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Base pay range
This role will be Cambridgeshire based.
Job summary
Working as part of Homes England’s central Governance team, led by Peter Judge, our Company Secretary and Assistant Director - Governance, you as the Assistant Company Secretary - Cambridge will play a critical role in supporting the Cambridge Growth Company (CGC), a subsidiary of Homes England, during its formative stages and beyond.
You will be joining our small but highly skilled and experienced Governance team, who are committed to making positive contributions and continual improvements to how we manage our key decision-making.
We believe in delivering a first-class customer service, excellent delivery and taking an innovative and creative approach to delegation and governance issues. This includes working in a collaborative/flexible way to foster good decision making and problem solving within the team and across the Agency.
This is a rare chance to shape the future governance structures in a fast-growing project with real social purpose and a lasting impact.
Working with key stakeholders and as part of a professional team, you will help ensure an effective secretariat and governance service to the CGC Chair, Board, the Executive and committees, including the CGC’s advisory council. As a full part of the Homes England Governance Team, you will also have the opportunity to support Homes England’s wider governance at its group of companies.
The CGC project is likely to transfer to a stand-alone development corporation in the next few years, this post may be in scope to transfer to that successor organisation at an appropriate time. It will require regular office attendance in Cambridge as part of hybrid working arrangements.
You'll be comfortable supporting the Company Secretary, working as part of the wider governance team to facilitate timely and compliant decision making and recording those decisions. You will also be comfortable working on complex governance issues and ensuring statutory compliance and reporting.
You will be content working in a complex stakeholder environment and with senior stakeholders. You will be proficient in minute taking, Companies Act compliance, strategic forward planning Board and committee business, and undertaking meeting support administration. You will be able to work autonomously, particularly around your CGC Board secretary duties, whilst reporting to senior colleagues in the Governance team in a matrix management environment.
Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a Governance team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.
As an experienced governance professional, you’ll understand how to engage colleagues at all levels and manage a varied workload. You will be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.
Person specification
* You will hold a professional qualification allowing you to act as a Company Secretary (or you will have equivalent relevant experience).
* Experience of providing Secretariat support to a Board and/or Committee.
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a demanding workload.
* Understanding of change management principles.
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
Things you need to know
How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Name: Recruitment Team
Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
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