Governance Secretary to The Chief Executive

8 months ago

StocktononTees, United Kingdom Butterwick Hospice Care Full time

**Job description**

Are you organised, have strong attention to detail, with well - developed minute taking skills and thrive in a busy environment?

If so then this could be the job for you

Butterwick Hospice Care is the largest independent Hospice serving the areas of the Tees Valley, County Durham, North Yorkshire, and Wearside. We are a registered Charity which exists to freely provide in patient and day services to adults and children suffering from life limiting illnesses. We also provide supportive services to patients’ families and loved ones. We rely on the donations and fundraising of people and businesses across the communities we serve to fund our services.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced secretary with minute taking experience to join a charitable organisation in the Stockton area. We are looking to recruit a dynamic, motivated professional who is hands-on in their approach, and has a keen eye for detail. The right person for this role should enjoy working independently and as part of a team. You will have;
- Demonstrable experience of accurate minute taking, compiling and distributing Board packs and supporting committees
- A recognised qualification in Secretarial, PA or Administration
- Experience of providing support for upper-level management within an administrative role.
- Strong organisational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritise seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.

**JOB PURPOSE**

Provide a comprehensive operational administrative support service to the Chief Executive and Trustees, playing a key role in communication between board members and management team.

Responsible for the overall administration of a number of hospice meetings, supporting the board committees including co-ordination of yearly planning, booking and preparing venues (AV equipment, virtual meetings etc.), the preparing and distribution of agenda and supporting papers as well as taking minutes and managing responses to actions

Be responsible for the provision of a range of core documentation including board reports, performance reports, action plans and business cases. Ensure timely, accurate and concise submission to support the governance structure and attainment of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and organisational objectives.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

Collate and check all meeting papers for accuracy and presentation in advance of distribution, liaising with report author to amend/update as necessary.

Accurately transcribe formal minutes for key meetings in a timely manner ensuring minutes are a true record of discussions ensuring that an accurate action log and records of key meetings is maintained and shared as appropriate within designated timescales.

Collate and distribute meeting packs to attendees, either in hard copy or electronically and develop and maintain an electronic library to facilitate the storage, retention and retrieval of meeting papers.

Establish and maintain an efficient office filing system ensuring the security of confidential and sensitive documents

Communicate both internally and externally on the CEO’s behalf with Trustees, members of the Senior Management Team, Hospice staff, volunteers, the business community, local councils, solicitors, Members of Parliament and members of the public in a professional, manner, both in person and on the telephone.

Be first point of contact with responsibility for dealing with all corporate communications and legal affairs, actioning on own initiative where appropriate and escalating to senior management team when required.

Maintain a register of complaints and deal with these in accordance with policy and procedures.

Complete any data submissions or paperwork associated with the role, including but not limited to: activity and performance info, reports, absence records, annual leave information, and communications, ensuring information is accurate and timely.

Maintain register of directors and trustee’s declaration of interests.

Oversee a delegated budget, through the maintenance of effective resource management. Report any variances to expected expenditure and resource usage.

Maintain personal and professional competencies and development. Make changes to own practice where required and offer suggestions for improving services where appropriate.

**All**

All staff must safeguard the integrity, confidentiality and availability of sensitive information at all times, this includes information relating to patients, individual staff records, colleagues and contracts. Employees of the Organisation are required to comply with the Organisation’s Principles of Data Protection and Quality.

All staff are required to understand and comply with all relevant policies both Organisation-wide and departmental and to carry out duties in accordance with Butterwick Hospice Care Code of Conduct, NMC, CQC, fundraising information and financial standards and current legislation

All staff are requi

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