Committee Secretary x3 F0021

Job Description

LocationBristol, South West, BS1 6EH : Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2GN : Liverpool, North West, L3 1BP : Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS11 9AT : Gateshead, North East, NE11 0NAAbout the jobSummaryThis is an exciting role at the heart of Homes England contributing to the running of an intelligent Secretariat service to the Board and the Executive and providing strategic support to the Chair of Homes England and the Board. You will work as a part of a team of Committee Secretaries, reporting to the Head of Governance as part of the wider Governance team. The role of the Secretary team has two key asks: 1. Providing an effective Secretariat service to the Board, its Committees and Executive leadership forums; and, 2. Owning and contributing to Governance and Secretariat change initiatives. Developing strong secretariat and governance processes that will enable the organisation to make fast, transparent and effective decisions. Homes England is going through a period of considerable change as it moves to a new Operating Model. The Governance team will play a vital role in leading, and being part of, transformational change to enable Homes England to meet its Mission & Objectives.Job descriptionOur successful candidate will: ? Provide an intelligent Secretariat service to the Board, its sub-committees and the executive to drive Members and senior stakeholders performance. ? Acting as Secretary to a number of decision-making meetings; producing excellent minutes, strategically forward planning Committee business and undertaking meeting support administration. ? Taking ownership of the annual staff declarations of interest process. Ensuring it is a transparent and robust process. ? Working autonomously, particularly around your Committee secretary duties, whilst reporting to senior colleagues in the governance team in a matrix management environment. ? Working as part of multi-disciplinary teams undertaking transformational change activities, including Board and Committee design and development.ResponsibilitiesThe successful applicant will have: ? Experience of providing Secretariat support to a Board and/or Committee. ? Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a demanding workload, understanding of change management principles. ? Team working skills. Desirable ? An understanding and experience of public sector governance; ? Experience of matrix management as manager or the managed.BenefitsBenefitsHomes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits. Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays. Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours. These need to be balanced with business needs so they will vary from job to job. If you would like to know more please speak to the Recruiting Manager. Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health. Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees. We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave. If anyone has any queries on any of these terms and conditions, please get in touch for further information.Things you need to knowSecuritySuccessful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Selection process detailsFor more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description/Person Specification. To apply for this vacancy please submit a CV which is a reflection of the competencies required as shown in the Job Description/Person Spec as this is how your application will be assessed against the role requirements. Your CV and completed Diversity Monitoring Form should be saved using your name and document type, for example ?Your name ? CV, or Your name ? Diversity Monitoring Form?. Return both by e-mail with the Vacancy Title and six digit reference number in the subject line, for example ?Team Coordinator (5P0376)? to . It is important that you include your contact details on the diversity monitoring form; if you are successful at short-listing stage these details will be used to provide information regarding the next stage of the process. Please include in the email subject line, the Vacancy Title and six digit reference number, for example ?Team Coordinator (5P0376)?. Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. The interview will consist of a range of questions around competencies, strengths/values and job specific questions. In terms of preparation, it is advised that you read and refer to the Job Description and Person specification. It is also valuable for you to spend some time reading our Strategic Plan which will give you an overview of the organisation and our values. Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are regretfully unable to respond to every application individually. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the adverts closing date we will not be progressing with your application. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role. Please note ? Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Equifax to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application. Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages application