Clerk to the Governing Body

PACE Academy Trust is looking for a well-organised administrator with excellent written skills to cover the role of our governance professional (our clerk) during her forthcoming maternity leave. Our governance professional provides support to the trust's Board of Directors and to the governors of four local governing bodies. Our schools are Beecholme Primary School in CR4 2HZ, Chipstead Valley in CR5 3BW, Keston Primary in CR5 1HP and New Valley Primary in CR8 4AZ. This fixed term role will start in October 2024 with an initial fixed term contract until the end of April 2024 with the possibility that it will be extended.

Our governance professional holds an important role advising our directors and local governors on their responsibilities alongside taking excellent minutes and administering our meetings. We use the online portal of the Trust Governor to store and circulate all papers.,

• Flexible working hours that are all during school term times: although our meeting times are fixed our governance professional will undertake their minute writing and other work hours at times of their own choosing. The majority of meetings are held in the early evening with a few meetings in the mornings.



• A fascinating role supporting our brilliant governance volunteers and leaders across the trust and four of our schools.


Please look at the job description for further detail about this role. If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role please contact our Chief Operating Officer, Jo Grinter - contact details are provided in the application instructions (press apply for details).

We are looking for someone who is efficient, personable and self-motivated with excellent organisation and administrative skills.

You will:


• be an experienced administrator used to working to deadlines



• have close attention to detail



• be confident working independently



• have excellent written skills.



• be confident and competent in the use of IT, including Microsoft 365



• have experience of minute-taking



• Have some experience of governance within an organisation


You do not have to be an experienced governance professional to apply for this role.

£17.50 per hour

Fixed term contract

PACE Academy Trust

Maternity cover: Governance Professional to the Directors and to Local Governing Bodies

Contract: Fixed term until April 2025 with possible extension after review

Hours: Variable - see role profile for schedule of meetings

Rate of pay: £17.50 per hour,
• £17.50 per hour. We estimate that there will be approximately 10 hours of week on average during school term times.