Education Adviser for School Organisation, Governance and Admissions

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

12/3/2024

Are you committed to church school education? Would you like the opportunity to work widely with schools and school groupings as together we seek to nurture vision-inspired education; nourish personal and spiritual growth; and enable connected communities that flourish?

We are looking for a motivated and positive individual to contribute to the Education Team’s work, in all matters relating to school organisation, governance and admissions for schools, academies, federations and Academy Trusts, and to contribute to the effectiveness of diocesan services and operations, on behalf of the Exeter Diocesan Board of Finance (EDBF) and the Diocesan Board of Education Committee (DBE).

The Role Includes

• Supporting the team with the on-going development of a strong diocesan family of schools and groupings, securing the long-term sustainability and excellence of deeply Christian church schools.
• Securing strong governance structures within the school and Trust landscape, ensuring foundation governance is progressed and fit for purpose for the flourishing of all God’s children.
• Empowering the foundation, and wider governance workforce, in establishing a culture of confident spiritual leadership, which leads to excellent and deeply Christian Foundation Governance.
• Contributing to diocesan guidance and policy development and providing advice and training to support schools/academies in their admission arrangements.
  
  
  

The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge and understanding of school organisation and governance structures, and recent relevant experience of the schools / academies landscape and its implication for foundation governance.

For an informal conversation about this role please contact Sue Lockwood (Diocesan Director of Education) at sue.lockwood@exeter.anglican.org or Christina Mabin (Senior Adviser for School Organisation, Governance and Admissions) at christina.mabin@exeter.anglican.org

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum depending on experience

Hours: 36.25 hours per week - Full-time

Location: The Old Deanery, EX1 1HS with the expectation of travel throughout the county of Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay). Some home working may be accommodated.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 14 January 2025

Interviews will be held on Friday 24 January 2025