Hawkedon Primary School
Associate Governance Professional EDV/2026/OLA/12029

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Orchard Learning Alliance are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an organised and motivated individual to deliver a robust governance and clerking service to the Trust, championing good governance, achieving compliance, and meeting statutory and regulatory requirements through the effective use of the Trust’s governance platform. To coordinate the management of Trust and school policies and procedures, and, working closely with the Governance Professional, to develop, design, improve and streamline governance across the Trust including frameworks, templates and resources.
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Salary Range: NJC Pay Scale Grade 6 (£31,537 SCP18 - £35,412 SCP24 FTE) (pay award pending) depending on experience.
Working Hours: 37 per week, term time (190 days per year) plus 10 days. Part time applicants may be considered – please specify your preferred hours on your application form.
This is a flexible role which requires evening work and actual weekly hours may vary depending on weekly requirements. The role is based at the OLA head office and will involve travel to OLA schools, as well as the option to work from home.


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Contract type: Full time or part time, permanent.
Reporting to: Governance Professional, Central Team.
We welcome applicants wishing to work in a hybrid arrangement, or in person. Multiple schools within the Woodley/Earley/Reading area are available, and the role will be based from Waingels School.
If you would like to arrange to meet some of the team, or any further queries, please email hr@orchardlearningalliance.com
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