Corporate Governance Officer in Sunderland

The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is looking for an experienced and highly organised Corporate Governance Officer. This is an opportunity to contribute to sound decision-making across an organisation responsible for improving health and wellbeing, reducing inequalities and supporting health and care services for 3.1 million people.

Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and staff members of North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).

Main duties of the job:

• Working with the Senior Corporate Governance Manager and wider team to deliver an expert, high-quality committee secretariat service for the Board and its committees.
• Promoting a positive governance culture and ensuring compliance with governance framework, policies and relevant legislation.
• Coordinating the committee secretariat function and supporting effective committee management.
• Providing advice and support to key committees and subcommittees (including accurate minute taking).
• Providing specialist governance and procedural advice to colleagues at all levels.
• Maintaining governance documents and committee registers of interests.
• Preparing clear, timely reports for the Board, committees and subcommittees.
• Supporting Chairs during committee meetings.
• Delivering corporate governance training.
• Identifying emerging risks and supporting governance improvement work.
• Managing and developing relevant support staff.

About us:

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country. The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including promoting integration of health and care services, improving people's health and well-being, and reducing health inequalities. With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas.

Job responsibilities:

• You will be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience gained in a similar role.
• You will bring substantial experience in corporate governance and/or risk management, alongside excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You will be confident advising senior colleagues, interpreting guidance and procedural rules, producing high-quality reports and influencing others on complex issues.
• You will also be able to prioritise competing demands, work independently, meet changing deadlines and maintain close attention to detail.
• Experience of managing staff, projects and budgets is essential.
• You should also be comfortable using Microsoft Office and relevant risk management systems.
• Some travel and flexibility around meeting times may be required.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications:
• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level.
• Experience of involvement in risk management issues.
• Experience of advising and liaising with staff at all levels of the organisation, and externally to the organisation.
• Experience of working with various teams and staff.
• Experience in carrying out investigations and reviews, e.g. root cause analysis.
• Experience of report writing and the ability to produce high quality comprehensive reports for formal meetings.
• Extensive experience of risk management and/or corporate governance, maintaining an in-depth knowledge of priorities and reacting accordingly.
• Experience of managing projects and associated budget.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details:

Employer name: North East & North Cumbria ICB
Address: Pemberton House, Colima Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 3XB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/