Governance Manager

The Chair and Governors (Trustees) are seeking to appoint a Governance Manager at the Mill Hill Education Group.

Reporting to the Chair, the Governance Manager will offer professional and administrative support to the Court and provide advice on governance, constitutional and procedural matters. The Court seeks a talented and dynamic professional who enjoys the educational environment and will enjoy the satisfaction of contributing to the success of our Foundation.

The ideal candidate will be pro-active, approachable and a very effective communicator. Applicants are likely to be or have been a senior professional with strong administrative, organisation and planning skills, a good understanding of governance, and ideally charity law, combined with excellent interpersonal skills.

This is a part-time role of approximately 32 hours/four days per week during term time and eight hours per week during the school holidays (must be willing to work these hours flexibly to be responsive to emails and projects that may require different working patterns). Working hours can be flexible subject to being available for all Governor meetings and fulfilling other school-based responsibilities.

Why choose The Mill Hill Education Group?

Mill Hill Education Group is a charitable collection of independent schools. Its aims of instilling values and inspiring minds has been a key focus since the founding of Mill Hill School in 1807. All schools share an educational philosophy around developing thoughtful and responsible pupils with a global outlook. School life combines academic rigour with a breadth of opportunities to develop young people able to flourish in an ever-changing world.

• Educates boys and girls from 3–18, seeking to equip them for life, both now and in the future.
• Our stimulating academic environment and numerous activities outside the classroom encourage learning and personal growth.
• We are committed to the development of every pupil and believe that our friendly and supportive community helps this to happen.
• We seek as a group to instil a love for learning which will last a life time whilst balancing this with a readiness to embrace change.

For further information, please contact Herpal Bhachu, Recruitment Manager at applications@millhill.org.uk. Or you can click on the attachement to view the candidate information pack.

Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 1 October 2024

The Mill Hill Education Group is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children. As part of our Recruitment Checks, the appointed candidate will be subject to a Enhanced DBS and Social Media Check.