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Board Secretary (maternity cover)
at Equality and Human Rights Commission Manchester in Manchester (Published at 09-10-2023)
Details
Reference number
318377
Salary
£40,160
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Senior Executive Officer
Senior Associate - Level 4
Contract type
Fixed Term
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment
until October 2024
Business area
EHRC - Corporate Governance
Type of role
Administration / Corporate Support
Governance
Other
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time, Compressed Hours
Number of jobs available
1
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About the job
Benefits
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Location
Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ : Glasgow, Scotland, G2 7DA : Manchester, North West England, M4 3AQ
About the job
Job summary
You will be a senior member of the Corporate Governance Team, responsible for supporting the Board and its committees. You will work closely with colleagues across the Leadership Team including the Chair and CEO to ensure Board and Committee meetings are managed and fully supported.
This is a fast-paced, complex and fascinating job at the heart of the organisation working on high profile, high impact issues concerning equality and human rights in Britain.
Job description
You will:
Lead a small team of professional staff to ensure that the Board and Committees are able to operate strategically and to the highest standards of public sector governance, with high quality and expert briefings and support.
Act as trusted advisor to both Chair and CEO in managing the Board and Committees to enable them to make effective decisions.
Manage the workplan for the Board and Committees, engaging Board and Committee members and senior staff to develop a forward schedule of work.
Ensure the accurate and timely production of minutes, actions and decisions for the corporate record.
Proactively identify and manage issues, reduce bottlenecks and drive improvement in service, making a key contribution to the Building our Commission change improvement programme and other corporate goals.
Work closely with the Communications Team to ensure that the Chair, CEO, Board and Committee members are used effectively as a resource for stakeholder engagement and are supported in that engagement.
Person specification
The full list of Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the role can be found in the Candidate Pack.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £40,160, Equality and Human Rights Commission contributes £10,883 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working patterns, 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (full time FTE), access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme and partnership pension schemes, and enhanced parental leave benefits. More information can be found in the candidate pack.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
For this vacancy, we are asking for you to submit your CV and a letter of suitability, detailing how you meet the following key criteria:
Strong organisational skills to co-ordinate all Board and Committee meetings.
The ability to manage competing demands and commitments whilst maintaining quality and timeliness.
Experience of quality assuring high quality written briefings
Experience of managing and co-ordinating work across a small team to deliver support to members of boards and committees.
Please submit your CV and statement in one document, using the upload CV function.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name :
Becky Roberts
Email :
Becky.Roberts@equalityhumanrights.com
Telephone :
0161 829 8100
Recruitment team
Email :
Becky.Roberts@equalityhumanrights.com
