Governance and Compliance Officer - London, United Kingdom - The General Optical Council

The General Optical Council

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Role Purpose:

To provide effective governance and compliance support to ensure that the GOC meets its statutory obligations.

Key Accountabilities:

Provide governance support for Council and committee meetings, including forward planning, agenda and paper development, and drafting of accurate minutes and actions to ensure effective decision making within the established governance framework.
Ensure all meetings logistics are set for individual meetings, whether it be electronic or face to face, and that the correct details are sent out to committee members and staff.
Provide information, support, advice and guidance to staff in relation to the planning and drafting of papers.
Provide uptodate advice, guidance, induction and training to staff and members on the GOC's statutory responsibilities and governance and compliance policies to ensure consistency across the organisation with agreed frameworks.
Work with the Governance and Compliance team to manage other governance and compliance activity, including:
The corporate complaints process, including; delivery of actions to ensure compliance, undertaking investigations, co-ordinating responses, compiling statistics and drafting reports;
The corporate policy review process, including; scheduling reviews, supporting staff with the review of policies, completion of impact assessments, conversion into the policy template, updating into plain English and creating process flow charts; and
Keep up to date with current legislation, best practice and innovation (particularly in the regulatory sector), including engagement both internally and externally, and translate this knowledge to suggest changes to GOC's governance and compliance practices.
This list is not exhaustive and other tasks may be required which are appropriate for the nature of this role.

Essential skills/Experience/Qualifications:

Solid governance knowledge and experience of support committees at Boardlevel (Essential).
Good oral and written communication skills, including drafting of minutes, and attention to detail (Essential).
Regulatory or Charity experience (Desirable).

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