Regional Communications Officer & Clerk to Governors

Regional Communications Officer & Clerk to Governors – Essex Region

SHAPE OUR FUTURE: REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER & CLERK TO GOVERNORS – ESSEX REGION

Location:

Essex Region

Based at:

Hylands School, Chelmsford, Essex. While working in the region's primary schools and hybrid working options,

Travelling:

The expectation to travel to the Essex primary school in line with business requirements (Travel cost Will be remunerated in line with the Trust’s travel policy)

• Heybridge Primary School, CM9 4TU
• Maldon Primary School, CM9 5DQ
• Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy, RM4 1EJ
• Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery, CO4 0DT

Role:

Part-Time, must have availability for a flexible working pattern, 39 Wk/Yr (Term Time +Inset Days)

Employer:

The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT)

Are you ready to embrace a dual role where your expertise in communication directly impacts the success and reputation of a leading educational trust, while your administrative excellence ensures critical strategic governance runs seamlessly?

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join our team in the Essex region. This unique, part-time position combines two critical functions: promoting the professional image of our academies in the public domain and providing indispensable procedural guidance to our Local Governing Bodies.

Your time will be strategically split between actively promoting our educational mission and maintaining the integrity of our governance structure.

• Brand Gatekeeper:
  
  Act as the brand gatekeeper for all public-facing documents and ensure the academies’ brand standards are adhered to in all communication media.
• Strategy & Delivery:
  
  Map out and deliver the academies’ marketing strategy across the academic year, including events, admissions, and open days.
• Digital Leadership:
  
  Manage the academies’ social media platforms, promoting news and events in line with safeguarding and branding requirements whilst ensuring the schools adhere to statutory requirements through their websites.
• Community Cohesion:
  
  Work collaboratively to increase community cohesion with communities local to the academies.
• Fundraising:
  
  Work with the Director of Opportunity and the academies’ SLT to identify funding sources and prepare and submit timely bids.
• Lettings Management:
  
  Manage and oversee lettings at each academy, acting as the day-to-day point of contact.

• Advisory Guidance:
  
  Advise the Local Governing Body (LGB) on its core functions, regulatory framework, governance legislation, and procedural matters before, during, and after meetings.
• Meeting Administration:
  
  Work with the Chair and Headteacher to prepare focused agendas, liaise for papers, ensure meetings are quorate, and draft/circulate accurate minutes.
• Compliance:
  
  Ensure statutory policies are in place and revised when necessary, and update GIAS websites to accurately reflect the structure of the LGB.
• Membership:
  
  Advise on the expiry of a governor's term of office and maintain up-to-date records of governors (e.g. pecuniary interests and training).

Because we’re relying on your expertise, we can only consider applicants who have strong experience in truly leading communications or a closely associated field in Primary school Public Relations and/or as a Clerk to Governors.

• Strong experience in communications, copywriting, or Public Relations.
• Experience in carrying out complex administrative tasks.
• Working knowledge of marketing procedures and practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, with strong listening skills.
• High level of ICT experience, including design packages, Google Suite, and/or MS Office/word processing, as well as the ability to update our websites
• Ability to plan, organise, and prioritise workloads under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail, aligned with brand standards.
• English and Maths to GCSE/Standard Grade or equivalent (at least Grade 4/C).

Heybridge Primary School currently has 405 pupils ranging from 4 – 11…