Governance Manager

Governance Manager
Circa £55,000 depending on experience
Home-based with occasional travel to Dorchester office
Permanent
Full Time - 37 hours per week
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 14th February at midday
At Magna our vision is to create great homes together. We have ambitious plans, and are seeking creative, aspirational, and talented people to join our fast paced, adaptable, and highly collaborative environment. The Governance team is a small group of talented, ambitious colleagues who directly influence, manage, and shape Magna’s governance agenda.
The role & what you take care of:
Supporting the Head of Governance Legal and Risk & Company Secretary in delivering a high-quality governance service, the Governance Manager’s role is to lead the governance team in the implementation and management of Magna’s corporate governance processes to ensure that Magna is compliant with regulatory standards, adopted codes and best practice.
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Organise and prepare minutes for Strategic Board, Executive Board, Committee meetings and the AGM. Provide governance advice to the Strategic and Executive Boards.
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Manage the development and implementation of the Governance Framework and Compliance Programme and other workstreams in support of the strategy.
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Implement and manage effective Governance processes to ensure that Magna is compliant with regulatory standards and adopted codes, to ensure the top regulatory rating for governance is maintained.
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Assist the Head of Governance, Legal and Risk in providing advice on a broad range of matters to support the Strategic and Executive Boards in fulfilling their duties and meeting compliance obligations.
A Role Profile is attached to this vacancy, on Magna’s Careers Webpage, to provide a full description of duties.
What you need to be successful:
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Demonstrable experience of Corporate Governance or Company Secretariat.
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Significant people management experience.
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Highly engaging and compelling communication style both verbal and written.
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Ability to manage multiple deadlines utilising highly effective organisational skills.
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Collaborative team working enabling all team members to contribute effectively.
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Experience of managing and maintaining Corporate Governance documents, files and registers and submitting statutory and regulatory returns to FCA, Companies House and other entities.
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Experience of overseeing and/or monitoring Governance budgets.
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The post is subject to a basic level DBS check. (Disclosure and Barring Service)
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Applicants with transferrable qualities are encouraged to apply.
Magna Benefits:
We pride ourselves on providing an excellent working environment and great benefits. We look after those who work for us as we understand that without the commitment of our colleagues, we would not be able to provide the fantastic range of services to our customers.
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25 days holiday (rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service)
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Pension matched up to 8%
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Employee assistance & health care cash plan
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Learning and development
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Discounts on entertainment, high street shops and grocery shopping
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Wellbeing portal
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Colleague Voice
Magna reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application early.
About us
We’re Magna Housing, a customer-centred housing association, mainly working in Dorset and Somerset (our head office is in Dorchester) with a vision to create great homes together. We want to make sure that we constantly add value to the lives of our customers, and our colleagues, and we work hard to deliver this year on year.
Our vision of “Creating Great Homes Together” is fundamental to the work we do and we have ambitious plans to be “beyond the best” over the next ten years.
Magna prides itself on being large enough to influence but small enough to care. We are on an exciting journey – one that requires agility in how the business develops over the next decade, and different, innovative ways of working as we explore new territory.
Inclusion is important to us here at Magna, and inclusion for everyone is our commitment to making long term and deep change to become an organisation known for being inclusive and welcoming for all. We won’t achieve our vision, mission or strategy without being inclusive. It is the foundation of how we work, our culture and our values and how we adjust to make sure our customer and colleague experiences are welcoming and relevant.
Our successes come through an appreciation of difference – different perspectives, experiences, thoughts, actions and skills. All of which add value and generate innovation. Embracing difference will enable us to get it right, first time, and offer the right homes in the right place for our customers