Corporate Services Operations Officer

Financial Reporting Council; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Corporate Services Operations Officer to enhance operational efficiency and provide strategic support. In this dynamic role, you will cultivate relationships with key stakeholders, manage executive communications, and contribute to process improvements. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact within a mission-driven organization committed to high standards in corporate governance. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and possess strong analytical and communication skills, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Generous employer pension contribution of 10%

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Strong work/life balance ethos

Qualifications

• Proven experience in stakeholder management and strategic advisory support.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive support to senior leaders and manage high-quality information flow.
• Enhance operational efficiency and streamline processes across the division.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Organisational Skills

Communication

Risk Management

Analytical Skills

Commercial Acumen

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The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) mission is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and holding to account those responsible for delivering them. We are the UK Competent Authority for audit. We also set the UK Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes as well as UK standards for accounting, auditing and actuarial work, and monitor and take action to promote the quality of corporate reporting and operate independent enforcement arrangements for accountants and actuaries. Further information about our role can be found at www.frc.org.uk.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Cultivate and sustain robust, trusted relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the COO, proactively identifying upcoming decisions, challenges, and pressure points.

Strategic Advisory Support

• Provide clear, insightful written and verbal advice to the COO.
• Ensure internal actions align with the COO’s direction, connecting the dots across business areas to offer coherent, strategic guidance.

Briefing & Submissions

• Lead the commissioning and development of high-quality briefing materials and submissions.
• Proven experience in preparing comprehensive materials for Executive or Board Committee meetings.
• Take ownership of content quality, offering constructive feedback and ensuring alignment with the COO’s expectations.

Process Improvement

• Enhance operational efficiency within the Corporate Services Division and across senior leadership forums.
• Streamline internal processes to empower the COO in driving transformation and delivery.
• Independently manage a dynamic portfolio of work, addressing emerging issues while supporting the delivery of the COO’s strategic goals.
• Contribute to long-term projects in collaboration with the Corporate Services Leadership Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Executive Support: Provide comprehensive support to senior executives, including daily planning, anticipating needs, and managing the flow of high-quality information and briefings.
• Strategic Development: Contribute to strategy development and implementation within government, regulatory, or political environments.
• Experience of working in similar environment.
• Organisational Skills: Exhibit exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills, capable of managing diverse tasks under pressure.
• Communication: Possess excellent drafting and editing skills, with the confidence to challenge and refine work from senior colleagues.
• Proactive Engagement: Act as a self-starter with proactive communication and strong engagement with leadership teams.
• Risk Management: Have solid experience in risk management, including developing and applying risk frameworks and policies.
• Commercial Acumen: Show strong commercial acumen with knowledge of public sector procurement practice.
• Stakeholder Management: Demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels to resolve complex issues.
• Strong communication skills, able to engage and align different teams effectively.
• Analytical Skills: Advanced analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex information clearly and persuasively, both in writing and face-to-face.
• Willingness to travel to our London office as needed.

Please apply by following the link our website https://www.frc.org.uk/frc-for-you/careers and uploading a copy of your CV and covering letter as a single document upload. In the covering letter, please set out, by reference to the person specification above how you meet the required skillset.

• How you meet the required skillset
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Rewards and benefits

• The FRC offers remuneration packages, including 30 days annual leave, ability to buy extra leave.
• Generous employer pension contribution of 10%.
• Staff Employee Assistance Programme including confidential counselling and work life services.
• The FRC offers staff the opportunity to save at least 25% on the purchase of a new bike through the Cycle to work scheme.
• The FRC has a strong work/life balance ethos.

The FRC believes that equality of opportunity and diversity is important in the work that we do and we are strongly committed to being an inclusive employer. Our values of being fair and independent supports this commitment. We're a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme, which means that we guarantee an interview to any disabled candidates entering under the scheme, should they meet the minimum criteria for a role.

Equal opportunities monitoring is an important means of demonstrating and implementing our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity and diversity. Completing our diversity form will assist the FRC to identify any barriers that prevent access to employment and career development for certain groups of people, and to develop solutions, such as action plans, new policies and practices.

The role is based in our central Birmingham office. The post holder should be able to work flexibly to support the team’s activities and also provide cover within the FRC as necessary. The FRC operates a hybrid working arrangement with its workforce. The FRC operates a hybrid working arrangement, with a expectation that 40% of a person's working time will be located at one of our offices per week, with precise arrangements to be agreed between the employee and the line manager.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative, Business Development, and General Business

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and Financial Services

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