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Strategic Governance Advisor

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 21 Mai 2024
Cyflog: £32,858 i £38,272 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: National: £32,858 - £34,586 London: £36,583 - £38,272
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 02 Mehefin 2024
Lleoliad: EH8 8FT
Cwmni: Government Recruitment Service
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: 351619/5

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The Secretariat sits at the heart of the Department for Business and Trade in the Ministerial Strategy Directorate. We oversee the Department’s governance framework and provide a strategic and logistical service to the Departmental Board, Executive Committee, and their subcommittees. We support DBT’s senior leaders in their decision-making, ensuring that the right decisions are taken at the right time with accurate and high-quality evidence to support them.

The team also manages the Department's relationship with Non-Executive Directors; ensuring the Department engages them strategically on priority pieces of work, and managing a tailored Private Office function for their interactions with the Department.

Governance advisor roles in the Secretariat will involve building and managing strong working relationships with a wide range of very senior stakeholders, taking responsibility for progressing are defined area of DBT’s governance landscape and working across the Secretariat to support the effectiveness of the whole team’s quality of service. They will also gain exposure to and experience of DBT’s governance arrangements, giving them a cross-cutting view of DBT’s activity and the delivery of its ambitious agenda.

The team is recruiting for a Strategic Governance Advisor.

The post-holder will:

  • Support delivery of the Departmental Board, which meets ~4 times a year.
  • Commissioning papers, quality assuring papers and creating the Board Pack.
  • High-quality meeting support, drafting concise minutes and commissioning and tracking of actions for the Board.
  • Lead the delivery of the Board Effectiveness Review and the implementation of actions from it, to support continuous improvement of the Board.

Lead and manage the Performance and Risk Committee (PRC), which monitors DBT’s performance and performs deep-dives into departmental risks. The Committee meets ~10 times a year.

Supporting the Director General Co-Chair, Tara Smith and David Bickerton, and Committee to fulfil their responsibilities. Delivery of this high-quality service will include:

  • Setting committee agendas in line with the committee Terms of Reference.
  • Commissioning papers, quality assuring papers and creating each meeting pack.
  • High-quality minuting and recording of actions.
  • High-quality advice to teams, documentation to support process, clear commissioning and follow up of actions.
  • Developing an effective working relationship with the Chair and Committee.
  • Developing an effective working relationship with the Performance, Risk and other lead Teams.
  • Undertaking effectiveness reviews of the Committee and driving the implementation of continuous improvements.
  • Lead on broader project-based work as opportunities arise.

Appointments will be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences.