Governance Officer

JR United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organisation in Edinburgh is seeking a Governance Officer for a 6-9 month hybrid contract. The role involves managing Board meetings, preparing papers, administration, and providing governance support to the Finance team. Ideal candidates will have strong communication, organizational skills, and experience in handling complaints while maintaining professionalism and integrity.

Qualifications

• Experienced in public sector governance and stakeholder interactions.
• Proficient in managing Board and Committee meetings.
• Ability to confidentially handle complaints and produce reports.

Responsibilities

• Manage annual programme of Board and Committee meetings.
• Prepare and edit Board papers, attend meetings, and minute-taking.
• Liaise with internal teams to collate management information for reports.

Skills

Governance

Stakeholder Management

Confidentiality

Data Analysis

Administration

Communication

Organizational Skills

Education

Business Administration Qualification or Equivalent

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

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Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Governance Officer for a 6-9 month contract on a rate of around £200 - £250/day (Inside IR35). This is a hybrid role, with only 2-3 days required on site each week.

Responsibilities:

- Managing an annual programme of Board and Committee meetings, with associated administration.

- Helping edit and prepare Board and Committee papers.

- Administration of our Board portal software.

- Attending Board and Committee meetings and preparing minutes.

- Collating management information for the Board, including liaison with internal teams, ensuring accurate and timely production of business performance reports.

- Providing advice and support to colleagues and managing agents in relation to the Complaints Handling Procedure, recording complaints and preparing quarterly and annual reporting on complaints handling.

- Being the point of contact for Governance with the Finance team.

- Experienced public sector governance professional, dealing with stakeholders of all levels

- Experience of acting as a secretariat for boards/committees

- Previous experience of FOI requests

- Ability to deal with and handle complaints

- Able to respect confidentiality and to be discreet.

- Ability to create an environment of trust, building appropriate networks within the organisation to support delivery of timely performance reporting. Able to co-ordinate with others to achieve priorities and objectives.

- Ability to scrutinise and interpret information and reports.

- Have an interest in corporate governance e.g. Board operations and business.

- Strong organisational skills with an ability to manage and prioritise a busy workload

- Computer literate with experience across Microsoft 365, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint. Able to work confidently on letters, reports, spreadsheets and presentations.

- A self-starter with ability to work on own initiative.

- Ability to analyse and present data in clear written and visual format. Positive and proactive approach.

- Strong administration and organisational skills.

- Collation and presentation of complex management information.

- Managing information for senior management and Board discussions, a track record of professional integrity is paramount.

- Ability to work to tight deadlines.

- Minute and note-taking.

- Business administration qualification or equivalent.

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