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Academy Ambassador
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Halifax, West Yorkshire
Non-executive Director
Overview
The Greetland Academy Trust is a growing trust in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. The trust currently comprises three schools, it has a growth strategy in place and will shortly expand to four schools with embryonic plans to work with others. The trust seeks a new non-executive director with legal or compliance skills, to join the board. Board meetings are held at The Greetland Academy, Halifax. Role – Trustee/Non-Executive Director Trustees – or non-executive directors - are both charity trustees and company directors of the academy trust. The core functions of their role are: ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction; holding executive leaders to account for the educational and financial performance of a charitable company funded by the public purse. The board of trustees manages the business of the academy trust and may exercise all the powers of the trust in compliance with its charitable objects, company and charity law. Non-executive directors will be responsible for maintaining stability and the management of a dynamic structure. The role also includes contributing to financial planning for sustainability and potential growth, and holding the CEO/CFO to account. In accordance with DfE requirements in relation to safeguarding, all trustee appointments will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. Person specification Every trustee is expected to abide by the trust’s code of conduct and the seven principles of public life set out by Lord Nolan: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. The Competency Framework for Governance (DfE) 2017 details the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for effective governance: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/583733/Competency_framework_for_governance_.pdf The strategic expertise required for this role includes: Essential Legal/ Compliance Desirable Growth Management An experienced and qualified legal professional would be ideal, to help scrutinize the various aspects of compliance and provide broader understanding on the board of information given by advisers. Time commitment Non-executive directors will attend 6 Board meetings per year (2 per term) as well as 3 committee meetings per year. Board meetings are scheduled from 7pm and run for up to 2 hours. On the three occasions when each subcommittee runs, these are scheduled to run from 6-7pm on the same day as a Board meeting for convenience. The Board has two subcommittees (Finance and Education Standards); new trustees may be invited to join one of the subcommittees depending on their skills and interests. Training can be accessed through the local authority governor training package which the trust buys into. Specific induction will be provided for new trustees with the Chair and CEO.