Governance Manager

High5; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in the United Kingdom is looking for a Governance Coordinator to lead planning and coordination of the Governance calendar. This role involves providing secretariat support to boards, ensuring reporting deadlines are met, and promoting risk management best practices. The ideal candidate will work closely with senior leadership and manage the Governance Officer. A strong understanding of governance frameworks is essential.

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.
• Provide high quality secretariat support to senior boards and committees.
• Actively promote risk management best practice.
• Take on any special projects or assist the Head of Governance as required.

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.