Based in London SW1 (Westminster) our client, a global membership organisation now seeks to recruit a Governance Officer to join their team, the role reports into the Governance Manager. The team consists of 4 people, the Head of Governance, Governance Manager, this role, and a Governance Assistant.
You will be expected to provide efficient and effective support to all Trustee Board and Council related operations, producing timely, relevant and accurate information to ensure successful delivery of objectives.
The role will be offered on a hybrid basis, the current arrangement is that everyone in the organisation works in the office Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and the rest of the week from home.
A full job description is available on request. This role would be very well suited to a candidate with c.12-18 months of previous relevant meetings/committee support experience gained in a similar organisation.
Experience required;
- Previous experience of committee practices & processes, including minute writing is essential.
- Practical experience of managing tasks to meet deadlines is essential.
- Experience of working under own initiative is essential.
- Some experience of working in a Governance or Secretariat Team, preferably within a non-mainstream organisation e.g. membership organisation, not for profit, public body or charity is desirable
- Some experience of managing data systems is desirable.
- Some experience of working with senior executives across departments is desirable.
- Some experience of working on confidential policy matters in a small team is desirable