Head of Governance

5 months ago

London, United Kingdom Historic England Full time

Summary

We are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.

Historic England have a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Head of Governance. To provide Historic England with a transparent and accountable governance service that fulfils all statutory and compliance obligations through high standards of probity and ethics while giving the organisation the information it needs to pursue its aims effectively. You will advise and support the Executive Team, the Commission and its committees in their governance of the organisation.

What you will be doing

1. Leading and managing the Governance Team in its provision of comprehensive governance services, including:
a. maintaining a sound and compliant corporate governance structure

b. providing a full secretariat service to various committees, including the administration of approx. 100 meetings and site visits per year

c. other committee services including member recruitment, maintenance of records and registers, and annual assessments

d. seeking continuous improvement in the efficiency and performance of the team and the systems it uses

e. managing the Governance Team and Committee budgets

2. Providing the lead in supporting Commissioners in their full range of duties and activities, including the induction programme.

3. Carrying out the annual and overseeing external consultants to carry out the triannual Board-level effectiveness review and ensuring implementation of recommendations.

4. Coordinating Commission and Committee site visits and corporate stakeholder events.

5. Providing a strategic lead on governance issues across the organisation and ensuring Historic England’s governance arrangements comply with relevant legislation, Government guidance and codes, and internal policies.

6. In conjunction with the Finance Team, producing the Annual Report & Accounts and leading on the production of the Accountability section ensuring the timely laying of the document in Parliament.

7. With the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary and Chair & Chief Executive’s Office, liaising with Historic England’s sponsor department (DCMS) on matters including compliance reporting and other statutory returns as well as leading on public appointments.

8. Maintaining key external and internal relationships including with the Chair, Chief Executive, Commissioners, sub-committee chairs and coordinators, Group Directors, and DCMS colleagues.

9. Working with the Head of Internal Audit to assist them in liaison over the delivery of the internal audit plan

10. Membership of the Governance & Legal Group Leadership Team.

What we are looking for
- Responsibility for governance of a medium to large organisation.
- Significant experience of dealing with senior level boards and external stakeholders.
- Knowledge of best practice in the governance of medium to large organisations in the public sector.
- Membership of (or working towards) the Chartered Governance Institute
- Team management experience
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including patience and tact in how to influence. Able to build credibility quickly and effectively through demonstrating sound knowledge, experience and judgement.
- Excellent at planning work and delivering to time under pressure

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don’t prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive pension scheme starting at 26% contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

Provisional virtual interview dates: week commencing

To ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process for everyone the use of AI or automated tools is not permitted.

Please click the following link for the full Job Description;
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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £56,000.00-£58,989.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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