The Corporate Governance Manager is responsible for undertaking duties to support the corporate governance arrangements of the Trust and will have administrative responsibility for supporting the corporate business function of the Trust Board, ensuring effective, proactive governance support to the Chair and Board members, including line management responsibility for the Executive Assistants and Corporate Governance Officer.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Governance Manager will be required to contribute to the development and implementation of associated systems and policies. The post holder has responsibility for ensuring the maintenance of the Board Assurance Framework and corporate risk register.
The post holder will have administrative responsibility for the implementation of an internal audit tracker system to fulfil assurance requirements. These key areas of work impact across the whole Trust, as well as other external organisations. The post holder will also ensure effective, proactive governance support to the Chair and Board members, including line management responsibility for the Executive Assistants and Corporate Governance Officer.
The post holder will be responsible for the development of processes and procedures to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and good governance practice, including oversight of corporate registers, the oversight and management of support to the Trust Board, including Board subcommittees and other Board events including the Trust’s Annual General Meeting.
The post holder will exercise a high degree of independent judgement, flexibility and personal initiative, be able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and be able to prioritise and delegate workload whilst managing other competing priorities in a calm, positive and supportive manner.
About us
We are committed to providing the best quality integrated care to our patients. To achieve this aim we need highly motivated staff who are united by common values and behaviours.
We believe our workforce is our greatest asset and we actively support our staff to develop their capabilities to the full, with a variety of learning and development opportunities.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. We look forward to you joining us so that we can bring out your best.
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage Careers :: East Cheshire NHS Trust for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications Education and Knowledge
- Degree or equivalent in relevant field
- Relevant qualification in governance or extensive theoretical and practical experience of corporate governance
- Broad understanding of the NHS
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of business and risk management
Experience
- Extensive experience working within the specialist field of governance/performance/ business management
- Working in a complex organisation
- Evidence of ability to deal with highly sensitive information and manage conflict appropriately
Skills
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages
- Ability to take initiative and act without direct supervision
- Ability to balance competing priorities and act on key tasks within a large and varied range of work
- High standard of verbal and written communication
- Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels
- Problem solving and influencing
- Ability to make informed decisions
- To critically analyse and manage own work
- Customer focused approach to work
- To develop project plans in a coherent and user friendly style
- Presentation and facilitation skills
- Awareness of the complex issues of working across organisations and disciplines
- Develop positive working relationships across organisation boundaries
- Demonstrate the ability to be organized in managing a demanding work load
Further Information
- Please provide any additional relevant information to support your application. Please note that this is a non-scoring question.
Other Role Requirements
- Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further role requirements.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year (subject to job matching)
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