Description
The Governance Officer role is pivotal to the delivery of high-level decision making forums and supporting the Executive Team in the SFO.
You will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation’s governance structure receives exceptional support and that it operates efficiently, effectively, transparently and with integrity.
This role requires privileged access to the highest levels of decision-making in the SFO and demands well-developed organisational and written skills, discretion, and flexibility. You must be able to deal confidently with staff of all grades.
Your success in the role will depend on impressive prioritisation skills, strong insight into activities across the organisation and proactive identification of developments beyond the agency that affect its effective running and reputation.
Responsibilities
As a Governance Officer you will:
- Provide efficient and effective secretariat support to the top tier of organisational committees, including leading on Case Evaluation Boards;
- Manage and provide high-quality support to boards and committees including practical arrangements for meetings, creating and maintaining a forward look of key committee agenda items, liaising with the Chair to prepare agendas and commission briefs and ensuring alignment of activity across committees;
- Draft accurate and concise minutes within agreed timeframes;
- Ensure that actions from meetings are correctly recorded and followed up, raising issues where necessary and appropriately tracking progress as well as updating and closing action items;
- Work with and support the Head of Governance to deliver effective and efficient governance to the Department, escalating issues as necessary;
- Work with colleagues across the Department to ensure issues are brought to the correct governance forum at the right time to support effective decision making at the right level;
- Assist the Head of Governance in the delivery of key recommendations emerging from an internal audit of SFO Governance;
- Manage internal communications about the work of the Governance Team, including managing the team’s intranet page; and
- Act as a point of contact for our Non-Executive Directors in relation to SFO meeting scheduling and other general queries.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £36,801, Serious Fraud Office contributes £10,661 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
- Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme.
- Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the King’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year.
- Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.
- Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.
- Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
- Opportunities for learning and development.
- Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.
- Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.
- Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure.