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About the Role

As the Governor Services Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for Governor Services, ensuring governing bodies receive expert advice, high-quality clerking, and effective support. You will lead a team of Governance Support Officers and Clerks, working collaboratively with schools and partners to drive strong governance, compliance, and school improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Governor Services team, ensuring excellent service delivery and customer satisfaction
• Provide expert advice on governance, statutory requirements, and best practice
• Support governing bodies to fulfil their strategic and statutory responsibilities
• Drive improvements in governance, including intervention in schools causing concern
• Oversee governor recruitment, development, and training
• Manage budgets and ensure the service is financially sustainable
• Build strong partnerships with schools, council services, and external stakeholders
• Ensure robust quality assurance, compliance, and safeguarding standards

Requirements

• Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks
• Satisfactory declaration of interest
• This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/or vulnerable adults
• Satisfactory DBS check
• Members of staff in public-facing roles must be able to speak fluent English with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role.

Skills

• Supporting statement that outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate

Location

• London

Work Type

• Full-time
• Permanent

Experience Level

• Not specified

Education Level

• Degree standard or equivalent
• Relevant professional qualification

Salary/Compensations

• PO8 £59,511-£62,766

Benefits

• Fair pay and conditions
• Workplace well-being
• Skills and progression
• Diversity and recruitment
• Flexible working options

About the Company

• Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
• We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities.
• Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
• London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers.
• This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace.

Equal Opportunity

• Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff.
• The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population.
• We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.
• Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
• To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting.
• The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first.
• This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme.