This role will be stretching and rewarding in equal measure. You will regularly interact with both executive members of the leadership team and Board Members. You will also have sufficient autonomy to put your expertise into practice, acting on your own judgement and building positive relationships with those stakeholders. With important operational responsibility, you will support effective governance of the Charity Commission working within the Governance Framework, ensuring processes run smoothly, comply with agreed standards, and adapt to changing business needs. This will include coordinating and delivering high-quality governance support to Senior Leaders and Board Members, and providing practical, professional governance advice in line with established policies and procedures. You will also deliver a high-quality and well-organised secretariat service, preparing agendas, commissioning, drafting, reviewing and issuing papers, and taking accurate minutes for governance groups as required. This will include deputising for the Head of Governance. Key Responsibilities: Operate in line with the Governance Framework, Governance Handbook, Framework Document and Scheme of Delegation, reviewing materials at agreed intervals, identifying areas for improvement, and highlighting gaps or non-compliance with a recommended course of action to the Head of Governance for decision. Provide a high-quality and well-organised secretariat service and governance advice. This will include but is not limited to the Casework Risk Committee and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. This includes managing forward plans, agreeing agendas, drafting, commissioning and reviewing papers, negotiating timelines with authors and presenters, and issuing final packs in line with agreed service standards. Anticipate, analyse and respond to novel or emerging issues by identifying pragmatic and proportionate options within governance parameters, escalating appropriately with clear supporting evidence. Take accurate, well-structured minutes that reflect discussions, decisions and rationale, and maintains comprehensive action logs to ensure timely delivery of all actions by their owners. Build productive working relationships with Board Members, senior leaders and colleagues across the organisation, providing clear and practical advice on governance procedure, due process and propriety, and guiding stakeholders to apply governance requirements consistently. Contacts will also include other Government departments, e.g., DCMS up to and including SCS and other public bodies Supports the design and delivery of the Board Induction Programme and ongoing development activities, ensuring materials remain current, accessible and aligned with organisational needs. Coordinate the production of inputs to the Accountability Report and contributes to the Annual Report and Accounts process with the Head of Governance, working closely with Finance and Commercial partners to meet required timelines. Upholds strong information management practice, ensuring appropriate handling, security classification, version control and accessibility standards for governance materials. Implementing processes as necessary to support this. Supports business continuity by ensuring the smooth operation of governance and secretariat activities deputising for the Head of Governance, maintaining meeting cycles, monitoring emerging issues, and escalating risks or concerns with clear and evidenced recommendations Contributes to continuous improvement activities by reviewing internal processes, templates and systems, identifying opportunities to strengthen the governance function, and supporting lessons-learned activity across the annual cycle. Please note that this role sits within the Corporate Office team which provides support and advice to the Chair, Chief Executive, and the Executive Leadership Team. From time to time, you may be required to perform duties that contribute to wider Corporate Office objectives. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .