Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Governance Manager to join our busy team. Working closely alongside the Trust Board Secretary, you will take the lead on managing the Board, its committees, and other key meetings to ensure formal and robust governance arrangements are followed.
As a part of this role, you will also fulfil and oversee some corporate functions on behalf of the Chief Executive and the Trust Board Secretary, including responsibility for the Annual Report and Code of Business Conduct, including managing the register of declarations.
To do this role, you will need to be organised and efficient as you will ensure effective support for board and board-level meetings and committees, including distributing papers, administrative support, arranging meetings, recording decisions in meetings, providing timely minutes and logging actions.
This would be a brilliant opportunity for someone who has a real interest in assurance processes and the role they play in facilitating robust decision-making. The role offers wonderful opportunities to develop withing a supportive team, with a chance to hone your skills at an advanced level.
If you're interested in this role, we'd welcome an informal conversation or visit. Please contact Jason Emerson, Chief People Officer at jason.emerson@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
We're delighted to be able to offer flexible working for this role.
Please note, this job advert may close early if sufficient applications are reached.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Governance Manager has responsibility for ensuring that a full and comprehensive service is maintained
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- flexible working opportunities
- relocation packages
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support groups
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifictions
Essential
- Education to degree level
- Good standard of general education - 5 GCSE's or equivalent including Mathematics and English
Knowledge
Essential
- Articulate with excellent communication/ customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
- Advanced keyboard/ IT skills
- Proven ability to manage and prioritise own and other's workload and use own initiative
- Ability to work autonomously, deal with queries independently and escalate where appropriate
- Excellent organisation skills and ability to multitask
- Good understanding of Corporate Governance and administration processes within the NHS
- Ability to establish and maintain relevant recording and information systems
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with Trust Board members and very Senior Managers
- Competent working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access)
- Experience of working in a corporate environment
- Experience of developing and improving administration systems/ processes
Other
Essential
- Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
- Confident in dealing with people at all levels using empathy, discretion and diplomacy skills
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
Person Specification
Qualifictions
Essential
- Education to degree level
- Good standard of general education - 5 GCSE's or equivalent including Mathematics and English
Knowledge
Essential
- Articulate with excellent communication/ customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
- Advanced keyboard/ IT skills
- Proven ability to manage and prioritise own and other's workload and use own initiative
- Ability to work autonomously, deal with queries independently and escalate where appropriate
- Excellent organisation skills and ability to multitask
- Good understanding of Corporate Governance and administration processes within the NHS
- Ability to establish and maintain relevant recording and information systems
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with Trust Board members and very Senior Managers
- Competent working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access)
- Experience of working in a corporate environment
- Experience of developing and improving administration systems/ processes
Other
Essential
- Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
- Confident in dealing with people at all levels using empathy, discretion and diplomacy skills
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
