Governance Officer

We’re Anthony Nolan and we save the lives of people with blood cancer and blood disorders who need a stem cell transplant or novel cell therapy.

We’re unique. Thanks to the incredible donors on our register, our pioneering research and our passionate fundraisers, we give the chance of life to three people a day.

But we won’t stop there. We are working tirelessly to unite people and science in order to unlock the cures, treatments and transplants that will transform the future for more patients. And together, we can reach the remarkable day where every patient who needs us can not only survive, but thrive.

If you're inspired by this vision, and feel you have the skills and experience we need to help achieve it, we'd love for you to join our lifesaving team.

We are looking for a Governance Officer to join our Legal and Governance team.

**Title: Governance Officer**

**Salary: £30,862 per annum** (£38,577 full-time equivalent)**

**Contract: Fixed term (12 months)**

**Hours: 28 per week (4 days)**

**Location**:Hybrid, with head office in Hampstead, London**

The Governance Officer is a vital role and effective governance reporting and oversight is essential to the charity’s function. The current Governance Officer has been seconded to Head of Commercial Operations and as such, this role will be covering her position whilst she is on secondment for 12 months. You will help manage Anthony Nolan and Anthony Nolan Trading Limited’s strategic engagement with the Board of Trustees, supporting the Director of Legal and Governance, with oversight from the Head of Operations, in all governance matters and working with the Board, the Strategic Leadership Team, the CEO’s team and other key stakeholders to ensure the effective governance of the charity.

To be successful you will have an eye for detail and a strong interest in corporate governance underlined by improving organisational process, transparency and accountability throughout Anthony Nolan. Strong interpersonal skills and resilience are also important as is the ability to deal with confidential information with the utmost discretion.

You can be sure that this role at Anthony Nolan has a direct bearing on the lives we save. If you have the skills, experience and qualities we are looking for and you are inspired by what we can achieve, we’d love to hear from you.

**What’s in it for you?**
- A competitive salary
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata), pension scheme, childcare vouchers, access to counselling via a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- Life Assurance of four times annual salary
- Travel season ticket loan, Cycle to work Scheme
- And more (full list of benefits available on our website)

Please check out the **job description here**, as well as our **FAQs & Additional Info** page to read about our benefits, values and recruitment policy.

**Release your remarkable, join our team and give someone a chance of life.**

Anthony Nolan is committed to equal opportunities & a living wage accredited employer
- All applicants must be able to demonstrate the right to work in the UK._
- It is important to note that we are an organisation where our culture matters and with patients, supporters and donors at the heart. Therefore, it is important that we make very clear that _**_we expect some work to take place in the workplace_**_. The specific expectation of remote vs on site working varies depending on the team/role, and we endeavour to make this clear on each individual vacancy. If you have any queries around our hybrid working policy and the expectation for a role you're interested in, please get in touch._