Governance Adviser

5 months ago

London, United Kingdom Cabinet Office Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 295683**Salary**:

- £35,241 - £39,352- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- CO - Cabinet Office Assurance, Finance, & Controls**Type of role**:

- Governance**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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Location
- LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are recruiting a Governance Adviser to provide vital secretariat support to senior officials in the Cabinet Office. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be directly involved in the strategic decision-making processes which impact the whole department.

This role will sit in the central Cabinet Office Governance team, which is collectively responsible for delivering the Departmental Board, ExCo, Staff Board and all subcommittees. The CO Governance team is a part of the Strategic, Finance and Performance (SFP) Group, which sits within the Chief Operating Officer function (COO). The COO group supports Ministers and senior officials to set clear direction and maintain and oversee the performance and delivery of the department as a whole.

**Job description**:
This post holder will work across the governance arrangements of the Cabinet Office (the Departmental Board, Board Subcommittees, ExCo, ExCo subcommittees, Staff Board), taking a lead role in the delivery of one or two of these committees and liaising across the Department to promote good governance and information flow.

The post holder will:

- Deliver end-to-end at least two committees, with flexibility to work across governance fora where necessary, and to develop and own their portfolio and participate in special projects.
- Offer strategic advice and support to senior officials and Ministers on the shape and delivery of Cabinet Office governance arrangements to meet government objectives and priorities.
- Work collaboratively, confidently and independently with the most senior stakeholders across the Cabinet Office, Whitehall and beyond to take forward corporate governance matters and objectives, ensure strategic alignment, and broker resolutions where perspectives differ.
- Provide leadership on discrete parts of the CO corporate governance team and a portfolio spanning Cabinet Office.
- Support the drafting of speaking materials and correspondence on governance matters.
- Support the wider governance team to continuously improve the service provided to the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary.

**Person specification**:

- Experience of delivering a cycle of meetings at senior managerial level.
- Excellent communications and drafting skills, including minute writing.
- A proactive approach, with excellent administrative and organisational skills and keen attention to detail.
- An ability to work calmly and efficiently under pressure.
- Sound judgement and the ability to think laterally in order to make connections between different areas of work within the Department that others may have missed.
- A track record in maintaining effective relationships with a wide variety of people, including senior officials.
- Experience of working closely in corporate governance or performance and risk management teams in a public sector organisation.
- Strong organisational skills.
- Understanding of good practice in corporate governance.
- Knowledge and awareness of key policy and change initiatives across the Cabinet Office.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £35,241, Cabinet Office contributes £9,515 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.**Application process**

For your statement of suitability, please outline any skills and experience relevant to this role with particular reference to the criteria set out in the 'Person specification’ section of the job advert.

You will also be asked to provide 250-word statements in relation to each of the following Behaviours:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Delivering at Pace.

**Selection process**
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