Governance Manager

High5; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading governance consultancy in the City of London is seeking a Governance Coordinator to lead the planning and co-ordination of the Governance calendar. You will provide high-quality support to senior boards and committees, ensuring adherence to reporting deadlines and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will have strong governance knowledge, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to manage relationships across various stakeholders. This role offers a chance to influence governance practices within the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance support to senior boards and committees.
• Strong understanding of risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and co-ordination of the Governance calendar.
• Ensure reporting deadlines are met according to terms of reference.
• Provide high quality secretariat support to senior boards and committees.

Job description

ROLE and RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Lead with the planning and co-ordination of the Governance calendar.
• Ensure reporting deadlines are met in line with the Boards and Committee’s term of reference.
• Provide high quality and accurate advice and guidance on governance that is based on an up-to-date understanding of a broad range of issues, systems and processes, best practice and frameworks.
• Provide high quality secretariat support to senior boards and committees, assuring the quality and timeliness of agendas and minutes and their distribution, and following up on actions.
• With the Head of Governance, lead the elections to senior committees.
• Actively promote risk management best practice and embedding risk management throughout the organisation.
• Take on any special projects or assist the Head of Governance as required.
• Provide high quality communications between the Governance Team and Gedu Institutions, Directors, and senior members of the organisation.
• Provide high quality secretariat support to Boards and Committees including distribution of agendas, minutes and actions.
• Work closely with the Head of Governance and the senior leadership team to ensure regulatory compliance is met.
• Act as liaison between corporate and academic governance teams.
• Line manage and support the Governance Officer.
• Develop a network of influence with senior GEDU officers and external peers.
• Provide high quality written and oral reports, as required, to the Head of Governance, CEO and other senior staff at GEDU.
• Maintain governance registers including policies ensuring reviews and approvals are conducted where needed.