Head of Governance and Secretariat - Strategy
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Job Title: Head of Governance and Secretariat - Strategy
Salary: The starting salary is £76,843, which includes allowances totalling £2,841.
The salary will be between £74,002 and £85,474 basic salary depending on skills and experience, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £85,474 plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Victoria Embankment
Are you a governance professional, experienced in managing committees at the senior levels of an organisation? Do you have the experience and credibility to offer effective support to colleagues at board level, including the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner in support of the delivery of A New Met for London?
Can you work collaboratively with others to help provide oversight of the quality of board papers and business cases to enable the highest quality of decision-making? Do you enjoy coaching and developing this capability in others?
If yes, this may be the role for you.
London doesn’t stand still, and neither should we! This is an exciting time to be working for the Strategy Directorate as we support the Met to adapt and respond to the ever-changing needs of policing our capital city and delivering the New Met for London Strategy.
Job role
As the Head of Governance and Secretariat, you are the senior leader responsible for delivering the corporate Governance cycle for the MPS. You have the lead responsibility for ensuring the planning, scheduling and timely delivery of all decision-making at the Strategic level across the whole organisation, supporting the Commissioner and the Management Board to discharge their governance responsibilities. This accountability includes setting meeting agendas, commissioning papers, delivering minutes of meeting efficiently and effectively, and tracking all corporately-discharged actions across the senior leaders at the executive level of the organisation.
You are a key player in the Strategy Directorate, working collaboratively with the Strategic Planning and Risk team and the Policy and Reform team, to ensure a strong and co-ordinated delivery of governance to challenge business plans, risk controls and corporate assurance, enabling the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives. In support of the effective delivery of the Met’s corporate governance cycle, you will engage with and support the Met’s Management Board and the Executive Committee.
Key Responsibilities
- Be accountable for end-to-end delivery of corporate Governance and decision-making at the Strategic level, from agenda-setting to the tracking of minutes and actions
- Be accountable for provision of all guidance and templates to enable the organisation’s senior leaders to understand how they can achieve the required decisions, including how to maximise successful outcomes
- Be accountable for applying discipline and challenge to the quality of board papers, and for delivering intelligent briefing products before the meetings accordingly
- Build and develop trusted relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders of all ranks and grades, both within and outside the organisation (e.g. MOPAC)
- Resource and lead the Strategic Secretariat team of police staff (Band C Senior Officers and Band D Officers) who are responsible for coordination and delivery of the physical meetings and circulation of all inputs and outputs to board members and the wider executive, as appropriate.
- Work proactively and collaboratively with Strategy and Transformation Group peers and Directors to ensure provision of accurate and timely information to the Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, supporting the business group to achieve its purpose
- Work collaboratively and share responsibility with peers in the Strategy Directorate for creating a positive and supportive working culture, enhancing the sense of mission, purpose and value for the essential and critical work the Directorate achieves
- Assist the Director of Strategy with supporting the organisation’s Non-Executive Directors to discharge their duties at Management Board.
Additional Information
We want to provide you with the flexibility to balance a rewarding career with home-life and personal wellbeing. We recognise and promote flexible working as part of our diverse and inclusive workforce. Though you will be based in New Scotland Yard our ambition is to make the best use of our shared space enabling a mixture of remote and office-based work.
How to apply
Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should show evidence of how you match the skills and experience required for this role. (maximum of 1 A4 page) Your CV should be concise, setting out your career history, key responsibilities and achievements relevant to the role. Please ensure you provide reasons for any gaps within the last two years (maximum of 2 A4 pages). (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 1st April 2024.
Essential Skills/Criteria:
- Active interest in ensuring the organisation delivers on its strategic objectives
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Excellent writing skills and attention to detail in support of the end-to-end governance processes
- Can-do spirit and helpful, collaborative attitude towards working with officers and police staff in the executive, as well as consultancy support and contingent workers operating at this level
- Proven track record of achieving measurable outcomes and clear ability to lead and develop a strong team
Desirable Criteria:
- Prior experience of leading a Secretariat function / delivering governance
- Good network across governance functions (whether policing, public or private sector) to enable continuous improvement of our processes.
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.