Governance Business Partner

Based from our Newcastle upon Tyne office 2 days per week and home working the remainder

Salary circa £40,000 pa and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Home, a place where you belong

Are you passionate about shaping organisational governance and risk management strategies? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where proactive thinking and collaboration are valued?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Governance Specialist where youll provide effective governance support and guidance to our boards, committees, and executive teams.

Typical day as a Governance Business Partner

Support our Home Group Board and Company Secretary on all governance-related matters

Deliver board, subsidiary, and committee meeting management

Create agendas to ensure we focus on the crucial and relevant items

Support Scottish and English governance and policy development

Maintain key registers, legal and regulatory returns

Collaborate and create close working relationships with executives, board member and committee chairs acting as a key point of contact

Deliver high-level executive support to our Chief Executive, including diary management, meetings, travel arrangements and correspondence.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better. Youll do that here, working for one of the Top 10 Great Place to Work in the UK!

You bring

Ability to effectively challenge, negotiate and positively influence stakeholders at all levels

Strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders

Discretion in handling confidential information

Strong organisational and multitasking abilities

Awareness of the principles of effective governance

Experience in supporting board and or company secretariat functions

Outstanding organisation skills, co-ordinating and quality assessing board papers with a high degree of accuracy

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to€¯external€¯candidates for this role.€¯ This remains under regular review.

Our team

Youll join Charlotte and our Risk & Governance team, were super passionate about what we do! Were a supportive bunch and like to catch up over a cuppa virtually or in person.

Job details

Flexible working hours, were open to agreeing a work pattern with you

This is a hybrid role working 2 days from our brilliant new office in the centre of Newcastle and the rest of the week at home

Able to use technology for preparing reports and presentations

Youll need a Basic DBS check done and we pay for that

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

Whats in it for you?

34 days leave (including bank hols and a €œme day€ to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too! 

Flexible working hours (or were open to agreeing a work pattern with you)

Health cash plan - saving you from £1140 per annum. Well cover your costs (and your children if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies, and lots more.

This is a hybrid role working between one of our offices and you home

We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when youre ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us

Colleague wellbeing really matters to us. There are several tools and support available to help when you need them

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Governance Business Partner Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so dont delay or you might miss out. €¯Finally, do let us know if theres anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk