Governance and Parliamentary Correspondence Lead
Inside IR35
Hybrid, 3 days on site per week in London
7 months
The role:
We are working with a government department in which there is a huge opportunity to revamp how they operate their digital governance across the system.
You will play a key role in designing, implementing and running key governance groups to deliver on the government’s priorities.
You will also play a key role in overseeing the digital centre’s engagement with Parliament through, for example, select committees.
You will be responsible for effective governance flows on a range of boards, predominantly consisting of SCS and Perm Secs across government.
You will be responsible and/or overseeing the secretariat for a range of boards of a senior nature, up to and including permanent secretary and, potentially, ministerial level.
You will be responsible for strategically planning agendas for each board, ensuring join up with other governance foraAbout you:
Proven ability to engage credibly and confidently with senior stakeholders, including through written and oral briefings
Ability to lead a team to deliver high quality work, supporting individual needs and actively creating an inclusive environment where the wider team is able to deliver effectively
Ability to demonstrate attention to detail and strong organisational skills
Ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions. This could include experience of supporting with strategic and/or policy-based issues
Ability to drive progress across multiple,competing priorities
Sound judgement and the ability to think laterally in order to make connections between different areas of work within the department that others may have missed
Knowledge of parliament and parliamentary procedure
Proven experience in designing and running effective governance fora.
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