Senior Governance Administrator

Talan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm in Greater London is seeking a Governance Consultant on a 6-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will manage committee meetings and ensure compliance with contractual obligations. Responsibilities include preparing agendas, drafting meeting minutes, and developing client relationships. Candidates should possess strong stakeholder management skills, attention to detail, and experience in UK utilities. The firm offers a competitive salary, flexible working, and extensive benefits including private healthcare and 25 days of annual leave.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private Bupa healthcare

Life Assurance

Matched pension contributions

Cycle to work scheme

Corporate gym rates

Qualifications

• Well-developed stakeholder management skills with proven ability to manage upwards and downwards.
• Strive for excellence by being methodical and diligent with attention to detail.
• Ability to understand and communicate technical subjects concisely.
• Experience in drafting and improving existing processes.
• Digitally competent and able to present information clearly.
• Excellent planning and organizational abilities.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in UK retail utilities/UK Smart Metering (desirable).
• University graduate or of graduate caliber.
• Understanding of industry codes and governance (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating best practice in meeting governance.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Coordinating multiple committee meetings.
• Reviewing documents for accuracy and consistency.
• Maintaining meeting planners and ensuring timelines are adhered to.
• Preparing meeting documentation and managing actions.
• Drafting accurate and concise meeting minutes.
• Contributing to monthly reporting on team activities.
• Continuously improving team processes.
• Ensuring deadlines are met.

Job description

Company Description

Talan (part of the Talan Group) is an expert provider of professional services. Our vision and mission is to take positive action in a complex world for the future good of people and the environment and to enlighten and enable our clients’ transformation in an increasingly complex world.

We are purpose-driven, working across multiple sectors, tackling social and environmental challenges, improving and simplify the way markets work, harnessing the power of digital transformation and ensuring data is protected and used ethically.

Talan provides a range of consultancy and outsourcing capabilities including programme management, market design and governance. We also have extensive and award-winning capabilities across cyber security, data privacy and digital transformation. We are IIP Gold accredited and Great Place to Work accredited.

The nature of what we do means we are very much a people business. The contribution every member of the team makes to our diverse range of experience, skills and personalities is valued. We invest heavily in learning and development to enable our people to develop skills and gain experience which will enhance career prospects for life. Many who started their careers with us have rapidly progressed to more senior positions.

No two days are the same, but we believe in a flexible approach to working which we know our employees value.

Job Description

The Role

We are looking to strengthen our Governance Expertise within ourTeam.Theteamis responsible forplanning and managing committee meetings acrossTalanmanaged Codes, working across the energy industry to do so, and monitoring compliance with our contractual obligations.

You willbe responsible fororganising agendas, and terms of reference, coordinatingpreand post-meeting documentation, attending the meetings, and engaging with and responding to committee Chairs and attendees. You will support the Governance Lead in implementing standardised processes and efficiencies across the different energy Codes, ensuring an aligned experience for stakeholders.

The successful candidate will work alongside other Governance Consultants to provide support to Technical Sub-Committees by co-ordinating meeting papers and drafting minutes,organisingandfacilitatingmeetings, and communicating industry developments. The role will include preparing papers and slides to support the meetings, coordinating risk and issue reviews and updates, and acting as a quality gatekeeper.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and willpossessstrong organisational and communication skills, excellent written skills, attention to detail, as well as the flexibility to manage priorities.

Code Teamcomprisesof motivated individuals who pride themselves on quality of delivery while also fostering a collaborative and fun atmosphere. Weoperatea hybrid working approach with a mix of office and remote working, with the team expected to be inTalan London office for part of the week.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating best practice in meeting governance, leading by example for team members to replicate for other Committees;
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships with the Independent Chairs of the committees, the Data Communications Company and industry stakeholders to ensure agendas are agreed, and deliverables clear;
• Coordinating multiple committee meetings, including arranging online and in-person meetings and managing membership and attendees;
• Reviewing documents to ensure accuracy and consistency, and acting as a quality gatekeeper;
• Maintaining meeting activity planners, ensuring prescribed timelines are diarised and adhered to and contributors managed closely to deliver their inputs on time;
• Preparing meeting documentation and actively managing meeting actions to secure timely updates;
• Drafting meeting papers and technical meeting minutes that are researched, accurate and concise;
• Contributing to monthly reporting on team activities carried out;
• Continuously improving team processes, comfortable challenging the status quo; and
• Ensuring we meet our service levels by working to deadlines.

Competitive salary plus excellent benefits package

6 month fixed term contract

Requirements

• Well-developed stakeholder management skills with proven ability to manage upwards, and downwards and influence peers;
• Strive for excellence in their work by being methodical, diligent paying attention to detail, and proactively verifying assumptions;
• Be able to understand and communicate technical subjects and convey the point concisely;
• Experience of drafting new and improving existing processes;
• Bedigitally competent and able to present information in its clearest format for the intended audience;
• Excellent planning and organisational abilities, be able to manage time and a varied workload, and be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Experience in UK retail utilities/UK Smart Metering (desirable);
• University graduate or of graduate-calibre; and
• Have an understanding and experience of industry codes and governance (desirable).

n employment, employees should also have a sound awareness of the Company's Information, Quality, Environmental and Energy Management Systems.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Reward and recognition schemes
• Flexible working
• Private Bupa healthcare
• Life Assurance (up to 4 times annual salary)
• Matched pension contributions
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Buy and Sell annual leave
• Reimbursement of eye test and up to £50 towards glasses or contacts
• Corporate gym rates
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Summer and Christmas parties, along with monthly Social@77