective governance, enabling robust strategic

oversight and informed decision-making.

Working closely with Board of

Trustees that hold significant strategic responsibility, the Clerk will ensure

the smooth running of all governance processes, including the accurate

preparation of agendas, minutes and documentation, and the maintenance of

statutory records. The role requires a high level of attention to detail,

strong organisational skills and the ability to provide proactive governance

advice.

The Clerk will demonstrate

absolute commitment to confidentiality, integrity and impartiality, supporting

the Trust in upholding the highest standards of accountability and transparency

in line with expectations for academy governance.

Duties

and responsibilities

Knowledge and

understanding

The governance professional (clerk) will:

Ø Know the features of

effective governance, and the board’s governance structure and core functions

Ø Understand

their role as set out in the trust’s articles of association

Ø Understand key national

education policies and the local education context in which the board is

operating

Ø Know the board’s duties under

legislation and statutory guidance

Ø Understand

the importance of the board adhering to and promoting the School’s internal

procedures

Ø Understand

the School’s governance structure, including legal structure and constitution

Ø Understand

the principles of records management and have working knowledge of the Data

Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act

Ø Understand

the board’s accountability to and relationship with other bodies

Ø Know the

board’s code of conduct and strategic priorities

Ø Understand

the School’s culture, values and ethos

Ø Know which

information about student performance and financial management wil