Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs

Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen, supporting a large Healthcare organisation as a Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs.

The post will be working in the North West on an interim basis for 4 – 5 months. Most of the role will be working on-site, with some flexibility for remote.

The hourly rate will be between £49.54 - £59.11, working outside IR35.

The post holder will lead on Corporate Affairs, providing professional advice to the Board, Committees and Non-Executives.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure the highest standards are in place to statutory and legislative requirements that relate to Corporate Affairs, providing expert advice to the organisation and the Governing Body using their own judgement, when solutions are not always apparent;
• To make informed decisions around the structure of the organisation and its committees;
• Ensure that the organisation exercises its functions effectively, efficiently, economically, with good governance and in accordance with the terms of the organisation’s constitution;
• Lead on office management duties such are FOI management, Annual reports and accounts, Standing orders;
• Oversee the work of the Corporate Affairs Manager and a small team including the secretariat which manages both the PA function for the Leadership Team and the corporate administrative function for all corporate committees;
• Handle standing orders, complete annual reports, and manage accounts;
• Work alongside the HRBP, as the link and coordinator into the organisation, along with local authorities and other organisations;
• Act as Board Secretary for the Governing Body to develop excellent working relationships with the Clinical Chair, Board members and Chairs of all committees.

A successful candidate will have:

• Must have experience within the NHS/ a healthcare setting and a good understanding of CCG’s;
• Proven experience in managing a team, with strong leaderships skills;
• Experience of change management, and prior experience of supporting a merger;
• Excellent report writing ability;
• AN RSA II qualification;
• In depth experience and knowledge of working in NHS with specific experience in Governance work including IG, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and audit;
• Experience of developing effective risk management frameworks across organisations, for internal and external stakeholder demands.

If you are interested in the role and have the above skill set, please send a copy of your updated CV along with your availability to Ria Healy on ria.healy@finegreen.co.uk