At a Glance
- Tasks: Promote our schools' image and ensure smooth governance through effective communication and administration.
- Company: Join a leading educational trust dedicated to high-quality education in Essex.
- Benefits: Part-time role with flexible hours, competitive pay, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on collaboration and community engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on local schools while developing your skills in communications and governance.
- Qualifications: Experience in communications or PR, strong admin skills, and a passion for education.
The predicted salary is between 20176 - 20176 £ per year.
Based at Hylands School, Chelmsford, Essex, while working in the region's primary schools with hybrid working options. The expectation to travel to the Essex primary school in line with business requirements (travel costs will be remunerated in line with the Trust's travel policy).
Role: Part-Time, 39 weeks per year, term time plus inset days, must have availability for a flexible working pattern. 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am-3.30pm, with flexibility to accommodate late afternoon meetings.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join our team in the Essex region. This unique, part-time position combines two critical functions: promoting the professional image of our academies in the public domain and providing indispensable procedural guidance to our Local Governing Bodies.
The Opportunity:
As an experienced professional in communications, copywriting or PR, you will be pivotal in ensuring our Essex group of primary schools stays connected and thrives. You will step in as the expert in communication for our academies, supporting the creation, ownership, and execution of the internal comms strategy across our group of Essex primary schools.
Key Responsibilities:
- Public Relations, Marketing & Communications: Act as the brand gatekeeper for all public-facing documents and ensure the academies' brand standards are adhered to in all communication media.
- Strategy & Delivery: Map out and deliver the academies' marketing strategy across the academic year, including events, admissions and open days.
- Digital Leadership: Manage the academies' social media platforms, promoting news and events in line with safeguarding and branding requirements.
- Community Cohesion: Work collaboratively to increase community cohesion with communities local to the academies.
- Fundraising: Work with the Director of Opportunity and the academies' SLT to identify funding sources and prepare and submit timely bids.
- Lettings Management: Manage and oversee lettings at each academy, acting as the day-to-day point of contact.
Governance and Clerking:
- Advisory Guidance: Advise the Local Governing Body (LGB) on its core functions, regulatory framework, governance legislation and procedural matters before, during, and after meetings.
- Meeting Administration: Work with the Chair and Headteacher to prepare focused agendas, liaise for papers, ensure meetings are quorate, and draft and circulate accurate minutes.
- Compliance: Ensure statutory policies are in place and revised when necessary, and update GIAS websites to accurately reflect the structure of the LGB.
- Membership: Advise on the expiry of a governor's term of office and maintain up-to-date records of governors.
Essential Experience & Skills:
- Strong experience in communications, copywriting or Public Relations.
- Experience in carrying out complex administrative tasks.
- Working knowledge of marketing procedures and practices.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, with strong listening skills.
- High level of ICT experience, including design packages, Google Suite and/or MS Office/word processing.
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail, aligned with brand standards.
- English and Maths to GCSE/Standard Grade or equivalent (at least Grade 4/C).
If you would like to have an informal discussion before applying, please contact Kenneth Sheard, Regional Business Manager, via kenneth.sheard@tkat.org before the closing date.
About TKAT: The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) is one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in the South & East of England with 45 Primary and Secondary Academies in the TKAT Family. Our ultimate aim is to ensure we drive educational standards through the provision of outstanding teaching, leadership and learning for all.
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together.
