Governance Business Partner

Job Description - Governance Business Partner (24692)
Job Description
Governance Business Partner
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Description
Governance Business Partner
Based from our Newcastle upon Tyne office 2 days per week and home working the remainder
Salary circa £40,000 pa and great benefits including Health Cash Plan
Home, a place where you belong
Are you passionate about shaping organisational governance and risk management strategies? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where proactive thinking and collaboration are valued?
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Governance Specialist where you’ll provide effective governance support and guidance to our boards, committees, and executive teams.
Typical day as a Governance Business Partner
Support our Home Group Board and Company Secretary on all governance-related matters
Deliver board, subsidiary, and committee meeting management
Create agendas to ensure we focus on the crucial and relevant items
Support Scottish and English governance and policy development
Maintain key registers, legal and regulatory returns
Collaborate and create close working relationships with executives, board member and committee chairs acting as a key point of contact
Deliver high-level executive support to our Chief Executive, including diary management, meetings, travel arrangements and correspondence.
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better. You’ll do that here, working for one of the Top 10 Great Place to Work in the UK!
You bring
Ability to effectively challenge, negotiate and positively influence stakeholders at all levels
Strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders
Discretion in handling confidential information
Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
Awareness of the principles of effective governance
Experience in supporting board and or company secretariat functions
Outstanding organisation skills, co-ordinating and quality assessing board papers with a high degree of accuracy
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship toexternalcandidates for this role. This remains under regular review.
Our team
You’ll join Charlotte and our Risk & Governance team, we’re super passionate about what we do! We’re a supportive bunch and like to catch up over a cuppa virtually or in person.
Job details
Flexible working hours, we’re open to agreeing a work pattern with you
This is a hybrid role working 2 days from our brilliant new office in the centre of Newcastle and the rest of the week at home
Able to use technology for preparing reports and presentations
You’ll need a Basic DBS check done and we pay for that
A place where you belong
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best.
Together we make Home Group a great place to work
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What’s in it for you?
34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
Flexible working hours (or we’re open to agreeing a work pattern with you)
Health cash plan - saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and your children if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies, and lots more.
This is a hybrid role working between one of our offices and you home
We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us
Colleague wellbeing really matters to us. There are several tools and support available to help when you need them
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