Employer: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: County Hall
Town: Leicester
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 19/03/2025
Corporate Governance Projects Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 4
We take a flexible approach in terms of what we are able to offer. This means we have a variety of working patterns, full or part-time and we actively promote agile working, i.e. working where it’s most appropriate for an individual to perform their role. You will have a base at Glenfield to attend as and when required but for the majority of the time you will be able to work from home. It will be expected that you have a basic homeworking set up in your home to meet the needs of the role i.e. desk/chair.
So why not join our team and help us to deliver better healthcare, both now and in the future!
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Corporate Governance Team. We are looking to recruit a Corporate Governance Projects Assistant to provide support to various corporate governance projects and to provide an administrative and reception function.
You will have knowledge and experience of administrative and office systems and processes including experience of secretarial and minute-taking. The postholder will be required to have excellent communication and customer services skills to enable effective delivery of the role including reception services. The postholder must have the ability to communicate at all levels across the organisation and across external stakeholders. The postholder will be required to be based in the office.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Governance Projects Assistant will:
* Be responsible for ensuring that the organisation has in place sound, integrated corporate governance arrangements, policies, procedures and structures for compliance with legal, constitutional, regulatory and risk management requirements.
* Liaise with appropriate functions within the organisation and across external organisations ensuring information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the organisation.
* Be responsible for providing a secretarial and administrative service to the appropriate meetings / committees, to arrange and diarise meetings and to document the discussions and decisions.
* Be the first point of contact for visitors and members of the public, demonstrating a high level of customer service skills and promoting the service in a positive manner.
* Be accountable for the adherence of a number of policies in relation to the running of reception and overseeing stationery ordering, room bookings, travel bookings and management of similar corporate facility related activities.
Working for our organisation
We are looking to recruit a Corporate Governance Projects Assistant to support the Corporate Governance Team. The Corporate Governance Team plays a critical role in the development, review and embedding of corporate governance systems and processes across the organisation to ensure statutory and constitutional compliance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include:
* To support projects undertaken within the team, including risk management related projects, health and safety projects, corporate committees and be responsible for the reception function.
* To support with research / collation of data; prepare and produce reports to a high standard within tight timescales; attend meetings; minute taking and administration of workshops, to enable the production of action plans and accurate reports.
* To be responsible for providing comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Head of Corporate Governance as and when appropriate.
* To act as a meeting / committee clerk and be responsible for the efficient administration of meetings.
* To organise and co-ordinate meetings and events with both internal and external bodies.
* To open, record, scan and action all incoming correspondence and communication; and to develop and maintain office systems within the team.
* To maintain organisational records for the team e.g. holidays, sickness, expenses, etc.
* To promote a positive image of the organisation; routinely check that noticeboards, meeting rooms and reception area are well presented.
* To manage the reception function and responsibilities including providing on-site day-to-day support and sign-posting members of staff / visitors.
Person specification
Education
* Educated to NVQ 4 level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience.
Knowledge
* Good working knowledge of administrative processes and procedures.
Experience
* Experience of minute taking and producing reports.
* Experience of a high standard of customer service to all internal and external stakeholders.
Skills
* Ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of stakeholders (internal and external), both verbally and in writing.
** Please Note ** In event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.
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