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Invictus Education Trust,
Start date: September 2025
Contract details: Permanent, Annualised hours, working 780 hours per year. There will be core hours, but some hours can be worked flexibly across the year, including school holidays to meet the operational needs of the Trust.
Salary details: Grade 7 (SPC 18 – 23)
Full time equivalent salary £30,539- £33,366 pay award pending, Actual annual salary £14,386 - £15,993, pay award pending based on working 780 annualised hours per year
Pension details: Local Government Pension Scheme
We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust’s Central Team working as a Governance and Compliance Officer. Reporting to the Director of Strategy and Governance you’ll play a key role in supporting effective local governance across our Trust. From clerking meetings and advising on compliance, to managing governor recruitment and maintaining accurate records, your work will directly support our mission to deliver outstanding education.
We are seeking an exceptional individual who is forward-thinking, highly organised, and able to manage and prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced environment. As Governance and Compliance Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting the effective operation of our Local Academy Committees (LACs) across the Trust. Working closely with Chairs of Governors, Headteachers, school leaders, and associate governors, you will ensure that local governance is delivered in line with the Trust’s Scheme of Delegation, Articles of Association, and statutory requirements. You will provide expert advice on governance legislation and best practice, facilitate meetings, maintain accurate records, and support the development of strong, compliant governance across our schools.
In particular, the post holder will:
* Clerk LAC and panel meetings, ensuring accurate minutes and procedural compliance
* Provide clear and timely advice to Local Academy Committees (LACs), ensuring associate governors fully understand and fulfil their statutory and strategic responsibilities.
* Manage local governance recruitment, induction, and training records
* Maintain up-to-date governance documentation and statutory registers
* Support data protection, Freedom of Information, and complaints processes
* Promote a culture of strong governance and professional integrity
* Assist in the resolution of school-level complaints, exclusions, and hearings in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures.
* Deliver high-quality administrative and clerking support that underpins effective governance and contributes to the Trust’s strategic priorities.
The ideal candidate will bring experience in educational governance—preferably within a Multi Academy Trust—and demonstrate a strong sense of professionalism and pride in their work. They will be adaptable, proactive, and capable of working flexibly across multiple priorities. With excellent written and verbal communication skills, the postholder will be confident in using their initiative, maintaining high standards of accuracy, and building effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. A meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to upholding the Trust’s values and governance standards are essential.
A driving license is required and the postholder will need their own car, insured to cover business use. You will be required to work flexibly to support the needs of the Trust as some early evening work is required due to the nature of the role.
An enhanced DBS plus Barred List (Children’s) check is required for this role.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity in further detail, please contact Michelle Jones, Director of Strategy and Governance by email mjones@invictus.education between 28th July 2025 and 8th August 2025.
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Closing date: 29th August 2025 at 12.00pm
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interview date: Friday 5th September 2025
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as a part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.
We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024 – KCSIE 2024
This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.
Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide
As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010
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