Summary: The Governance Officer role involves supporting a national federated charity by managing governance processes and administrative tasks on a temporary six-month basis. Key responsibilities include organizing Board and committee meetings, maintaining trustee records, and overseeing recruitment and performance reviews. The position requires a full-time commitment with a minimum of two days of hybrid working. The start date is set for early May.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the annual calendar of Board and committee meetings, including agenda preparation, commissioning and collating meeting papers, and minute-taking.
• Advising the Governance Manager on statutory deadlines and maintaining accurate trustee records and archives of governance documents.
• Overseeing trustee and committee member recruitment, maintaining a skills audit, managing inductions, and facilitating performance reviews by coordinating feedback collection and scheduling meetings.
• Maintaining accurate records of trustee changes and submitting notifications to regulators (e.g., Charity Commission).
• Providing confidential administrative services, managing the Governance inbox, and maintaining private and shared documents to contribute to the organization’s effective governance operations.

Key Skills:

• Experience in governance administration and managing governance compliance processes.
• Ability to prepare Board packs and other governance documents.
• Skills in improving administrative systems and processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other