Job Description
Are you passionate about governance, compliance, and driving strategic change? A growing multi-academy trust spanning the West Midlands is seeking a professional, proactive Company Secretary to join its central team, to play a vital role in supporting its mission to transform lives through exceptional education. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead and enhance the trust's governance services, ensuring robust, compliant, and effective governance across all schools.
In this pivotal role, you will oversee governance operations, ensuring the trust meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. You will act as the lead adviser on governance matters, champion best practice, and provide strategic guidance on structures, procedures, and legal frameworks. Key responsibilities include overseeing the recruitment, induction, and development of governors and trustees, managing statutory records, and maintaining policy and governance documentation.
We are seeking a highly organised, detail-focused individual with experience in school governance, diary management, and coordinating meetings or events. You will be an effective communicator, confident in influencing senior leaders and can work both independently and collaboratively with ease. Experience of school governance, compliance, or clerking is highly desirable.
You will possess a recognised qualification in Business or Administration or have degree in business/administration or governance.
Closing date: 9am Monday 5th January 2026
Interviews: Friday 9th January 2026
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