Governance Coordinator
Location: Flexible, working from home anywhere in the world
Contract type: Permanent, full time position
Grade: F
Salary: £29,936£31,874
Reporting to: Head of Membership Support
Job Purpose:
To coordinate and provide all aspects of support to ensure effective operation ofFamily’s governance arrangements? supporting the CEO, Company Secretary and primary bodies of the alliance, namely the Assembly of Members, the Board and its subcommittees, and the Senior Leadership and Management Teams (SLT/SMT).
Scope and Limits of Authority:
Key Responsibilities:
Governance
Administration
Person Specification:
Knowledge and experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills and personal attributes
About us
We are Family for Every Child, a global alliance of national civil society organisations working together to improve the life of vulnerable children worldwide. We believe that, to reach their full potential, children have the right to grow up in a safe family environment.
What makes our alliance unique is that it brings together grassroots organisations from around the world that have a deep understanding of the local challenges and needs of children and families in their communities, in their countries, in their culture. Together, we have a stronger international, regional and national voice to advocate for change for the children in their countries, we learn from each other, we cooperate in projects together and with external partners, and we carry out contextbased research that helps us advance our cause for children.
Our work is supported by a small but engaged and diverse team of professionals based around the globe. ?We value the diverse talent within our team. We have a genuinely friendly and supportive culture and understand how important it is to balance work and life. Our people are committed to doing their best and welcome the challenges and development opportunities our work creates.
We are now looking for a Governance Coordinator to join our team to support the various governance processes and activities that are involved with the operation of our memberled alliance.
About the role
The role supports coordinating Family’s governance arrangements, providing administrative support to the primary bodies whose function contributes to the effective governance of the alliance, namely the Assembly of Members, the Board and its subcommittees, and the Senior Leadership and Management Teams (SLT and SMT).
This is a critical coordination role, ensuring that key meetings and events throughout the calendar year are well prepared, coordinated and minuted, with responsibility for premeeting communications and ensuring that attendees are effectively briefed. Meetings include the General Assembly, facetoface and virtual Board and subcommittee meetings, as well as SLT/SMT meetings and other significant meetings that arise throughout the year.
Working closely with the President, Chair and CEO to ensure that they have the information and support they require to prepare for key meetings and to deliver their duties, this role supports these individuals with communication drafting as required.
Reporting to and working with senior management to ensure the organisation’s compliance with its statutory legal requirements, this role supports key strategic processes such as organisational strategy development, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.
About you
This role is best suited to an individual who has worked within a senior administrative role and has experience of servicing high level, confidential meetings and organising events including liaison with external suppliers.
You will have a ?collaborative and flexible approach to your work, and be confident liaising with a variety of senior stakeholders. With exceptional communication, negotiation and influencing skills, you will be proactive and committed to ensuring successful outcomes.
You will be willing to work outside of designated working hours to allow for the collaboration with colleagues located in different international time zones.
Excellent command of English (oral and written) is a must, but working knowledge of Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic or French is appreciated.
This post has a flexible location and we particularly welcome applicants who can broaden our global reach.
Family for Every Child is evolving and with an ever increasing membership the role of the Secretariat has to adapt and respond to the changing needs of the members. This has an impact on each and every role within the Secretariat, therefore flexibility is key and the ability to respond to change, shift responsibilities and work collaboratively underlines the approach all staff need to take.
Employment is subject to a probationary period.
Benefits
We offer a flexible working environment with generous benefits to support your work and personal life:
How to apply
If you believe you are the person we are looking for, we want to hear from you! Please visit ourwebsite to read the full Job Description and complete the online application form.
In line with our Child Protection policy, candidates will be asked about Child Protection in the interview, and appointment is subject to background checks.
Please note that you must have the right to work in the country that you intend to work from. Family for Every Child does not provide work permits.
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