Governance Partner

Are you an experienced Governance professional? If so, please keep on reading.

As one of our Governance Partners, you’ll play a supporting role alongside the Head of Governance and other Partners.

The team support our Non-Executive Directors, Executive Board and other governing body members to fulfil their duties. Working with a control framework assurance is given to the Boards on the robustness of Aster’s services, supporting the delivery of our business strategy.

The team ensure compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements and entity constitutions, maintaining a positive image to our external stakeholders.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Championing compliance with governance arrangements, entity constitutions, terms of reference and forward plans
- Advising Senior Executives on the practical interpretation of the Group’s standing orders (delegation matrix)
- Providing governance advice to the Boards, Committees, Exec Board and Operational panels and Aster colleagues
- Providing administration support to NEDs and Independent Members including their recruitment, induction, ongoing training and succession planning.

**About you**

You will come to the role with strong experience and understanding in governance work. You will have worked in a regulatory environment, which could include social housing but is not essential.

You will have excellent attention to detail and be extremely organised.

You will consider yourself to be a people person, with the ability to build strong working relationships at all levels.

This position involves occasional face-to-face meetings, therefore, the ability to work within our operating region* is a must. You will have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- Our operating region includes Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and London._

We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

- Flexible working - whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business’ needs
- A focus on colleague wellbeing - workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
- We invest in colleagues’ careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
- Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
- Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
- Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
- Enhanced leave
- We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives, and monthly and annual awards.

To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you’d be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement.

We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.

The internal grade for this role is Governance Partner - level 2.

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.

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