Corporate Governance Officer

7 months ago

Reading, United Kingdom Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The post holder will support the Head of Corporate Governance and Trust Secretary in establishing, maintaining and ensuring that the Trust’s corporate governance function is performed to the highest standards and in accordance with all statutory and legislative requirements.

The post holder will need to understand and be able to interpret the statutory regulations in relation to Corporate Governance in order to provide advice and support in the absence of the Head of Corporate Governance.

The post holder will support the Chief Executive and Executive Directors to be effective in their roles by providing a full administrative service that ensures the effective functioning of the Trust’s corporate meeting cycle and provides a high level of professional support for all board and executive committee meetings.

The post holder will manage a high-quality secretarial service to Executive Directors and the Chairman through line management, leadership and development of the Executive PA team, undertaking all aspects of HR including recruitment, work performance (including managing conduct issues) and staff appraisals.

1. To manage the end-to-end processes of all board and executive committee life-cycles ensuring they are held in compliance with the Trust’s Constitution, Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and other legislative and policy requirements and enable the Board of Directors and Council of Governors to effectively discharge the business of those meetings.

2. To assist the Head of Governance in the review and analysis of constitutional and regulatory documents to ensure that all Board and Executive processes remain up to date and compliant with changes in policy and legislation and to advise the Board and Executive of these changes accordingly.

3. To ensure that all Board and Executive Management meetings are quorate, appropriately minuted, end-to-end processes are correctly and fully completed and ensure the effective and efficient coordination of the flow of business.

4. To assist and support the Chairman, Trust Secretary and Head of Governance to support the Trust in fulfilling its statutory obligations.

5. To manage the Chief Executive’s Office including the line management, leadership and development of a high-quality secretarial services to the Executive Directors and Trust Chairman.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the corporate governance team.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Governance, you will play a key role in developing and maintaining corporate governance arrangements in the Trust. You will ensure that systems and processes are in place to ensure the highest standards of corporate governance in the organisation.

You will have exceptional listening, analytical, interpersonal and influencing skills and will be a strong communicator. You will also be able to demonstrate high standards of tact, diplomacy and integrity in your work.

For an informal discussion about the role contact Caroline Lynch, Trust Secretary, 0118 322 5335.

The post holder will hold the budget for own work area.

Governance

Compile and maintaining an annual agenda planning cycle for the Committees to ensure the workflow between these meetings is properly planned to meet internal and external deadlines and items of business are being considered at the appropriate time in the most appropriate forum, including the Terms of Reference.

Ensure that Board and Executive Management meetings are held in accordance with the Trust’s constitution, Committees Terms of Reference and quorum requirements.

Coordinate the drafting and collation of meeting Agendas, papers, reports and updates for distribution to Board Committees, Executive Management Committee, Board meetings and Board Seminars to specific timetables, ensuring timely dissemination.

Act as officer to all assigned meetings with responsibility for making all necessary arrangements, servicing and providing relevant support.

Taking high quality, succinct minutes of Board, Board Sub-Committee and Executive Management Committee meetings ensuring that proceedings and resolutions are properly recorded and ensuring decisions, mandates and actions are appropriately assigned and communicated to the relevant parties.

To establish and maintain systems for the effective flow of information ensuring that all necessary actions are included on the appropriate Committee meeting Agenda and that all follow up actions are clearly communicated to the relevant responsible owner.

To assist the Head of Governance in the review and analysis of constitutional and regulatory documents to ensure that all Board and Executive processes remain up to date and compliant with changes in policy and legislation and to advise the Board and Executive of these changes accordingly.

Be a point of contact for Trust staff and the wider community - including the Integrated Care Board, community and university partners, Governors, Trust Members and the general public wit

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