Vacancy: Clerk to the Governors and Compliance Officer

Location: Somerset

Millfield School is seeking an experienced, highly professional governance specialist to join us as Clerk to the Governors and Compliance Officer. This is a senior, assurance‑focused role that plays a critical part in enabling effective, compliant and high‑quality governance across the School.

About the Role: As the School’s governance professional and Company Secretary, you will provide authoritative procedural advice and operational support to the Governing Body, its Committees and the Chair of Governors, while also working closely with the Finance Director. With a dual reporting line to both, you will ensure that governance, compliance, policy and risk frameworks are well‑structured, transparent and robust.

Key responsibilities include:

• Advising the Governing Body on its statutory, regulatory, safeguarding and fiduciary duties, and ensuring governance arrangements comply with the Governing Instrument, charity and company law.
• Planning and servicing Governing Body and Committee meetings, including agenda planning, high‑quality papers, accurate minutes, decision records and statutory documentation.
• Acting as Company Secretary, maintaining statutory registers and ensuring all Charity Commission and Companies House submissions are completed accurately and on time.
• Providing oversight of compliance, policy review, risk and audit frameworks, giving assurance to Governors that arrangements remain effective, proportionate and current.
• Supporting Governor recruitment, induction, training and succession planning, including safeguarding and regulatory checks.
• Advising on and supporting complaints, appeals and other formal panels, providing procedural guidance and liaising with external advisers where required.
• Overseeing subject access requests, data protection matters, whistleblowing arrangements and governance aspects of legal and insurance enquiries.
• Horizon‑scanning for governance and regulatory developments and advising the Governing Body on potential impact.

This role requires exceptional judgement, discretion and confidence in working with senior stakeholders, as well as the ability to manage complex information and deadlines with precision.

About You

You will bring proven experience in governance, compliance, company secretarial, legal administration or a closely related field. You will be highly organised, credible and confident in providing clear, proportionate advice, with excellent written communication and minute‑taking skills. Integrity, professionalism and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters are essential. A legal background is desirable but not essential.

Working Hours & Salary: 

• Hours of work: Full time, year-round role working 37.5 hours per week 
  9am–5.30pm, Monday to Friday

• Salary: Competitive, based on skills and experience. 

Closing date for applications: 24^th May.

How to apply: Please apply via our website: https://bit.ly/4eGk5Z8

**Please note that applications will be considered on receipt, and as a result the vacancy may close early should an appointment be made. As such we would recommend submitting your application as soon as possible** 

Millfield School is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We are a community that celebrates diversity, supporting our pupils and employees to be brilliant as individuals. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Specific safeguarding responsibilities for this position are outlined in the job description. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks including, but not limited to, Enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory references. All positions within the school are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

Be kind, be individual, be brilliant. Millfield School, where being an individual is recognised as the key to brilliance. 

Vacancy: Group Director of Governance and Compliance

Location: London

About us: St Dunstan’s Education Group (SDEG) is one of the fastest‑growing not‑for‑profit independent school groups in the UK. It comprises a dynamic family of schools in south-east London, united by a shared ethos of integrity, curiosity, and community, and by a bold vision for modern, future‑focused education. Across its schools, SDEG educates approximately 2000 pupils from the early years through to Sixth Form. 

SDEG’s defining philosophy - Excellence. Differently - is a commitment to reimagining what excellence in education looks like. It encompasses sector‑leading pupil progress, outstanding public examination results, national recognition in sport, music and drama, and award‑winning approaches to wellbeing, inclusion, and curriculum reform. It also reflects the Group’s belief that excellence must extend beyond the classroom to the way it supports families, serves communities, and invests in its staff.

About the Role: As part of the Group’s plans for sustainable growth, a new Director-level role has been created to provide strategic leadership of governance and compliance: The Group Director of Governance and Compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to shape governance in a growing, high-performing educational Group and to influence decision-making at the highest levels, supporting the long-term success of the Group. SDEG is looking for an outstanding senior leader who can ensure that governance across the Group is robust, effective and continuously improving, and that the Group and its schools are compliant with legal and educational regulation.

About You: This high profile and exciting leadership position will most likely be suited to an experienced legal, governance, financial or compliance professional from the charity, corporate or education sector. Working closely with the CEO, members of the Group Board, St Dunstan’s Executive Team and Heads of the Group Schools, the successful candidate will have outstanding interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, a meticulous eye for detail and will be comfortable in challenging others with tact and diplomacy. They will thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Working Hours: Full-time

Salary: Highly competitive, depending on skills and experience

Closing date for applications: The deadline for receipt of applications is 10.00am on Tuesday 26 May 2026.

How to apply: Interested candidates are invited to contact RSAcademics in the first instance to arrange an informal and confidential discussion with:

• Peter Lockhart, Search Consultant: [email protected]
• Nina Lambert, Head of Professional Services: [email protected]

Further information and details of how to apply can be found on the RSAcademics website at www.rsacademics.com

St Dunstan’s Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The safeguarding responsibilities of this post are detailed in the candidate information brochure. 

RSAcademics is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools.

Vacancy: Executive Assistant to the Court of Governors, part time

Location: Based at Mill Hill but will include visiting other schools in the Group

Description: The successful candidate will bring outstanding organisational skills, sound judgement, discretion, and the ability to manage multiple priorities with confidence and professionalism. Acting as a trusted adviser to the Chair and Governors, the Executive Assistant will play a central role in ensuring the smooth running of board operations, governance processes, strategic meetings and executive communications.

Duties

• Agree, arrange and promulgate the dates of all meetings of the Court and its Committees and all other meetings including strategy and training days.
• Manage and perform administration in relation to the Charity Commission and Companies House on a routine basis.
• Draft letters of appointment and other correspondence on behalf of the Chair as appropriate.
• Ensure the Foundation’s policies (including those in the Governance manual) are reviewed, maintained and updated to ensure they remain relevant and are communicated as necessary.
• Monitor due compliance of the Court with its delegated and statutory duties, including training in matters relating to safeguarding, ISI compliance, H&S regulations and legislative duties

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build strong relationships with all stakeholders within the Foundation including senior management, Governors, parents, teaching staff and support staff.
   
• Highly motivated, proactive self-starter with flexibility, a good sense of humour and a willingness to take on ad hoc projects and pieces of work when necessary.

How to Apply: Please follow this link for the full job description and to apply via our website Mill Hill Education Group Vacancies

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