Governance Adviser

Royal British Legion; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal British Legion is seeking a Governance Adviser to enhance their governance team in London. The successful candidate will facilitate efficient committee operations, manage meeting logistics, and engage with various stakeholders effectively. This permanent, full-time role offers a competitive salary and employee benefits, including a generous pension scheme and paid holiday allowance.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension contributions

Opportunity for flexible working

Qualifications

• Experience in governance or administrative roles preferred.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• A track record in managing complex meeting processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretariat support for committees and meetings.
• Ensure timely action on meeting minutes and outcomes.
• Collaborate with executive directors and committee chairs.

Skills

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Job description

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Location: London, Haig House, with hybrid working

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £45,227 to £50,038 per annum inclusive of London Supplement

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Governance Adviser to join our busy Governance team.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing high level secretariat support for the end to end cycle of meetings and activity within your allocated RBL committees, sub committees and UK and overseas subsidiaries. Working in a small and tight knit team, this role supports the wide range of activities forming the engine room of RBL’s corporate governance. It will bring you into contact with a large variety of stakeholders at all levels around the organisation so being an effective and confident communicator is key.

Reporting to and working closely with our Governance Manager, you will provide cross committee governance cover, enabling the efficient running of meetings through the year including at Annual Conference and assisting in election processes for National Officers, Trustees and Membership Council.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Arrange agendas, collate papers, attend and minute committee meetings, and liaise with Chairs of committees to achieve a high-performance governance process
• Ensure meeting minutes actions are recorded and completed in a timely fashion and are maintained on the board platform
• Work closely with Executive Directors and paper authors to ensure reports are received in a timely fashion and contain consistent quality
• Work with the Governance Support Officer to ensure the effective organisation of subsidiary and committee meetings of the Board including dates and times, venue, attendees, agendas, minutes, action logs, and the cycle of pre and post committee meetings with the Chairs
• Support the Trustees and Executive Board in the smooth running of the governance of the RBL Annual Conference by attending for the duration of the conference weekend and providing governance support in preparation for the Annual Conference

Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.

You will be contracted to our London, Haig House, Hub. Under our Future Working framework, there will be some flexibility for working remotely/at home, using our collaboration tools to work with colleagues, but with a minimum expectation of two days/week connecting directly face-to-face with colleagues at the hub.

Employee benefits include –

• 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
• Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%
• Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
• Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
• Opportunities to volunteer
• Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

If you require the job advert or job description in an alternative format, please contact 0808 802 8080.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative and General Business

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations, Armed Forces, and Administrative and Support Services

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