Corporate Governance Lead
3 weeks ago
About Children's Hearings Scotland (CHS)
Children's Hearings Scotland (CHS) is currently navigating a transformative phase aimed at significantly enhancing the outcomes for infants, children, and young individuals in need of our support. As the Corporate Governance Manager, you will collaborate closely with our Board and Senior Leadership team to facilitate essential functions within CHS that are pivotal to these enhancements.
Role Overview
This strategic position is vital in advancing CHS's mission to foster transformation and achieve operational excellence. The incumbent will be tasked with establishing and upholding the highest standards of corporate governance throughout the organization. You will engage with the Senior Leadership Team, board members, and colleagues across various departments, adopting a strategic perspective on corporate governance. This includes developing and managing procedures that ensure effective and impactful governance while proactively identifying opportunities to enhance resilience in processes and protocols.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive strategic corporate governance initiatives, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of its critical role in fulfilling CHS's corporate plan and strategic objectives.
- Promote continuous improvement within our Corporate Governance framework, advancing best practices in governance.
- Oversee the preparation of statutory annual returns, including the annual report and accounts, ensuring compliance with prescribed timelines.
- Lead the organizational strategy for information governance and data protection, establishing expectations and ensuring their implementation to the highest standards.
- Manage the secretariat function, overseeing governance and business operations.
- Provide independent counsel and support to the Director of Business and Finance and the Chief Executive on all statutory and legislative compliance matters.
- Equip the senior leadership team and the Board with the necessary information, resources, governance, communications, and secretariat support to effectively manage the organization.
- Oversee risk management and business continuity efforts.
Life at CHS
As an organization dedicated to the children's hearings system, we are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of Scotland's infants, children, and young people. Our core values are integral to our daily operations. By becoming part of our team, you will join a diverse community of colleagues and volunteers.
At CHS, we celebrate diversity and strive to maintain a friendly and inclusive culture where every individual can express their true self. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous annual leave, flexible working arrangements, a robust pension plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, development opportunities, and various employee wellbeing initiatives.
Diversity and Inclusion
CHS is an equal opportunities employer. We actively promote diversity and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the application and assessment process, as well as upon joining CHS.
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