Corporate Governance Specialist

1 month ago

Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Companies House Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organized and professional Corporate Governance Officer to join our Chief Executive team at Companies House. As a key member of our Corporate Governance department, you will play a crucial role in supporting the smooth running of boards and committees, ensuring decision-making is fully informed and that discussions conform with Companies House's governance arrangements, standards, codes, and frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drafting high-quality minutes of meetings, communicating decisions and actions of boards and committees effectively, and ensuring transparency of decision-making;
  • Maintaining internal guidance and information on corporate governance arrangements on the Companies House Intranet;
  • Working closely with the Head of Corporate Governance and Chairs of committees to ensure decisions are made in the appropriate forum, and that committees are operating in line with their Terms of Reference (ToRs);
  • Assisting in the regular review of ToRs;
  • Proofing papers and working with paper authors to ensure the drafting of good quality, impactful papers which support effective discussions and decision-making;
  • Assisting in the periodic review of the effectiveness of Boards and Committees, and supporting the implementation of improvements, as necessary;
  • Ensuring the internal Governance Guide is up to date and appropriately populated across the organisation;
  • Coordinating agendas, papers and meetings for boards and committees to a high standard;
  • Delivering excellent Secretariat support to boards and committees to ensure effective running, including carrying out key administrative duties;
  • Supporting Executive Directors by providing professional and high-quality support and service; and
  • Building relationships and communicating professionally and confidently with Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), representing Companies House appropriately in all your interactions.

Requirements

  • A good understanding of the principles of good corporate governance, in the context of a ministerial department or a similar organisation;
  • Experience of operating flexibly and working at pace, planning, and prioritising to meet tight deadlines;
  • Experience in building consensus across different NEDs and Executive Directors, with different priorities; and
  • An exceptional level of integrity with a proven ability to deal with sensitive material.
  • Relevant experience operating within a similar role;
  • An appreciation of Companies House and its aims, strategies, and plans; and
  • A relevant professional qualification.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £33,230, Companies House contributes £9,626 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.

Head to https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house/about/equality-and-diversity to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.

We celebrate diversity...

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing contactus@companieshouse.gov.uk.

Where will you be working?

You will be aligned to our Cardiff Office, where we are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work. Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on business need, your role and your day-to-day work activities and will be discussed at offer stage.

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