A governance professional is sought to join the Trust's Corporate Affairs Department, responsible for ensuring a high-quality corporate governance framework in place supporting good decision-making and robust risk management, enabling the Trust to meet its regulatory requirements. Corporate Governance Managers are fundamental to this through the management of multiple governance workstreams simultaneously, providing strong business leadership and high-quality senior administrative support.We require a dynamic individual with strong verbal and written communication skills who can work in partnership with colleagues at all levels, has meticulous attention to detail and the ability to adapt and respond to changes. The successful candidate will form part of the Corporate Governance Team within Corporate Affairs with the opportunity to work in a team setting as well as autonomously.

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Trust's Board of Directors, supporting Board and Executive level meetings where the key decisions and discussions take place determining the Trust's future. There is a focus on further professionalising and improving the service the team provides when managing the most senior forums within the Trust and leading on best practice governance.

Main duties of the job

Management of the end-to-end process for a portfolio of Board of Directors and Executive Director governance meetings, including maintaining forward plans, drafting agendas and developing Chairs' briefings.

A fundamental part of the role is to attend the governance meetings to provide specialist governance support and advice to meeting chairs, take high-quality meeting minutes, actions and undertake other governance duties.

Undertake a leading or supporting role in related corporate governance tasks such as reviewing and refreshing terms of references, managing the Board Assurance Framework, managing the declarations of interest process, contributing to the Annual Report and Accounts and various other tasks.

Be a key functioning part of a wider Corporate Affairs team that also incorporate the Council of Governors and the Chairman's office, and working closely with support teams from the Chief Executive's Private Office and other corporate functions and clinical/delivery groups.

About us

The work of the Corporate Governance Team is varied, can be fast-paced and high-profile, requiring Corporate Governance Managers to be responsive and a work in an agile manner. We therefore promote strong teamworking and cohesiveness within the team to support the delivery of effective governance function.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full list of accountabilities .

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• Educated to Masters / degree / relevant professional qualification of equivalent work experience.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Proven written communication skills, including ability to portray complex and sensitive matters, ideas and issues to wide audiences.
• Experience of working under pressure, to strict deadlines and dealing with a range of complex issues, resolving conflicting priorities.

Previous Work Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working within corporate governance, ideally for a large and/or complex organisation.
• Experience of managing programmes of work, particularly service development, facilitating and managing change in accordance with strategic priorities and objectives.
• Experience of working in partnership across multiple departments or units to deliver improvement.

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Thomas' Hospital

Westminster Bridge Road

London

SE1 7EH

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