Associate Director of Business Operations and Governance

Associate Director of Business Operations and Governance

An exciting opportunity to work within the South West of England for an FM Service provider of an NHS organisation. The post holder will ensure the organisation delivers its strategic, contractual and operational ambitions, driving the Boards work programme to strive on continuous improvements and transformation.

To efficiently support the Chair, ensuring governance frameworks and practices are in place and operating smoothly to include applicable legislative, health and safety and capital, estates and facilities governance obligations.

Responsibilities of the role will include:

• To ensure the effective planning, preparation and timely execution of the requirements of Board and Committee meetings;
• Oversee strategic business initiatives, from development through successful execution;
• Lead on ensuring that the Board and Committees are properly constituted, operated and supported including any relevant Trust Governance meetings and committees;
• Reviewing, designing and executing improvements to the organisational structure; identifying knowledge and skills gaps;
• Developing and implementing governance policies, procedures and standards in alignment with best practices and regulatory requirements;
• Ensuring the Board and Committees are operating and supported throughout the organisation with all relevant documentation and resources;
• Ensuring the organisation adheres to relevant laws, regulations and internal policies, conducting regular audits and assessments to identify and mitigate risks;
• Preparing and presenting reports on governance practices, compliance status and risk assessments to the board and senior management;
• Direct management of the corporate PMO function, Corporate administration team, Switchboard and Admin;
• Oversight of key organisational projects including creating and maintaining effective project management tools and processes; line management.

Skill set requirements:

• Educated to degree in Business administration, Management or a related field or equivalent level of experience;
• Business planning and development, including ability to disseminate information in a way that achieves buy in from stakeholders;
• Evidence of developing and assuring delivery of complex business, service level, and strategic plans;
• Experience of writing and implementing policies and procedures over large areas of responsibility;
• Sound understanding of governance principles, compliance requirements and risk management;
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to present complex, sensitive and contentious information to a range of stakeholders where there may be barriers to acceptance;
• Understanding of estates and facilities disciplines including hard and soft services engineering standards and built environment Technologies;
• A "Hands on" flexible approach.

If you have the above skill set and interested in the role, please do click apply and send an updated CV across for a follow up conversation.