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Come and be the person the board relies on.

We are clerks. That is the whole company.
Boardmet gives schools and trusts across England a named governance professional who turns up prepared, keeps the process clean and hands the record back in order. We are hiring in four regions. Everything you need to decide is on this page, and applying takes one email.

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Open roles

Governance Professional, London & South East

  • From £25,000 + bonus
  • Hybrid
  • Greater London, Herts, Surrey, Essex, Kent
  • Office days at Old Street
  • Full time

The role

Our busiest patch, and the one with the most trust boards. You would hold a portfolio of governing boards and trust boards, prepare them properly, sit in the room, and hand back a record the chair can rely on.

Who you are

  • You have clerked a governing board, a trust board or a committee
  • You know the difference between recording a discussion and recording a decision
  • You are comfortable telling a chair that an item is not properly before the meeting
  • You can get to a school in the South East for a 6pm start

What you would do

  • Agree the agenda, issue papers 7 clear days out, and read into them
  • Advise on quorum, delegation, declarations and confidentiality, live in the meeting
  • Draft minutes to the chair within 5 working days
  • Keep terms of reference, registers of interest and membership records current
Apply for this role →Email us. No portal, no cover letter.

Governance Professional (Remote), West Midlands

  • From £25,000 + bonus
  • Remote first
  • Birmingham & West Midlands
  • Travel for scheduled boards
  • Full or part time

The role

Remote first, with in-person attendance for scheduled board meetings and panels. Suits someone who wants the flexibility without losing the room entirely.

Who you are

  • Experience clerking in a school, academy or trust setting
  • Happy working independently, with a small team a message away
  • Confident on video as well as in person
  • Based in or near the West Midlands

What you would do

  • Run a mix of online and in-person boards across the region
  • Prepare, minute and follow up to the same deadlines as every Boardmet clerk
  • Flag governance risks to the chair early rather than after the fact
  • Pick up short notice cover when a meeting cannot move
Apply for this role →Email us. No portal, no cover letter.

Governance Professional (Remote), Yorkshire

  • From £25,000 + bonus
  • Remote first
  • Yorkshire
  • Newest region
  • Full or part time

The role

Our most remote-weighted region and our newest, so there is real scope to shape how it runs. Short notice meetings are online by default, with travel for the ones that warrant it.

Who you are

  • Clerking or governance experience, or close enough that we can get you there
  • Self-directed, organised, and good at holding several boards in your head
  • Willing to travel within Yorkshire for scheduled meetings
  • Interested in helping build a region rather than inheriting one

What you would do

  • Clerk boards and committees, mostly online, some in person
  • Set the working rhythm for a region that is still taking shape
  • Keep records straight across multiple schools
  • Work with the chair on agendas that earn their place
Apply for this role →Email us. No portal, no cover letter.

Panel Clerk, Exclusions & Complaints, Manchester

  • Sessional, rate agreed up front
  • In person
  • Greater Manchester & North West
  • Often short notice
  • Sessional

The role

Permanent exclusion reviews, independent review panels and complaints panels. Short notice by nature, procedurally exacting, and the outcome letter goes out within 3 working days. If panel work is the part of clerking you actually enjoy, this is the one.

Who you are

  • You have clerked or observed exclusion reviews or complaints panels
  • You know what makes a panel member impartial, and what does not
  • You stay calm when a room is not calm
  • Enhanced DBS in place, or willing for us to apply on your behalf

What you would do

  • Convene the panel, check impartiality, and circulate the bundle
  • Keep the hearing procedurally clean and advise the chair on process
  • Record the reasoning, not just the outcome
  • Issue the outcome letter within 3 working days
Apply for this role →Email us. No portal, no cover letter.

What you get

  • Salary. From £25,000 plus a performance bonus. Sessional rates agreed up front.
  • Mileage. Travel to boards and panels paid at HMRC approved rates.
  • Holiday. Annual leave on top of all bank holidays, not inside it.
  • Volunteering. Two paid days a year. We would love you to spend them in education.
  • Cycle to work. Salary sacrifice scheme, because a lot of this job is getting to a school by six.
  • Parental leave. Enhanced above statutory, and no weirdness about flexible hours after.
  • Training. Advanced exclusion and review panel practice, safeguarding, complex clerking.
  • Enhanced DBS. Have one and we are quicker off the mark. If not, we apply and we cover it.

How to apply

Hit apply on the role above, or email schools@boardmet.com with the role in the subject line. Tell us four things.

  1. Where you are, and how far you will realistically travel.
  2. What you have clerked, and whether you have done panels.
  3. Whether you hold a current enhanced DBS.
  4. What you want: occasional sessions, regular boards, or closer to full time.

A CV is welcome but not required. We come back to everyone, and if we are not the right fit we say so rather than leave you wondering.

We hold what you send us so we can consider you for the role and contact you about governance work. We do not share it with anyone else, and you can ask us to delete it at any time. See Privacy & data.

Practical answers

Do I need to be certified?

Preferred, not required. A Chartered Governance Institute qualification or equivalent clerking accreditation tells us a lot quickly, but strong practical experience counts for just as much.

I do not have an enhanced DBS. Is that a problem?

No. It shortens onboarding if you have one, but we can apply on your behalf. We cannot place anyone in a school before the check clears.

Is this remote or in person?

Both, and it varies by role. Meetings called at five working days' notice or fewer are online by default. Scheduled boards and panel hearings are frequently in person.

What does the day actually look like?

Mostly preparation and writing, punctuated by meetings that are often in the late afternoon or evening. Panel work is more concentrated: a bundle, a hearing, an outcome letter within 3 working days.

What is the process after I apply?

We read everything ourselves. If it looks like a fit we set up a conversation, then a short practical exercise on a set of board papers. We come back to everyone either way.