Manager, Governance and Board Relations Manager, Office of the General Counsel

Deloitte LLP; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in London seeks a Governance Support Officer to work with the UK Office of the General Counsel. This role involves supporting governance bodies, liaising with stakeholders, and contributing to a robust governance framework. Ideal candidates will have strong project management and interpersonal skills, alongside a proactive approach to navigate the regulatory environment. The position offers hybrid working options.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• Strong governance project management skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive with an understanding of regulatory landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Support governance bodies like the UK Oversight Board.
• Organize meetings and prepare agendas.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

Governance project management

Interpersonal skills

Strong communication

Problem-solving

Strategic thinking

Job description

Our purpose globally is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people and society. Our people are at the heart of what we do, and so we are focused on building a firm where everyone can thrive and do their best work, one that is truly inclusive and reflective of society and has our shared values at its core. In Deloitte UK, we have an opportunity to ensure that our people experience ambition, together with our purpose and shared values are truly activated locally and embedded into the core of our business.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte?It’show we approach the thousands of decisions we make everyday. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, whereverwe arein the world, welead the way,serve with integrity, take care of each other ,fosterinclusion, andcollaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision wemake and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it mattersmost .

Connect to your opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the UK Office of the General Counsel (UK OGC) team to play an integral role in the UK firm’s governance.You will be part of the team responsible for supporting the firm’s governance agenda in alignment with UK regulatory requirements, including providing support for the firm’s Independent Non-Executives to ensure they are able to fulfil their roles and to enable the implementation of best practice governance systems across the UK firm.

This role requires a proactive and positive individual with strong governance project management and interpersonal skills, acting with integrity and collaborating for measurable impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing support to the firm’s governance bodies (with a focus on the UK Oversight Board (UKOB) and Audit Governance Board (AGB)), assisting to collate the governance agenda for UKOB & AGB in accordance with their respective roles, responsibilities and the evolving regulatory landscape. The role will require an understanding of the UK firm’s regulatory environment including the Audit Firm Governance Code.
• Supporting with the interface and agendas between the UK governance bodies to ensure the governance systems across the UK firm operate smoothly and coherently at all times.
• Liaising with stakeholders across the business to organise presentations to the UKOB & AGB and arranging pre-meeting calls for relevant topics to be discussed.
• Supporting with the production of meeting agendas, papers and action trackers
• Scheduling internal and external meetings and supporting with the preparation of engagement plans.

You will work as part of the UK OGC team, supporting the UK Governance and Board Relations Senior Manager, and working closely with Corporate Legal Counsel and the OGC Company Secretarial team.

You will play a crucial role in supporting the UK firm’s governance system and relevant stakeholder engagement, including supporting the facilitation of communication and collaboration to promote a cohesive and robust governance framework and support stakeholders in navigating the evolving UK legal and regulatory landscape.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

You’re a natural at collaborating for impact. Someone who understands how our business works and can collaborate across the business with people and teams at all levels. We’re all about letting our leaders lead, so we’ll give you the breathing space you need to do so. We’re also keen to let your creative strengths shine, and to make your own distinctive impact.

You possess exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to build trust and rapport with relevant stakeholders. Your proactive approach, coupled with your ability to navigate the professional services regulatory landscape (including the FRC Audit Firm Governance Code) will be essential to success in this role.

Skills and Experience

• In-house experience (some Professional Services or equivalent large complex organisational experience).
• Ideally proven experience in a governance-related Legal, Secretariat or Chief of Staff (or similar) role particularly within a professional services or regulated environment.
• An understanding of corporate governance principles and relevant regulatory frameworks, including the Audit Firm Governance Code.
• Highly organised and capable of managing wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to facilitate collaboration and bring systems and stakeholders together.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Pragmatic, solution-focused and strong problem-solving skills.
• Strategic thinking self-starter, with strong project management and time management skills.

Connect to your business - Enabling Functions

Collaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. From IT to HR, marketing and more, our teams help to support the wider business in everything they do. Bringing your individual skills and specialist knowledge, you can make a far-reaching impact. Come join us.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"Deloitte’s a large, complex and fast-paced organisation but it’s open to new ideas. Everyone is encouraged to show initiative and challenge the norm.” - Lisa, Enabling Functions

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers