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Senior Governance Officer (Risk & Compliance)

Employer
Hays Senior Finance
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Salary
GBP37371.00 - GBP45852.00 per annum + pension, 29 days leave
Closing date
19 Oct 2022

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Sector
Public sector and government
Salary band
£30,000 - £40,000, £40,000 - £50,000
Contract type
Contract
Hours
Full Time
Where will they be working?
Hybrid - mostly home

Job Details

Senior Governance Officer to working with a public sector organisation for a 6 month FTC based in Birmingham.

Your new company

You will be working for a public sector organisation who are responsible for driving economic growth across Birmingham and surrounding areas. They are responsible for funding some of the major infrastructure and building programmes in Birmingham along with now working more closely with other development bodies the region.

Your new role


To support the Head of Governance ensuring that the organisation meets high standards of governance and probity in all its activities, providing excellent administrative support to the Board and Leadership team.

Support the Head of Governance, ensuring that all constitutional and regulatory requirements are adhered to effectively.

Work with external parties, including lawyers and government officials, local and national, as directed by the Head of Governance. Promote and support high standards of corporate governance including keeping up to date with changes and developments.

Maintain registers updating changes recording signed documents and storing appropriately

Assist with the management of the signature of key commercial documents, ensuring completed documents are retained in safe manner in accordance with the Document Retention Policy

Maintenance of the log of data privacy impact assessments and initiating reminders to ensure these are regularly reviewed Support the production of Board and committee papers.

Deputise for the Head of Governance in their absence.

Work with colleagues to ensure that the organisation is seen as a fair, respectful, open, honest and accountable organisation which values its employees.

Act at all times within the organisations rules, policies, procedures, standing orders, financial regulations, health and safety legislation, and adhere to legislative and regulatory requirements. Undertake such other tasks as may be reasonably requested by the Head of Governance and Chief Operating Officer.

Review documents for completeness

Submit documents for filing Control flow of documents between the organisation and accountable body

Review documents for tone of voice, uniformity and conformity Maintenance of register of interests Maintenance of hospitality register Maintenance of documents - recording signed documents and storing appropriately

Maintenance of the log of data privacy impact assessments

Control update and management of organization changes


What you'll need to succeed

We are looking for people who have got audit, risk, government and compliance experience in ideally in a public sector organisation
You ideally will have strong enterprise risk management experience
Experience in risk in business activities such as tupe / redundancy
Experience of liaising with legal professionals.


What you'll get in return

On offer is a salary up to 48,852 + 29 days leave plus 8 days bank holiday, hybrid working 60/40 weighted to home., a very generous local government pension scheme.
Whilst the role is for a 6 month period, the role may be required past this time also.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Company

At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.

From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.

So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.

So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.

We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:

  • Corporate Governance
  • Credit Control
  • Part-Qualified Accountant
  • Payroll
  • Public Practice Accounting
  • Public Services Accounting
  • Senior Finance – Qualified
  • Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
  • Tax & Treasury

You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow

 

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