Do you want to join a team that provides outstanding leadership, strategic direction, and support to some of the best schools in the country? Do you want to play your part in ensuring the delivery of outstanding learning and teaching to young people in disadvantaged communities? If so, joining the Star team might just be the best career move you ever make.
About Star Central
Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies and our schools.
The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders.
Who we’re looking for
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Star Central Governance team, working as our Trust Governance Manager as you will work closely with many key individuals at the heart of our decision-making process.
We are looking for an individual who is an exceptional service leader, with previous governance and line management experience. You will ensure our academy trust and charities comply with statutory and regulatory requirements and that governance meetings are supported with a high level of professional competence.
Working closely with the Star Central Executive team, Members and Trustees you will primarily support our trust governance structure by ensuring there is an efficient and continually improved governance support and advice service. This role is key as it helps enable the strategic leaders of the trust to make effective decisions, challenge, and support.
You will work as part of an expanding and professional team who will enable you to develop and demonstrate your skills in a supportive environment. This role is an excellent leadership opportunity for someone with a keen interest to progress their career within the academy/corporate governance sector.
You will have:
1. A degree or significant experience in a relevant field.
2. Previous line management experience in a professional office environment.
3. An ability to develop, communicate and successfully implement guidance and procedures.
4. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
5. Excellent organisational skills.
6. The ability to build effective working and professional relationships.
About Star Academies
is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our embody what we believe is needed to succeed.
Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub,. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.