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As a specialist charity we exist to support and empower those with autism. To think we started over 54 years ago in a family home and now we employ over 400 people across the south of England just shows how far we have come, and much more to achieve! We offer a variety of services from education at Portfield School, entering adulthood at Futures 18-25 and a remarkable adult services programme.

We are recruiting for an experienced Head of Governance to join our executive team on a four/ five day basis. This role is crucial in ensuring our charity positively impacts the people we support.

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A day in the life of Head of Governance would include:

* Acting as first point of contact for compliments, complaints and feedback

* Reviewing and administering governance policies and procedures

* Leading all charity governance activity such as booking meetings, diary management, collating papers, governor induction

* Attending team meetings and highly sensitive governance briefings

* Managing all aspects of GDPR

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Our ideal candidate must have:

* A membership with the Chartered Governance Institute

* Ideally a background within education or legal

* Strong organisational skills

* The ability to undertake tasks short notice and prioritise a busy workload