Governance Officer - 6 month contract

Paradigm Housing Group; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Paradigm Housing Group is seeking a Governance Officer for a 6-month contract. This role supports the Executive Team and Board by organizing meetings, managing compliance filings, and overseeing governance tasks. Ideal candidates will display strong organizational and communication skills, and knowledge in governance and housing sectors.

Benefits

Great benefits package

Opportunity for long-term roles

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to produce accurate minutes.
• Discretion, professionalism, and attention to detail preferred.
• Knowledge of governance, housing, or charity sectors is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Organize and support Board and Executive meetings.
• Maintain company records and manage compliance filings.
• Oversee governance for the Paradigm Foundation.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Knowledge of governance

Knowledge of housing or charity sectors

Tools

Microsoft Office

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Looking for a temporary governance role at 30-37 hours p/w? Join Paradigm Housing Group and enjoy our great benefits while you’re here. The role is to cover a vacancy created by a team promotion/secondment (which we do a lot of) and is a great opportunity for you to bring your organisational expertise and governance knowledge to support our Executive Team, Board, Committees, and the Paradigm Foundation Trustees.

What You’ll Do

• Organise and support Board and Executive meetings, including agendas, minutes, and action tracking.
• Maintain company records and manage compliance filings.
• Oversee governance for the Paradigm Foundation, managing Trustees and charitable grants.
• Handle data protection queries and support corporate events.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to produce accurate, succinct minutes.
• Discretion, professionalism, and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of governance, housing, or charity sectors (preferred).
• Strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  
  

Reduced-Hours Opportunity We welcome applications from candidates interested in a reduced-hours contract (circa 30 hours over 4 or 5 days) please specify this clearly at the application stage. Our standard weekly hours are 37-hour; 09:00 - 17:30 Monday to Thursday, and 09:00 - 17:00 on Fridays. - There are some key dates that you'll need to be in work for when we have Board and Committee meetings, which are scheduled in advance so that you can plan accordingly.

Role is hybrid: at least 2 days in the office 3 days remote/home.

Whilst position is offered as a 6-month fixed-term contract to cover a vacancy created by a recent promotion within the team. Given the scale of our organisation and the ongoing opportunities within Paradigm, there is potential for other roles or extensions to arise. Many of our team members have successfully transitioned from fixed-term positions to long-term roles within the organisation, building rewarding careers. Even if a longer-term opportunity does not emerge, this role provides valuable experience to enhance your career in governance and related fields.

Further Information

For the full job description and person specification for the role, please see the attachment at the bottom of this page. Should you have any queries about this vacancy, please email [e-mail] and we will respond as soon as possible.

As part of our application process, we ask for a covering statement and CV so we can assess your application against our essential and desired criteria as set out in the job description and person specification. Please include in your covering statement how you meet the criteria so we can see how well you match our requirements and give your application the consideration it deserves.

We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Non-profit Organization Management

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