Qualifications
Desirable: A degree or similar level qualification; Membership of a relevant professional or governance body.
Experience
Essential:
* Experience of working to tight deadlines
* Experience of supporting meetings, hearings or formal decision‑making processes
* Ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
Desirable:
* Experience of clerking governing bodies, academy committees or boards
* Understanding of governance within an educational setting
* Experience of clerking exclusions or complaints panels
* Knowledge of education sector governance requirements
Skills and Knowledge
* Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* High levels of literacy, accuracy and attention to detail
* Ability to exercise professional judgement and know when to elevate matters
* Ability to build and maintain respectful and courteous relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including those who give their time voluntarily
* Ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate professional integrity
* Solution‑focused approach and ability to work effectively as part of a team
* Excellent IT skills, including confident use of Microsoft Office
Role Overview
The Inspiration Trust Central Governance Team is seeking a skilled and highly organised Governance Professional to support the Head of Governance in delivering high‑quality governance services across the Trust.
This role is central to ensuring that academy committee meetings and panel hearings are conducted fairly, professionally and in line with statutory guidance, regulatory requirements and Trust policies.
You will act as a Governance Professional, providing procedural advice and ensuring accurate records of challenge, decision‑making and agreed actions.
Responsibilities
* Clerking academy committee meetings, providing professional advice on governance processes, procedural matters and compliance requirements
* Preparing, circulating and publishing agendas and supporting papers in a timely manner
* Attending meetings and panel hearings in person at academies across Norfolk and Suffolk
* Taking clear, accurate minutes that record challenge, decision‑making and agreed actions
* Clerking panel hearings, including exclusion and complaints panels, ensuring hearings are convened and conducted in line with statutory guidance and Trust procedures
* Supporting academies to ensure panels are appropriately constituted and all parties are properly informed
* Communicating panel decisions accurately and within required timescales
* Supporting follow‑up actions and maintaining appropriate governance records
* Ensuring the appropriate handling, storage and confidentiality of sensitive information at all times
Essential Qualifications & Skills
* Experience of working to tight deadlines
* Experience of supporting meetings, hearings or formal decision‑making processes
* Strong organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* High levels of literacy, accuracy and attention to detail
* Ability to exercise professional judgement and know when to elevate matters
* Competence in IT, including confident use of Microsoft Office
Desirable Qualifications & Skills
* A degree or similar level qualification
* Experience of clerking governing bodies, academy committees or boards
* Experience of clerking exclusions or complaints panels
* Understanding of governance within an education setting
Benefits
What the school offers its staff: Access to a range of benefits via the ‘my lifestyle' portal, salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.
Salary and Contract
Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale G: £16.35 – £17.47 per hour (plus holiday pay)
Contract Type: Casual Contract, Variable Hours
Start Date: September 2026
Location
Based at Inspiration Trust Central Services, currently located at Hewett Academy, Cecil Road, Norwich, NR1 2PL, with travel to academies across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Equal Opportunities
All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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