Summary of the Role
The role of Governance Assistant supports the RD Chief of Staff (CoS) and their team. The team is responsible for providing support to drive forward business governance, assisting in facilitating effective reporting and acting as a conduit for RD, DIO, MOD and Civil Service initiatives to enable RD to operate as an efficient, cohesive unit.
This is a busy but rewarding role where you will experience work of an interesting, multifaceted, and challenging nature. We are seeking an individual who can use their own initiative; is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, supporting on multiple priorities; who can demonstrate a flexible innovative approach, enabling them to adapt quickly to changing/urgent requirements. The post holder should have strong communication skills both written and face-to-face, with the ability to engage with a wide range of staff including Senior Management.
The role of Governance Assistant includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Providing administrative support to Chief of Staff team
Providing administrative support to the Chief of Staff including organising meetings, creating slide decks, and any ad-hoc tasks required.
Supporting the tracking of Learning & Development activity across the CoE
Track and support RD and CoE Parliamentary Business requests, keeping accurate and concise records.
Ensure the CoE is compliant with mandatory staff related requirements e.g. mandatory training.
Supporting the periodic refresh of training packages
Supporting assurance activity for the 1* business area.
Maintaining Business Impact Analysis records.
Supporting the creation and ongoing review of CoE governance documents.
Any other tasks reasonably expected of the grade to support Defence and wider government objectives