Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust Director (Governor)

The Role

FMAT are offering an opportunity for the right person to make a real difference to the outcomes and life chances of young people across Birmingham and Solihull.

Our Schools:

Fairfax Academy

Erdington Academy

Bournville School

Smiths Wood Academy

This is an opportunity to give something back to the local community and use and develop your own skills in a board-level environment. We need individuals willing to commit some of their time and apply their skills and experience to be a director of our Multi-Academy Trust. We need your help.

FMAT has 4 schools, 3 are secondary schools and 1 is an all-through school (4 to 16) with over 4,000 students. We serve students from wide range of backgrounds including some in challenging circumstances. We have higher than average proportions of students from disadvantaged homes and with special education needs. We firmly believe that every student has the right to realise their full potential, and to do that they need to experience a high-quality education in a supportive environment to help them achieve their career aspirations and live their lives to the full.

We are seeking to appoint a number of directors with a range of skills including education, finance, human resources, risk management, health and safety, estates and marketing.

Key elements of being a director include:

• Providing strategic guidance and drive to FMAT and its schools
• Holding leaders to account for the school’s performance
• Overseeing the financial and operational propriety of our organisation

The role of director is challenging but hugely rewarding.

Brief role description

Commitment:

• 5 Trust Board Meetings per annum
• 5 committee meetings per annum (per sub-committee) x 2
• Plus training, school visits (Ideally 3 half days a year) and ad hoc panels
• Circa 100 hours per annum including meeting preparation, ad hoc meetings and school visits

Responsibilities:

• Strategic oversight, set the vision and policies for the Trust
• Ensure appropriate governance and decision-making
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements
• Hold the executive to account for academic standards and outcomes
• Oversee the finances and effective use of funds
• Set appropriate targets and hold the CEO to account
• Agree and monitor budgets
• Review performance across the Trust
• Deal with contractual relationships with third parties
• Maintain a risk register which actively informs Trust agenda and decision making

Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of[1]offenders-act-1974

Benefits

Skills