Governance Officer

Job description

**About Us**

Would it inspire you to see the tangible impact of your work on the world? To work for an organisation that is committed to making a positive difference for people everywhere? If so, we could be the organisation for you. We are **the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)**, the world's largest and most influential professional body for construction management and leadership.

**About the Role**

Are you passionate about shaping the foundation of organisational success? Do you possess a keen eye for detail, a strategic mindset, and a commitment to upholding the highest standard of governance? If so, we invite you to embark on a transformative journey with us.

As a Governance Officer you will step into a pivotal role where your expertise is the key to our commitment to excellence and ethical governance. In this dynamic position, you will lead the charge in crafting and implementing a governance framework that aligns seamlessly with our mission and industry best practices. Your role will extend beyond compliance, as you champion transparency and accountability, ensuring the integrity of our operations.

**Key Responsibilities will include**:

- Provide pro-active day-to-day administration support for the Director of Governance and the team.
- Logistic planning for governance and other team meetings across the calendar.
- Drafting and preparing agendas for governance meetings both external and internal.
- Administering the Grievance and Appeal process and non-compliance with the Scheme Regulations and auditing
- Providing project administration around key governance projects during the governance year by managing the governance policies to ensure that they are reviewed and up to date.
- Preparation of meeting packs and dissemination as required, encouraging a digital-first approach.
- Liaising with the Local Hub teams to support with recruitment of members and vice-chairs to 'Committees and Members' Forum representatives.
- Supporting the administration with arrangements for committee meetings and hearings, including liaising with the Committee members, lawyers and members as appropriate.
- Supporting the Professional Conduct Officer with the running of Mandatory CPD audits and first-line support for queries and the management of spreadsheets and outcomes.

**About You**
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong organisation skills with the ability to remain calm under pressure, manage a busy workload and prioritise accordingly.
- Ability to communicate with potential and current members with varying levels of seniority.
- Excellent administration skills, including drafting reports, managing complex programmes and projects administration and logistic planning.
- Demonstrative experience in a customer-facing senior administrative role, with the ability to always provide the highest level of customer service.
- Ability to work on their own as well as part of a team.
- Strong computer skills

**Why Work for Us?**

We can offer you not only the opportunity to make a real difference with the work you do, but the chance to do that in a friendly, flexible and welcoming working environment, where we’ll show you that we’re committed to your personal wellbeing and to your development within your role.

We’ll offer you a fantastic range of benefits - from access to a great pension scheme through to a variety of health and wellbeing schemes; and we’ll make sure that you’re constantly learning throughout your time with us. We hold a Silver Investors in People Award - which we really hope will show you our commitment to you as an employer.

**Benefits**:

- **Generous Holiday**:

- **Birthday Day Off**:

- **Length of service anniversary day off**:

- **Pension Contribution and Pension Advice**:

- **Employee Assistance Programme**:

- **Private Medical Insurance**:

- **Health Cash Plan**:

- **Life Assurance**

**Working Hours: Full Time, 36 hours per week**

**How Do I Apply?