Corporate Governance Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

We are looking for a talented, proactive and ambitious person to join our Corporate Affairs team as a Corporate Governance Manager. This is a role that will help us ensure that our most senior decision-making meetings (Trust Board, sub committees of the Board, Council of Governors and Council of Governors Working Groups) operate to a high standard, fulfil their statutory and regulatory duties and deliver on the Boards ambitions for improved and streamlined processes.

We are looking for a driven and experienced individual who can deliver and make an impact straight away. The role would suit an individual keen to build a career in corporate governance.

The role offers flexibility, and the current requirement is for attendance to the office for a minimum of two days a week. This is subject to the demands of the role and could mean attendance on more days if the business need requires it.

Key relationships

Internal:The Trust Secretary, Director of Corporate Affairs, Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs, Corporate Governance Officer/Membership Officer, Chief of Staff, Chief Executive and Chairs Office, Executive Leadership Team support staff, Communications department, Non- Executive Directors, including the Chair, the Board and Board Committee support staff.

External:Council of Governors, including Lead / Deputy Lead Governors and Chairs of Working Groups, and all external stakeholders, including members of the public, other Trusts, service users, government representatives and NHS England.

Key Responsibilities:

Supporting delivery of the Council of Governors, Boards and Board Committees statutory responsibilities and strategic ambitions.

Commissioning Board papers in line with the agreed agenda and ensuring these are received on time. Ensuring the timely distribution of Board Papers ahead of Board Meetings.

Providing administrative and tactical support to the Council of Governors, including preparation of forward work plans and reports, agenda setting, minute-taking and following up on actions.

Effective working with the Director and Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs, and Non-Executive Directors to deliver high-quality corporate governance and an effective support.

Where the Non-Executive Directors must attend meetings as part of the Board, arranging and managing those meetings. This does not include diary management of all other individual NED meetings.

Developing and maintaining the directorates information systems, creating a repository of auditable information and data relating to information as it relates to the corporate governance function (including, but not limited to, the Trust Constitution, databases, legal advice, decision-making logs, and meeting papers).

Organising and attending service visits for NEDs and Governors, ensuring even coverage across different directorates and types of service; preparing briefings and producing reports on the visits.

Supporting the Trust Corporate Affairs team to implement best practice in good governance across Board Committees.

Maintaining oversight of non-clinical policies, proactively managing reviews and updates.

Assisting the development, and leading the implementation of, best practice in governance processes from floor-to-Board, improving and professionalising the management of information exchange through meetings and written reports.

A role in developing, implementing and reviewing corporate governance policies and procedures, ensuring regulatory and statutory compliance across the Trust, and managing the day-to-day operation of those policies in practice.

Management of the Trustwide declarations of interest procedures, reporting on compliance and ensuring transparency, and appropriate reporting and publishing of registers in line with those policies.

Supporting the preparation of the Trusts Annual Report.

Secretariat support to the Governors Nominations Committee (responsible for the appointment of Non-Executive Directors) and providing support to NED onboarding.

Responsibility to collate and act on Fit and Proper Persons checks for Non-Executive Directors (annually and on appointment).

Preparing reports to the Board on Governor activities.

Preparing communications to Governors on key strategic issues of importance to the Trust.

Undertaking project work for the Trust Secretary/Director of Corporate Governance/Deputy Director of Corporate Governance where required.

Contributing to and maintaining the Corporate Affairs business calendar and workplan.

The Corporate Governance Manager reports directly to the Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs. The post holder will need to engage and interact with senior staff within and outside the Trust, including associated partners and agencies.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of writing formal documents and / or minute-keeping of complex meetings.
• Demonstrable experience of managing and maintaining office information systems, complying with retention schedules.
• Devising forward work plans, preparing and delivering agendas, commissioning and drafting high quality reports and minute-taking.

Knowledge / Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, preparing high-quality written reports with a clear written style to a standard appropriate to Board-level.
• Ability to make sense of complex information and discussions, across a broad scope of issues relevant to the Trust, including quality and clinical care.
• Analytical and judgement skills, working with complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison.
• Ability to inspire the confidence of senior leaders, with a confident and highly-organised style.
• Demonstrate a freedom to act; proactive working and showing own initiative.
• Passionate about the work of the Trust and supporting our service users, carers and volunteers.
• High level competency in Microsoft 365 applications including SharePoint and OneDrive.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ, Maudsley Hospital

London

SE5 8AZ

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)