Governance Support Officer

3 weeks ago


Greenwich, United Kingdom University of Greenwich Full time

The University of Greenwich aims to be the best modern University in the UK by 2030. We are seeking to recruit a Governance Support Officer to help us ensure that we have the governance in place to support this ambition and enable us to achieve our purpose of education without boundaries.

The Governance Support Officer will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of our governance. They will work collaboratively as part of the Secretariat team to provide critical and seamless support to key University committees.

Key tasks include planning committees’ work, drawing up agendas, reviewing and editing reports for meetings and drafting minutes. You will take responsibility for maintaining committees’ action lists and for ensuring that colleagues are informed and reminded of their actions in a supportive and timely fashion. You will identify areas for developing and improving the committees assigned to you and resolving problems and issues. You will contribute to the development of the University’s governance standards and take responsibility for small governance projects, as well as inducting and training new committee members and committee chairs.

Working under the direction of the Senior Executive Officer (Governing Body), you will work as part of a team to ensure that the business of the Secretariat runs smoothly. We’re looking for a proactive person who can work with a substantial degree of autonomy within the University’s governance framework, taking the initiative to resolve problems and identify areas for improvement

Experience of supporting boards or committees is essential for this role, as is excellent communication skills and a meticulous eye for detail. Understanding of the Higher Education context and relevant governance standards would be desirable.

We offer a generous and competitive package including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, incremental pay spines and a competitive annual leave allowance, including extra leave over Christmas and New Year. Subject to the needs of the role, flexibility over home and in-office working can be considered.

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

Academic Career Pathways
- The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission._
- We are making significant strides to _understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management._



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