Company Secretary, Corporate Services - London, United Kingdom - Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About the role
GOSH Charity's Company Secretary is an instrumental role in the Charity Leadership Group.

The role has accountability for the Charity's compliance with legal requirements and maintaining high standards of corporate governance, including internal audit, risk, data protection, safeguarding, whistleblowing, procurement, and insurance.

The role holds a key position at the heart of the governance operations supporting Trustees to ensure the proper conduct of the Charity in regard to ensuring compliance with the regulatory and statutory obligations.

The ability to balance the need to ensure compliance with all relevant regulation, guidance, and best practice, whilst analysing risks in relation to compliance to facilitate appropriate cost-effective solutions.

You will determine, prepare, and monitor appropriate policies and procedures and ensure the provision of legal advice that supports the delivery of the highest standards of good governance.

We are looking for someone who has focussed on Secretariat, Governance, and Data Protection in their career / who is a governance specialist, who is passionate about good governance and holds a strong belief that governance is an enabler, providing a pragmatic, ethical, achievable, and relevant approach that embeds governance into the heart of business as usual.

About the Team

About You
You will be an experienced Company Secretary with specialist knowledge in data protection

Specifically, you will have:

Proven experience leading a Governance, Secretariat and Compliance function.
Demonstrable knowledge and experience of leading and advising on Data Protection compliance.
Experience in identifying pragmatic solutions for legal and governance matters.
Experience in conveying complex legal and governance matters to a wide audience of internal stakeholders, management, and Trustees.
Working knowledge of corporate and charity law, audit, risk, procurement, and other corporate services desirable.
Working knowledge of the charity/notforprofit sector desirable.
Chartered Governance Institute qualified desirable.
Industry recognised Data Protection qualification desirable.

About the Charity
Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 750 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses.

And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children - and change the world.

This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential.

Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can't help funding ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities.

Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill children starts with you.

At GOSH Charity we are a values-led organisation (We are Curious, We Care, We are Courageous) delivering on our purpose in every role to transform the lives of seriously ill children.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Hybrid working

This role is based in our Central London office (WC1N, opposite Russell Square underground) with a minimum of 2 days working in the London office with the option to work remotely up to three days a week.

What we offer

30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days.
A flexible approach to working arrangements.
Access to our enhanced pension scheme
Life assurance
Access to various health and wellbeing schemes

Next steps and how to apply

Closing date: 10th September 2023

First Interview: 20th September 2023
**Second interview: W/C 25th September 2023