Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs

Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen, supporting a large Healthcare organisation as a Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs.

The post will be working in the North West on an interim basis for 5 months. The post will be working majority on–site, with some flexibility for remote. The hourly rate will be GBP49.54, working outside IR35.

The post holder will lead on Corporate Governance by providing professional advice and guidance to the Board, Committees and Non–Executives;

Main Responsibilities:

To make informed decisions around the structure of the organisation and its committees;
Organisation of agendas /minute management, leading teams to provide excellent administrative duties;
Lead on office management duties such are FOI management, Annual reports and accounts, Standing orders;
Work alongside the HRBP, as the link and coordinator into the organisation, along with local authorities and other organisations;
Actively shape and design the organisation, and work cohesively with local authorities/other organisations;
Handle standing orders, complete annual reports, and manage accounts;
Ensure that the organisation exercises its functions effectively, efficiently, economically, with good governance and in accordance with the terms of the organisation's constitution;
Make sure of the highest standards of probity according to statutory and legislative requirements that relate to Corporate Affairs, interpreting how they relate to the organisation, providing expert advice to the organisation and the Governing Body using their own judgement, when solutions are not always apparent;
Lead and foster a culture of good governance within the organisation, and ensure managerial and clinical staff are committed to deliver functions in a cost effective, economically efficient manner that is consistent with good governance and in line with the organisation's values of openness and transparency;
Maintain a high standard of public service, accountability, and probity;
Oversee the work of the Corporate Affairs Manager and a small team including the secretariat which manages both the PA function for the Leadership Team and the corporate administrative function for all corporate committees;
Act as Board Secretary for the Governing Body and develop excellent working relationships with the Clinical Chair, Board members and Chairs of all committees to ensure that good governance is part of the fabric of the organisation and is present in all aspects of the organisation's functions.
A successful candidate will have:

Must have NHS and CCG expertise;
Proven experience in managing a team, with strong leaderships skills;
Significant experience working within the NHS, specifically within commissioning;
Experience of change management, and prior experience of supporting a merger;
Strong interpersonal skills;
Excellent report writing ability;
Membership of a relevant professional body i.e., Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Risk Management, etc;
Post graduate level qualification in a relevant area i.e., HR, Communications, IM&T, Risk Management or Healthcare policy;
AN RSA II qualification;
In depth experience and knowledge of working in NHS with specific experience in Governance work including IG, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and audit;
Experience of developing effective risk management frameworks across organisations, for internal and external stakeholder demands.

If you are interested in the role and have the above skill set, please send a copy of your updated CV along with your availability to Ria Healy on (url removed)