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Basic Salary £65,000-£70,000 dependant on experience plus excellent benefits 25 days holiday, stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance scheme, season ticket loan, eye care vouchers, cyclescheme and a benefits platform Perkbox
Full Time, Permanent
A blend of practical policy experience and governance technical knowledge would be highly desirable
Our client a well-recognised professional membership body with over 40,000 students and members worldwide is currently seeking to appoint a Head of Governance Policy
The Key Responsibilities
Working within a busy policy department to identify, monitor and review policy developments in corporate governance and produce briefing papers, policy documents, and a range of materials to build awareness of these and support the membership.
Leading the Institute’s work across one or more agreed policy areas, with responsibility for overseeing the development of evidence-based policy solutions to governance challenges and liaising with key stakeholders.
Monitoring governance, legal and regulatory developments and issues, and developing, with the Policy and External Affairs group, appropriate responses, strategies for influencing outcomes and give advice on appropriate media comment.
Liaising with key stakeholders and members to raise the profile of the governance profession and its contribution to better business.
Leading and co-ordinating, with the support of member groups where applicable, the drafting of submissions to government and other consulting parties on governance, company law and regulation.
Ensuring that all policy activities are appropriately planned, effectively operationalised, delivered and promoted to members and any wider audience.
Building awareness of the Institute’s policy content and ensuring that it receives the benefit of the expertise of other institute teams.
Advising the Institute’s Education and Learning and training business on changes in law and practice for governance professionals
Supporting the content and events teams with advice on technical content and guidance.
Ensuring the effective delivery and publication of guidance and policy reports, thought leadership papers and other outputs on topical issues. This will often involve working with an industry working group of experts and/or an external partner.
Undertaking projects which research and develop policy related solutions to key governance related challenges, drawing on quantitative and qualitative data and analysis.
Scoping and drafting, as required, key reports, thought leadership papers, briefings and research projects on matters of importance to the profession
Managing the Institute’s Company Secretaries Forum (which comprises around 50 senior governance professionals) and its working groups, and other Institute interest groups and advisory panels as they develop.
Developing forward programmes for member and stakeholder advisory panels.
Supporting the development of the Institute’s content and knowledge bank as a subject matter expert on corporate governance matters.
Drafting technical briefings, policy updates, and other member briefings to promote the value of the Institute’s policy work as appropriate.
Engaging with a range of key stakeholders to organise workshops, and round tables to support the work of the department.
Where appropriate attending and speaking at Institute functions and agreed external events.
Supporting the judging of the annual Institute Awards as required.
Person Specification
An understanding of governance and the role of a company secretary
Understanding of the structure, operations and strategy for a membership body
Technically proficient especially using spreadsheets and powerpoint
Experience of managing and motivating a small team
Demonstrable knowledge, understanding and experience of implementing and managing policy development and building a network of key stakeholders in a similar context.
Able to lead an ambitious programme of work for one or more policy areas, supporting and working with other teams to develop innovative influencing strategies to meet the Institute and its member’s objectives.
A strategic thinker, with the ability to successfully align our policy work with activity across the organisation including key partnerships, commercial activity, and employer engagement.
Demonstrable experience of working with subject matter experts to develop resources
Working as part of an effective team
To apply to this role please send your CV.
Due to the volume of applications we are only able to contact successful applicants. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 10 working days please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.
Membership Bespoke is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role. Membership Bespoke positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Membership Bespoke is the most experienced membership-focused recruitment firm in the UK, with 10+ years of experience delivering tailored permanent, temporary, interim, and Executive Search recruitment solutions to Trade Associations, Regulatory Bodies, Political Parties, and Professional Bodies.
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