Contracting Authority: Government Client
Contract Length: 8 months
Clearance: BPSS

Knowledge:
• Understands ‘best practice’ for corporate governance in a quasi-government, large, corporate entity.
• Knowledge of board portal software (e.g., Admin Control, Diligent etc).

Type of Experience:
• An experienced Governance Manager or Assistant Company Secretary with experience within a Company Secretariat or Governance function in private or public sector organisation.
• Experience of providing committee or board management services to given deadlines, and with minimal supervision, including effective minute taking, action tracking, and agenda setting.
• Experience in implementing governance process for matrix-type organisations with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in drafting and presenting reports and briefings to a senior executive audience.
• Experience in dealing with and successfully influence key individuals at all levels.
• Experience in managing quality control for content and presentation of papers to Board and committees.

Skills
• Ability to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders, with ability to influence and offer constructive feedback
• Organised approach to work, able to balance adherence to process with the flexibility to assure a successful outcome.
• Ability to produce and present information to a wide range of different stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, demonstrating integrity and diplomacy at all levels. Conflict resolution skills – including ability to manage competing stakeholder priorities.
• Experience of maintaining a robust forward look of work for forums supported to ensure effective agenda planning.
• Accuracy and maintaining version control including the ability to ensure papers, minutes and briefings are accurate and delivered to agreed deadlines.
• IT skills for example Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to provide attention to detail and quality control.

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