Assistant Director of Governance

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 54,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some 1 million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of our high-profile teams and ensure the College is compliant with internal and external regulatory requirements and best practice. Working within this high-quality support function, you will be responsible for the strategic development, management and the provision of the corporate governance framework for the College. You will provide strategic and professional advice on legal, constitutional and corporate governance issues.

As an expert, you will ensure the College has systems and processes in place to provide assurance to the various Boards. This includes responsibility for a robust framework for the escalation and management of risk. You will be the operational lead for the Audit Committee, Governance Committee and Nominations Committee, supporting Officers and Trustee leads, as required, on annual work plans and drafting papers.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Successfully led on the delivery of legal, governance & risk strategies.
• Established robust systems for the delivery of effective legal, constitutional and governance management
• Managed risk management frameworks and associated risk registers
• Established and built effective partnership arrangements
• Worked at a senior level, influenced and advised on current thinking and approaches on strategic law and governance matters in the not-for-profit sector

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

If you feel that this role is the next step in your career, we would like to hear from you.

For further information, please download the full Candidate Briefing Pack below.

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Closing date: 5.00pm on 06 August 2021
1st stage interviews: 18 / 19 / 20 August 2021
Informal discussion with team members: 23 / 24 August 2021
2nd stage interviews: 25 August 2021

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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