Governance Officer - Junior
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Legal
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £25000 - £26000 per annum
- Posted
- 14 Sep 2020
- Closes
- 07 Oct 2020
- Ref
- JN -092020-1229297
- Contact
- Rebekah Brown
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Practice Area
- Asset Finance
- PQE Level
- NQ
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
To support the effective operation of the Council, committees, in taking the strategic and policy decisions necessary for achieving the objectives.
Client Details
Professional association
Description
* To schedule and make all necessary arrangements for meetings of the Council and committees as may be allocated
* To liaise with office-holders, meeting chairs and policy and other colleagues on the preparation and presentation of papers
* To provide pre-meeting briefings for office-holders and meeting chairs and provide advice to them at meetings
* To ensure that papers are classified correctly under the Freedom of Information Code and posted to the website accordingly
* To produce accurate and concise minutes, prepare action sheets after meetings and track actions taken
* To retain and file meeting papers appropriately
* To keep related information on the website up to date
* To keep office-holders, meeting chairs and Council and other members informed of developments between meetings and to respond to related enquiries
* To work with colleagues in the Governance team, policy colleagues and others as required, to manage the recruitment of committee member
To provide occasion ad hoc cover for Governance team colleagues in the event of sickness or other absence when required
Profile
The post-holder should have the ability to support the Council and other Boards or committees working within a complex organisational and policy framework, and should have a good understanding of related processes.
This requires:
* Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work flexibly in response to changing priorities
* Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to deal with sometimes demanding individuals and competing priorities
* High level of attention to detail
* The intellectual ability to understand the issues under discussion
* The discretion to handle confidential or sensitive information appropriately
* Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write accurately and clearly
Job Offer
6 month FTC