Doncaster Council
Leader of Governance, Compliance and Executive Support
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Head of Governance, Company Secretariat and Compliance
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly organised individual to provide strategic leadership across the Trust’s governance, company secretariat, compliance and executive support functions. This is a pivotal role, ensuring that the Trust Board, its committees, and all Academy Education Committees (AECs) operate effectively and meet all statutory and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
-
Lead on all aspects of the Trust’s governance and compliance infrastructure, overseeing:
- Key frameworks, registers, filings, and reporting processes
- Maintenance of the Scheme of Delegation, statutory registers, risk reporting, and governance cycles
- Companies House requirements and wider policy schedule
- Provision of clear direction to promotion of effective local governance and strong Trust-wide secretariat support
-
Line manage the Governance & Executive Support Officers, ensuring:
- Consistency in governance practices across regional hubs (Wakefield (WF5) and Rotherham (S66))
-
Strategic governance leadership to strengthen accountability, transparency, and organisational effectiveness across Place Partnership
-
Oversee Trustee and Member recruitment, supervising the full governance lifecycle:
- Supporting stakeholder fulfillment of responsibilities
- Collaborating with Executive colleagues, Trustees, and Academy Leaders to align governance arrangements with best practice
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
-
Compliance assurance with key responsibilities including:
- Managing the central complaints function
- Coordinating with the Data Protection Officer on:
- Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs)
- Freedom of Information (FOI) requests
- Data protection matters
- Independent oversight of compliance effectiveness, including:
- Service level agreements (SLAs)
- Cross-functional agreements
- Compliance reporting on Shared Services operations
-
Provide strategic executive support to the Chief Executive Officer:
- Preparing briefings, papers and reports for Board meetings, external publications, and key stakeholder engagement
- Acting as a trusted point of contact for:
- Board Members
- Trustees
- External stakeholders
- Serving as a first point of contact for the Trust via telephone and email on behalf of the Executive Team
Working Environment
- Regular collaboration across distance-based hubs in Wakefield and Rotherham
- Necessary coverage during term time plus inset and additional days (relevant availability in applications encouraged)
Requirements
The Successful Candidate will:
-
Be an experienced governance, company secretariat, or compliance professional with substantial experience in:
- Education sector (preferable) OR similar complex organisational setting
-
Demonstrate:
- High organisation and detail focus
- Ability to manage complex governance cycles and competing priorities with accuracy
- Credible advisory competence, providing:
- Clear guidance and training on governance/compliance to senior leaders, Trustees, and Academy colleagues
- Effective team leadership, ensuring:
- Clear direction, professionalism, and consistent standards
- Visible commitment to continuous improvement with a strong belief in:
- Accountability
- Transparency
- Service quality
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
-
Be:
- Proactive, trustworthy, and approachable
- Able to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Reliable, discreet, and capable of handling highly confidential information with integrity
-
Informally value-driven with a passion for:
- Wellbeing of young people
- Importance of strong governance in benefiting educational outcomes
About the Organisation
Place Partnership merges Maltby Learning Trust and Accord Multi Academy Trust, both from South and West Yorkshire and established in 2014 and 2016 respectively. The merger supports:
- Growth of academy families and educational impact scope
- Enhancements to support more children and communities
- Expanded brokerage in local education systems
From 1 September 2026, the combined Trust will comprise 12 academies, serving children and young people from early years to Post 16.
[Apply via mergerenquiries@accordmat.org by 29 June 2026 at 9am]
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills