Governance Secretariat

Circa £35,000, salary dependant on skills and experience

Permanent

Home working and Peterborough office

Full time, 37 hours a week

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role offers you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your based location would be World Wide House in Peterborough.

Exciting position to work within our Major Infrastructure Team, working on Multi-Billion pound projects!

The Governance Secretariat role is critical to the delivery of high-level decision making on the Strategic Resource Option (SRO) Programme. The SRO Programme will see Anglian Water manage two Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) with the development of two new reservoirs (Fens & Lincs) which are currently working towards a Development Consent Order (DCO) submission . DCO's are publicly consulted on and examined so that quality of and capture of evidence to support decisions will come under scrutiny so this is a critical role throughout the project lifecycle. The role will be responsible for ensuring the SRO Programme Operating Model receives critical high-level support and that it operates in line with Anglian Waters principles.

You will be required to work with both Anglian Water staff, our Partners and Regulatory Bodies. This will allow you access to the highest levels of decision making on the SRO Programme. You will need to maintain a high level of professionalism and discretion, ensuring that the SRO Programme represents best practice in the field of Governance & Assurance.

What will you be doing?

• Meeting support for the senior DCO Steering Group, which will involve:

• Maintaining a forward plan of meetings and proactive mapping of programme milestones of decisions the Steering Group will need to make.

• Assisting with the drafting and issuing of agendas

• Collation and circulation of meeting papers

• Assisting with the communication of meeting decisions to the wider programme team and business

• Working with the business to produce and track progress against action points

• Ensuring effective cascade and escalation of issues and risks

• Undertake any ad-hoc projects or duties as requested by the DCO Chair.

• Working with and supporting the Major Infrastructure PMO Lead to deliver effective and efficient governance to the SRO Programme, escalating issues as necessary

• Working with colleagues across the team to ensure issues are brought to the correct governance forum at the right time to support effective decision making at the necessary level.

• Regularly reviewing and applying good governance best practice

As a valued employee, you'll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care

• 25 days annual leave - rising with length of service

• Flexible working

• Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

What does it take to be a Governance Secretariat​?

• Comprehensive understanding of a governance and/or secretariat function.

• Ability to work under pressure, maintain focus and react to changing circumstances, with high attention to detail.

• Ability to translate technical discussions into a capture of key meeting points, actions and decisions.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels, including senior managers and external stakeholders.

• Ability to understand and effectively summarise complex information, including demonstrating excellence in minute/note taking and drafting

• Experience of NSIPs & DCOs (desirable)

• Strong Organisational Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet deadlines

• Competence in using office software (e.g., Microsoft Office suite)

Why Anglian Water?

Here at Anglian Water, we are one of the leading providers of water and water recycling services in the UK and our organisation is an industry benchmark for quality and customer service. But what makes us unique is our commitment to providing the development people need to make a real difference.

Our career opportunities provide on-going learning and professional development within a challenging work environment, which provides a vital service for our customers.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community's Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women's Utility Network.

Closing date: 7 July 2024

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