Governance Assistant

Part Time – 20 Hours per week
6 Month Contract
Based in Milton Keynes
Start date – 02.06.25
£12,000 pa – £13,000 pa

A great opportunity to make a difference to the community of Milton Keynes, a key administrative role providing support to the administration manager as part of the governance support function for a local charity.

You will be responsible for ensuring governance arrangements contribute meaningfully to the strategic development of the organisation. Manage relationships with the Board, Committees and the executive team, working closely with a range of stakeholders.

• Manage the administrative aspects of governance meetings (including preparation of agendas and minutes and circulation of papers), and ensure meetings proceed in accordance with the requirements of the relevant governance policies.
• Maintaining the Governance Calendar including diary management for Board and Committee meetings
• Leading on and facilitating the recruitment of trustees to ensure the Board comprises the appropriate balance of skills, knowledge, and experience.
• Leading on the training and development of the trustees
• Support the production of key charity publications, including the Annual Report and Annual Accounts (lead by the Financial Controller)
• Organise and prepare documentation for the Annual Meeting

• Motivated, innovative, flexible and responds positively to opportunities and challenges
• Ideally previous experience of managing a complex workload, co-ordinate a range of activities at the same time and able to prioritise among a competing range of demands
• Good organisational skills, accurate, efficient and the ability to meet deadlines consistently
• Is enthusiastic and enjoys a new challenge
• Effective people and communication skills
• Good IT skills (Microsoft Office 365)
• Tactful, diplomatic, understands the need for confidentiality and is discreet about sensitive information

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