Are you an experienced executive support professional who thrives at the heart of a purpose-led organisation? This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting the Chair, Chief Executive, Board and Executive Team at Horder Healthcare, helping to ensure strong corporate governance, effective decision-making and the smooth running of our Corporate Office.
As Head of Corporate Affairs and Executive Support, you will provide high-quality advice and support across board governance, corporate governance, regulatory compliance and executive administration. You will be trusted to manage sensitive information, coordinate key governance processes and act as a professional ambassador for Horder Healthcare.
What You'll Be Doing:
This varied and influential role will see you working closely with senior leaders and trustees to deliver an effective board secretariat function, maintain governance records, coordinate board and committee activity, support regulatory submissions and provide first-class executive support to the Chief Executive and Board.
- Leading and coordinating board and committee governance, including meeting schedules, papers, minutes and action tracking.
- Supporting the Chair, Chief Executive, Trustees and Executive Team with governance processes, board development and decision-making.
- Maintaining the Board Assurance Framework, decision registers, delegated authority records and governance documentation.
- Acting as a key point of contact for regulatory and statutory matters, including liaison with the Charity Commission, Companies House and legal representatives.
- Managing executive support activities, including diary and meeting management, key projects and oversight of the Executive Support Office.
- Line managing colleagues within the Executive Support Office, supporting performance, development and effective team working.
About You
We are looking for someone highly organised, calm under pressure and confident operating in a senior, confidential environment. You will bring strong judgement, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Experience as a senior Personal Assistant or executive support professional.
- Experience taking minutes at board or board committee level and supporting formal governance meetings.
- An understanding of governance and regulatory requirements relating to trustees, directors and senior leaders.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise, multitask and deliver accurately to deadlines.
- Confidence using Microsoft Office, Outlook and systems such as SharePoint.
- A proactive, professional and positive approach, with the confidence to ask questions, solve problems and keep things moving.
Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough
Salary: up to £40,000 per annum
Contract type and hours: Permanent, up to 37.5 hours per week, part time will be considered
Right to work in the UK
In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates willbe requiredtoevidencetheir right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Horder Healthcare sponsorship.
AtHorderHealthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law
As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should yourequirean alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
In order tostreamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have receiveda sufficient number ofapplications.
