Corporate Governance Advisor

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Full time

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

- 345542**Salary**:

- £42,495 - £46,750- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Strategy & Implementation**Type of role**:

- Business Management and Improvement**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Our priorities**

Optimise public R&D investment to support areas of relative UK strength and increase the level of private R&D to make our economy the most innovative in the world.

Promote a diverse research and innovation system that connects discovery to new companies, growth and jobs - including by delivering world-class physical and digital infrastructure (such as gigabit broadband), making the UK the best place to start and grow a technology business and developing and attracting top talent.

Put public services - including the NHS and schools - at the forefront of innovation, championing new ways of working and the development of in-house STEM capability to improve outcomes for people.

Strengthen international collaboration on science and technology in line with the Integrated Review, and ensure our researchers are able to continue to work with leading scientists in Europe and around the world.

Deliver legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation, including the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill and our pro-innovation approach to regulating AI.

**Our Inclusive Environment**

We have an inclusive culture which makes the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it helps us be more innovative.

We offer flexible working benefits, employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

Please note that DSIT are currently reviewing our terms and conditions and pay arrangements following Machinery of Government changes and as part of the outstanding August 2023 pay award. Please be aware that there may be changes to the terms and conditions and pay ranges listed in this advert ahead of you starting in post. Any changes would be implemented in early 2024.

**Job description**:

- The Corporate Governance team is responsible for the smooth running of the department’s top-level boards and committees including the Departmental Board chaired by the Secretary of State, the Executive Committee chaired by the Permanent Secretary, and a range of other committees chaired by non-executives and directors general. In addition to this work, our team has recently taken on responsibility for overseeing unregulated ministerial appointments, the management of outside interests and pre-appointment due diligence and background checks.
- The team is embedded in a Deputy Director division reporting directly to the Permanent Secretary, alongside the Permanent Secretary’s Private Office, the National Technology Advisors Office and the department’s Expert Exchange Programme. The team is led by the Head of Corporate Governance and supported by Senior Corporate Governance Advisors who each lead one of our three sub-teams. This role will report to the Senior Corporate Governance Advisor with responsibility for unregulated ministerial appointments, due diligence and background checks, and the management of outside interests.-
**Person specification**:
You don’t need any a background in corporate governance or working in government to be successful in this role but experience working closely with senior leaders or on sensitive personnel management issues would be beneficial. If we offer you a position, we’ll work with you to understand your aspirations and career interests and will support you to find and attend training courses that will help you to be successful in your role.
Here are some of the skills and experiences you will be able to develop in this role:

- Procurement and project management: We are going to procure an enterprise-grade disclosure management system to make it easy for our people to declare their interests and efficient for us to triage, review and mitigate any actual or perceived conflicts these present. Working closely with our Digital, Security, Accessibility, Information Management, Commercial and Finance teams you will lead this procurement, learning how to set out requirements, assess suppliers and agree contracts.
- Process management: We are looking to supplement our existing conflicts of interest policy with ad

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