National Governance Association Chief Executive Job Share

The National Governance Association has announced that it will move to having jobshare chief executives from September 2023.

The current chief executive Emma Knights will be stepping down from the role at the end of the academic year 2023-24 and will be joined for her last year in the role by Emma Balchin, who is currently the NGA’s director of professional development.

Ms Knights said: “It has been my privilege to lead the NGA for the past 13 years as we have grown our offer to support school and academy trust governance. We now have over 70 per cent of England’s schools and trusts receiving NGA services, providing unparalleled support to the governance community and a huge testament to the team we have developed here at NGA, both staff and consultants.”

“However, it is now the right time for the organisation – and for me – to move to the next phase of leadership. I am delighted to be jobsharing with Emma Balchin for what will be my final year at NGA.”