Governance Manager

Job title:

Governance Manager

Company

University College London

Job description

About usThe Governance Team, which is led by the University Secretary, is responsible for UCL’s governance operations and frameworks; it facilitates and ensures effective decision-making. The work of the Team covers both academic and institutional governance, as well as supporting the University Management Committee (UMC) and its structures. The Governance Team is an expert team providing dedicated advice and support to those involved in UCL’s leadership and governance and ensuring the effectiveness of decision-making.About the roleAs Governance Manager you will be responsible for supporting key UCL committees. This will include attending meetings and writing minutes. You will also support the planning of committee business overall, and the review of committee responsibilities and functions. There will also be responsibility for line management.This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, dynamic team with a commitment to promoting excellence in governance practices and an ethos of continuous improvement. It is also a chance to join a key department in one of the world’s top universities, providing essential support to an organisation which is leading the way in research and teaching.A full range of duties can be found on the attached job spec.About youThings you’ll need for this job include:-Strong communication skills--An ability to absorb, understand and summarise complex information-Report-writing or committee servicing experience at a senior level, including dealing with complex and sensitive matters-An excellent understanding of the governance structures within Higher Education or a similar environment.If you also have line management experience then that’s great. But if you don’t, and feel you tick our other boxes, we’d still love to hear from you!Please review the job description, and ensure the Essential and Desirable criteria are addressed in your application.What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:51:18 GMT

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