Governance Professional

Governance Professional

Full and part-time roles available

Salary: £26,813–£36,075 FTE, depending on experience (pro rata for part-time or term time roles)

Working pattern:
Full-time and part-time applications considered, with flexible working supported

Location:

Hybrid working, with regular travel to the Berry Head Office, Academy Trusts and schools across the North East and online support provided nationally.

Are you organised, confident in working with senior people and able to turn complex discussions into clear, accurate records?

Perhaps you already work in school or trust governance—or maybe you have strong transferable skills gained through executive or committee support, compliance, administration, legal services, HR, professional services or another role requiring sound judgement and excellent organisation.

Berry Education is growing, and we are looking for Governance Professionals to join our friendly and collaborative team.

Berry Education supports trusts and schools with high-quality governance services, advice and practical delivery.

As a Governance Professional, you will support a portfolio of trusts and schools across the North East, alongside providing online governance support nationally.

The role combines relationship management, meeting and board support, accurate governance administration, procedural guidance, assurance work and the effective use of technology.

• Building trusted professional relationships with chairs, trustees, governors, executive leaders and school staff.
• Supporting the planning and delivery of board, committee and local governing body meetings.
• Preparing agendas and papers and helping clients manage their annual governance cycle.
• Attending meetings in person and online, including agreed evening meetings.
• Producing clear, accurate and minutes that demonstrate appropriate support and challenge.
• Maintaining action records and supporting boards to monitor completion, accountability and impact.
• Providing timely procedural and governance advice before, during and after meetings, with access to senior support for complex or specialist matters.
• Supporting effective meeting procedure, including quorum, declarations and conflicts of interest, voting, confidential business and the recording of decisions.
• Maintaining governance records and supporting clients with relevant publications, filings and returns.
• Supporting formal panels and hearing, including complaints, suspensions, permanent exclusions, admissions or other governance-related proceedings, where allocated and appropriate to experience and training.
• Contributing to governance assurance, compliance, quality review and continuous improvement.

You will use Trust Gov, our purpose built board effectiveness and assurance software, to reduce administrative burden and support efficient, consistent governance delivery. You will also help clients and colleagues make effective use of its meeting, action, policy, compliance and assurance features.

Previous school or trust governance experience would be valuable, but it is not essential.

We are equally interested in applicants who can demonstrate strong transferable skills and the ability to learn. You may have experience in executive or committee support, education, public or third-sector administration, compliance, legal services, professional services or another role requiring comparable judgement and organisation.

• Excellent written English and the ability to produce accurate, concise and well-structured records.
• Strong planning, organisation and time-management skills.
• The ability to manage multiple meetings, deadlines and client commitments reliably.
• Confidence communicating with people in different roles and at varying levels of seniority.
• Sound judgement and the confidence to provide impartial advice, challenge constructively and escalte concerns appropriately.
• High levels of integrity, discretion and professionalism.
• Confidence using Microsoft 365 or comparable tools, online meetings, shared work spaces and web-based systems.
• The ability to work independently in a hybrid role while…