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    Governance Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - The Gambling Commission

    The Gambling Commission
    The Gambling Commission Birmingham, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Governance Officer
    Birmingham, West Midlands


    As a member of the Governance Team, you will play a key role in ensuring that decision making in the Commission is well managed.

    You will support internal governance meetings and processes and will contribute to the development of the governance function.


    The Benefits:

    • Salary of circa £32,000
    • Civil service pension, with an employer contribution rate of 27%
    • Flexible working
    • Hybrid working, specific guidelines are to be agreed with line manager
    • 26 days' holiday, rising to 29 days after two years' service, with the option to buy up to five days' extra annual leave

    Key Responsibilities:
    It's about good governance.

    You will be part of the Corporate Governance team and will provide secretariat support for a range of internal meetings.

    You will provide the administrative and planning support for scheduling and organising meetings, developing agendas, collating and sharing papers and ensuring that accurate and timely minutes and actions are recorded and followed up.

    It's about engagement.

    You will use your communication and engagement skills to build and develop relationships at all levels of the Commission to support the development of the governance function and role.

    It's about organisation.

    You will be part of a busy team working to tight deadlines to support decision making and reporting across the Gambling Commission.

    It's about support. You will help to build capacity and capability for internal stakeholders.

    You will support the promotion of good governance and where necessary deliver training, guidance and awareness sessions for Commission colleagues.

    It's about risk.

    You will take a lead role in managing and developing the Governance risk register and will support to Risk and Assurance team to share good practice and build capacity and capability for internal stakeholders.

    It's about making this a great place to work. You will join a culture of openness, accountability and collaboration by role modelling our Ways of Working.

    It's about reporting.

    You will support internal reporting on Governance team activities, contributing to monthly and quarterly reporting, and will develop internal reporting as needed to support governance meetings.


    Person Specification

    Essential:

    • A good understanding of the key principles and concepts of governance. Direct experience of scheduling and planning meetings and events.
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to draft high quality documents and to work at pace while maintaining attention to detail.
    • Experience of minuting meetings and the ability to produce minutes to a high degree of accuracy within tight timescales. Able to track actions and identify issues for follow up.
    • Comfortable working with senior leaders, able to operate with discretion and to deal with sensitive information.
    • Ability to work independently within own sphere of responsibility, understanding when issues can be dealt with and when they need to be escalated.
    • Ability to work as part of a team to interpret and apply existing policies, and to proactively identify gaps or weaknesses and propose solutions.
    • Experience of working with stakeholders at a range of levels. Able to adapt communication styles to suit the audience and to use tact and diplomacy when dealing with others.
    • Influencing and negotiating skills to achieve a desired result, with resilience to overcome obstacles to delivery. Able to use judgement and experience to solve problems.
    • Ability to prioritise and organise your time to manage competing demands and meet deadlines.
    • Strong IT skills and demonstrable experience with Microsoft Office software.
    • Able to work in a flexible hybrid way, with regular attendance in person in Birmingham.

    Desirable:

    • Experience in working in a Governance team or similar role
    • Experience of providing support to senior leaders and stakeholders
    • Experience of using Board Management software

    Our Ways of Working
    Outcome-focused: We put consumers at the heart of everything we do. We take responsibility for an issue and moving it forward. We deliver results through working collaboratively.

    Reaching for ways to improve:
    We encourage feedback and ideas. We are committed to continuous improvement and are open to trying different ways of working. We celebrate successes and take responsibility when things go wrong.

    Respectful:
    We recognise every colleague's contribution.

    We give each other timely constructive feedback. We all encourage challenge.

    Communicate well:
    We are clear and concise. We listen and check our understanding. We explain the reasons for decisions.

    Making this a great place to work: We all help to make the Commission a great place to work. We value and support each other.

    We demonstrate a positive attitude.


    About Us:


    Set up under the Gambling Act 2005, the Gambling Commission is committed to safeguarding the public against any detrimental impact brought about by gambling.

    We do this by keeping crime out, protecting children and vulnerable people and ensuring the commercial gambling industry is run fairly and openly.

    We work with the legal system, the public health system, community groups and the industry itself to understand how we can protect the interests of as many people as possible, as effectively as possible.

    The closing date for this role is Thursday 23rd May 2024.


    PLEASE NOTE:
    ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying. We are unable to provide sponsorship for visas currently.

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    We reserve the right to change the closing date depending on the number of responses received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered in the selection process.
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