Governance & Risk Officer

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Governance & Risk Officer to enhance their Governance Team. This full-time role involves providing high-quality governance support, coordinating risk management activities, and engaging with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a higher education qualification and demonstrate exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret complex data. Join a prestigious institution committed to improving public health and equity while enjoying a competitive salary and generous benefits, including wellbeing days and pension scheme membership.

Benefits

30 Working Days Annual Leave

Discretionary Wellbeing Days

Pension Scheme Membership

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating risk management processes and producing related reports.
• Proactive with excellent organizational and drafting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance support to Council Committees and internal boards.
• Coordinate LSHTM’s risk management activities and maintain risk registers.

Skills

Risk Management

Organizational Skills

Minute Taking

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Interpretation

Education

Higher Education Qualification

Job description

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Finance

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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PSS-DIR-2024-05

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

We are seeking a Governance & Risk Officer to join the Governance Team reporting to the Head of Governance.

You will provide high quality secretariat and governance support to a number of Council Committees and internal boards; and coordinate LSHTM’s risk management activities. You would develop working relationship with internal risk champions, LSHTM’s executive team and committee members and demonstrate attention to detail when reviewing and updating risk registers.

Understanding the strategic context that the Governance Team works within is key to success in this role, as is the ability to deal with a lot of information at pace, and to exercise good understanding and sound judgment when documenting decisions and reviewing risks.

You should hold a qualification at a higher education level (or equivalent) with experience of coordinating risk management processes and producing risk related reports. You must be proactive with excellent organisational and drafting skills, take effective minutes and will be confident in engaging with a wide range of LSHTM Stakeholders and able to interpret complex and voluminous data to explain to non-experts and to draw out the salient points for minuting or inclusion in reports. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time, 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and permanent.

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £38,282 - £43,947 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.