Business Change Manager - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Business Consultant/ Advisor

Corporate Governance Division

6 month contract inside IR35

Full time or part time working options available
The Role

The role arises due to a short-term need to implement changes to governance and related "ways of working", primarily at Board-level.

The work will involve project management and execution of workstreams in relation to these changes (e.g. establishing boardcommittees, revamping the Board's oversight of performance, strategy and business plan, communicating across the team), and other discrete workstreams across the Corporate Governance Division.

Alongside the Secretariat manager and Technical Specialist, they will work primarily with Board members, the office of the Chair, and the Central Secretariat team.

The key responsibilities of the post-holder will be:

Supporting the Company Secretary and Central Secretariat team in the project management and implementation of recommendations for changes in the corporate governance of the FCA, endorsed by the Board and sponsored by the incoming interim Chair.
Engaging with stakeholders at a senior level
Project management and delivery
Additional discrete corporate governance

The role will suit an agile individual who has considerable governance experience.

Background
The Central Secretariat sits at the heart of the Financial team and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). Part of the Corporate Governance Division, led by the Company Secretary.

The Division

Corporate Governance Division comprises the following functions:

Central Secretariat
Consumer Panel Secretariat
Decision-Making Committees Secretariat (DMCS)
Practitioner Panels Secretariat
Conflict of Interests Policy Team

The Corporate Governance Division support's the FCA's strategy by:

facilitating informed, efficient and transparent decision-making

- driving accountability and delegation in the FCA, and
- assuring compliance with best practice and relevant law

The Team
The Central Secretariat supports both the executive committees and their respective committees.

It is a fast-paced environment that provides an unparalleled insight into the how we work at the most senior levels.

We are at the start of a major set of workstreams to reform the operation of the Board. This role will help lead those and will report to the Director.

Skills and Experience Minimum
We're a signatory to the Government's Disability Confident scheme. This means that we

Extensive company secretarial and/or governance experience, including supporting boards and senior decisionmaking committees to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and best practice
Ability to maintain and protect information appropriately to comply with

Cyber & Information Security policies

Essential

Very strong written and verbal communications skills, and the ability to adapt style depending on audience
Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
Discretion and the ability to gain others' trust
Sound attention to detail can demonstrate taking pride in work and ensuring it is of the highest standard
Ability to respond positively to change, adopting a flexible approach to new ideas,

assignments and approaches

Demonstrated experience of delivering process improvement
Demonstrate use of buisness chamge methodoligies and people inpact

Desirable

Good understanding of the legal framework and governance structures in which the FCA operates.
An understanding of "what Boards need" and an ability to help guide business areas to deliver this.
Track record of "change" project management and
Knowledge of the legal framework in which decisions are made (e.g. FSMA, Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013, Schedule of Matters Reserved to the Board, the CEO delegations, Decision Procedure and Penalties part of the Handbook, etc)