Principal, Board - London, United Kingdom - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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London, United Kingdom

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Description

Requisition ID Office Country- United Kingdom- Office City- London- Division- Office of the Secretary General- Contract Type- Short Term- Contract Length- 10 months- Posting End Date- 29/03/2023
Purpose of Job
The core role of the Principal Board & Institutional Affairs (BIA) is to:

Take responsibility for the management and oversight of all aspects of the delivery of the bi-weekly meetings of the Board of Directors (BoD) (on rotation) as Board Secretary;
Take responsibility for the management and oversight of all aspects of the delivery of one of the three Standing Committees in their function as Committee Secretary and;
Take responsibility for delivering governance projects as these arise.

The Principal plays an essential role in the delivery of high quality corporate governance in the EBRD.

To be effective, the Principal BIA must be seen as a trusted and impartial adviser by both the Board of Directors and senior management and needs to demonstrate initiative and political acumen in finding and delivering solutions to achieve consensus amongst these key decision makers.

In the role, the Principal needs strong diplomacy skills.

The Principal is also responsible for the development and delivery of other core Corporate Governance elements and project work (depending on business need), including:

Induction of new Board Directors, Alternate Directors and Advisers;
Ensuring that the EBRD's Corporate Governance procedures and processes for the Board of Directors are codified, kept updated and complied with;
Ensuring accurate information flows between the Board of Directors, Committees and management (e.g. via Pegasus) and;
Actively resolving issues and advising on governance, policy and operational related matters.

To achieve this, the Principal will liaise and maintain close contacts with the Secretary General, Directors, senior management and staff across the Bank.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

The Principal's role as an interface between senior management and the Committee is essential to ensure a good working dynamic between the two, and the Principal is expected to be astute to the political and strategic nuances present in the dialogue between the Board and management.

The Principal will see first-hand the major issues facing the Bank.

As Committee Secretary, the Principal is responsible for the oversight, management and delivery of one of the three standing committees of the Board of Directors, including:

Being the point of communication between the Committee Chair / Members and management;
Providing strategic and corporate governance advice, guidance and support for the Committee Chair / Members and senior management before, during and after Committee meetings;
Ensuring the Committee adheres to high quality Corporate Governance standards (from the adherence to quorums to the challenging of inappropriate behaviours);
Working with the Committee Chair / Members to plan, prepare and deliver the Committee's work programme;
Managing and overseeing delivery of agendas, notifications, documentation, attendance, list of speakers and room management.
Preparing and securing agreement on the official record of the meetings;
Ensuring followup with teams and management on commitments and other deliverables;
Advising and briefing the President and senior management on emerging strategic, operational, governance and other issues from the Committee discussions;
Liaising with Board Directors, Advisers and management on questions and queries.

As Board Secretary, the Principal is responsible for the oversight, management and delivery (on rotation) of the smooth delivery of Board Meetings, including:

Providing strategic and corporate governance advice, guidance and support for the President (as Chair), Board Directors, and senior management before, during and after Board meetings;
Ensuring that Board meetings meet the essential standards of Corporate Governance (such as quorums);
Leading on the planning, preparation and delivery of the Board agendas, documentation, attendance, room management etc. in close consultation with the OSG management, the President (and their Office), Directors, and other senior managers;
Liaising with the President's Office in relation to the preparation of speaking points and any other additional briefing or issue management / resolution;
Preparing and securing agreement on the official record of the meetings;
Ensuring followup with teams and management on commitments and other deliverables;
Advising and briefing senior management, as well as liaising with Board Directors, Advisers and management on questions and queries;
Preparing, editing, negotiating and agreeing accurate record minutes,

The Principal takes lead responsibility for particular projects or governance initiatives, such as (some of these are examples and may change over time):