Corporate Governance Manager

Join the Nexus team as a Corporate Governance Manager

Corporate Governance Manager

Position: Corporate Governance Manager

Salary: NJC 24 to 27

Location: Hybrid (Head Office – 300 Meadowhall Way, Sheffield)

Contract type: 37 hours, term time + 3 weeks OR 37 hours, 52 weeks

(Please state your preferred working pattern within your application)

Contract term: Permanent

Closing date: 28 June 2026

Interview date: 7 July 2026

We are very excited to be recruiting to the post of Corporate Governance Manager.

About the Trust

Nexus MAT formed in June 2016 and over the past decade has grown and developed to become a leading provider of state education across South Yorkshire. We are a collective of 20 schools (and counting), a mix of special schools, alternative provision, and mainstream. We have been successful twice at the annual National Governance Association awards, and we have a relentless focus on improvement and development.

Our Opportunity

We are now seeking to appoint a talented, capable and creative manager to this role. We are seeking candidates who have the ability to:

Lead our corporate governance function – ensuring the continued success of our local and central governance structure;
Retain oversight of all of our policies and strategies – keeping us on track and making sure we meet any new requirements as we grow and develop;
Maintain and develop our oversight and tracking of complaints and wider governance processes.

The vision for Nexus MAT is that we are “Learning together, to be the best we can be”, and the style of the successful candidate will be a key determining factor in the selection process.

The post will be paid on local government terms and conditions. The successful applicant will be enrolled/transferred into the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Further information

For an informal conversation about the vacancy, please contact Joel Hardwick at JHardwick@nexusmat.org to arrange a phone call.

Nexus Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

This post involves working with schools and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.

Application forms can be found on our website.

Completed applications should be returned to HR-enquiries@nexusmat.org

All candidates are advised to refer to the job profile before making an application.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

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