Ormiston Academies Trust has an exciting opportunity available to cover our Head of Governance & Company Secretary during a period of maternity leave. We are looking for someone to start at the beginning of December 2024 and cover the role until the end of December 2025. This includes handover time at both ends of the cover period.

This is an exciting opportunity for experience in the governance of a large multi-academy trust. There will be a comprehensive handover and a fantastic team around you to support you in delivering the role over a 13month period.

We are looking for someone that has experience in education governance who could work with the trust board and our school governors to support governance across the Trust.

About Ormiston Academies Trust

Founded in 2009, Ormiston Academies Trust is one of the oldest and largest school trusts in the country, educating over 35,000 pupils in 42 schools with over 5,000 staff. We are one of the few national trusts in the school system with our schools spread across England in diverse locations such as Lowestoft, the Isle of Wight, Grimsby, Runcorn and the West Midlands. Our committed staff are driven by the purpose of our work. At OAT, we believe there is nothing more important than educating the next generation, and our teams across the organisation are dedicated to ensuring that the education we offer is the best it can be.

When you join us at OAT you can be certain that your work will have purpose and meaning. You can also expect robust and holistic support from us to enable you to excel in your role. You will have access to an attractive benefits package including health cash plan, salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of retail discounts.

There is some capacity to be flexible in terms of interview dates and start/end of cover dates. We are also able to consider secondments from other trusts/organisations if you would like to consider this as a personal development opportunity.

For further details about the role please see the attached Job Description and if you would like to further discuss the role, please contact our current Head of Governance, Sunita Yardley-Patel on 07584 146 435 or via email to sunita.yardley-patel@ormistonacademies.co.uk

To apply for the role, please submit an application form via the link above by 9am on Wednesday 31st July 2024. 

Ormiston Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Flexible working opportunities will be considered. 

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974