Governance Clerk
About This Role
As Governance Clerk you will be confident in all aspects of the role:
● Provide advice to the Trustees & LSB’s on governance, constitutional and procedural matters.
● Provide effective administrative support to the Trust Board and its committees including three
Local School Boards.
● Ensure the governing bodies are properly constituted
● Manage information effectively in accordance with legal requirements
● Plan and collate the meeting agendas for all governance meetings across the Trust, working
with the relevant chair for each meeting.
● Ensure all reports and papers for each meeting are collated and uploaded to the relevant drive
and shared in a timely manner with all attendees before the meeting.
● Attend all governance meetings as the governance clerk to take accurate minutes.
● Review the minutes taken for each meeting and provide a draft copy and submit for approval
to the chair of the meeting and then circulate to all attendees once approved.
● Follow up any actions from the meeting to provide an update in time for the next meeting.
● Administer and keep records accurate and up to date on GIAS and Companies House
● Ensure policies are approved in line with the policy approval list, taken to the correct meetings
and notified to confirm they can be published following ratification.
● Administer and keep records of all statutory training, annual forms and acceptance of policies
required of governors/ trustees.
● Administer and manage an online filing system of records to ensure they are readily available
for audit purposes.
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