Senior Governance Professional - Coastal Learning Partnership

Job Introduction

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Senior Governance Professional

Coastal Learning Partnership

Start Date:                 September 2026 or January 2027 

Responsible to:        Trust Board Chair and Chief Executive officer 

Location:                    Central office with some flexibility to work at home         

Salary:                        Grade 8, SCP 27 – 30 (£19.18 - £21.14 per hour)              

Hours of work:         Part-Time, 15 hours per week (52 weeks per year)

Disclosure Level:      Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Check

We are seeking an experienced Senior Governance Professional to provide strategic leadership and oversight of governance across the Partnership. Working closely with the Trust Board, Chair and Central Senior Leadership Team, you will ensure governance at all levels is effective, compliant and continuously improving.  

The role is offered on an annualised hours basis, averaging 15 hours per week during term time. Working patterns will vary across the year and will include attendance at some evening meetings (typically once per half term), with flexibility outside peak governance periods.  This is a great flexible opportunity in which the post-holder will have opportunity to sufficiently manage their own working pattern. 

Key responsibilities

• Provide high-quality professional governance advice to the Trust Board and its committees
• Support and improve governance structures, board effectiveness and recruitment and induction of governors
• Ensure strong compliance, including statutory reporting 
• Oversee information flow and effective use of governance systems and technology
• Attend Trust Board and Member meetings and ensure effective minutes and follow-up of actions
• Strengthen local governance and ensure consistent, effective governance arrangements across the Trust

You will be an experienced governance or clerking professional with strong knowledge of academy trust and charity governance. You will bring excellent organisational and communication skills, sound judgment, and the confidence to advise senior leaders and trustees.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to play a strategic and influential role within an ambitious Trust, offering flexible working, professional support within the central team and the chance to make a meaningful impact through strong governance. You will be fully supported by our central administration team.

If you wish to discuss this post in advance of making an application, please contact Helen Moors (PA to the CEO, helen.moors@coastalpartnership.co.uk) to arrange a telephone conversation.  

Please follow this link to apply: https://ce0218li.webitrent.com/ce0218li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=412363jAbb&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=095174wMzs

Closing date for applications: midnight Sunday 10th May 2026

Interviews: To be confirmed, between 14th and 22nd May 2026

To comply with our statutory safer recruitment practices and obligations, we are unable to shortlist incomplete applications. Please ensure you include a full employment and education history, details of two referees and explain any gaps in employment. CVs will not be accepted from external candidates.

Coastal Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, and Enhanced DBS check, Child Barred List check and satisfactory references. We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Applicants are advised that it is an offense to apply for the role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. 

CLP is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants who meet the person specification will receive equal consideration for employment.  We value the fact that our schools are very different, as are our colleagues within them.  Our culture is one in which colleagues serve and inspire each other in the spirit of professional generosity; colleagues are empowered to be themselves and to be their best.  At CLP, everyone is welcome and encouraged to achieve and be heard.

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