Regional Public Relations Officer & Clerk to Governors

Role: Part-Time, 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., You will step in as the expert in communication for our academies. This includes the challenge of supporting the creation, ownership, and execution of the internal comms strategy across our group of Essex primary schools. Teaming up with our trust's People & Culture colleagues, you'll foster a culture of sharing and recognition through fresh, varied communications for a diverse community and workforce. You will report to our Regional Business Manager, with links to our brilliant People & Culture team (who own generalist HR, including L&D, recruitment, and payroll) and the Director of Opportunity and the academies' Senior Leadership Team (SLT).,

• Brand Gatekeeper: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 whilst ensuring the schools adhere to statutory requirements through their websites.
• 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/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 (e.g. pecuniary interests and training).
What You'll Bring: Expertise, Values, and Drive Because we're relying on your expertise, we can only consider applicants who have strong experience in truly leading communications or a closely associated field in Primary school Public Relations and/or as a Clerk to Governors.

Are you ready to embrace a dual role where your expertise in communication directly impacts the success and reputation of a leading educational trust, while your administrative excellence ensures critical strategic governance runs seamlessly? 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.,
• 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, as well as the ability to update our websites
• 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).
  
  Heybridge Primary School currently has 405 pupils ranging from 4 - 11 years old. We have a bright, modern building, which is well equipped and is set within unusually generous grounds with playing fields and gardens. We are a friendly and engaging school with strong connections amongst our local community. To find out more, visit ourwebsite.
Maldon Primary School Our staff team is committed to providing a secure, happy and calm environment in which all children are able to thrive socially, emotionally and academically. We are a friendly and engaging school with strong connections amongst our local community, to find out more visit ourwebsite. Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy, a small, happy and successful Primary Academy, set on the borders of Essex and Havering in beautiful grounds, serving the community of Stapleford Abbotts since 1887. We are a friendly and engaging school with strong connections amongst our local community. We offer a supportive and nurturing environment for our staff as well as enthusiastic and incredibly well-behaved pupils. Our mission statement is Success for all, and we trulybelieve that a team approach between staff, children and parents is the best way to educate children for their lives ahead. To find out more, please visit ourwebsite. Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery currently has 198 pupils ranging from 3 - 11 years old. At Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery, we ensure every child receives a well-rounded education, develops a lifelong love of learning and achieves their best. Our latest Ofsted Report (Nov 2022) recognised that children in Nursery and Reception classes are immersed in language. We are at the heart of the local community. To find out more, visit ourwebsite. 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. Within the#oneTKATfamily, the shared and common purpose is to work together as a community of schools to ensure that every child, whatever their background, receives a high quality education. We place a high value on collaboration;'achieving more together', giving staff the opportunity to come together and learn, ensuring a shared sense of purpose across our network and by sharing expertise across the TKAT family. We have a flexible approach to interviews and can offer a range of dates and times to suit your personal circumstances., TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance. Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse 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. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic. Access to interview Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self. We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.

We have a bright modern building, which is well equipped and is set within unusually generous grounds with playing fields and gardens. We are acknowledged as a friendly school within our local community and benefit from easy access to local amenities. In December 2012 we converted to Academy status and became part of the highly prestigious Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT). The School shares good links with other primary and secondary schools in the Maldon area, so can provide wider learning experiences and networking opportunities with our neighbours and also schools within the TKAT family. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.