Job Description
Summary of role:
An opportunity has arisen for a Corporate Governance Manager to join the Trust.
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is a grant making charity whose mission is to fund projects that support the delivery of the Nation’s Covenant promise to our Armed Forces, Veterans and their families. To find out more about our work and the organisation, please visit our website Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.
The Role
This is a 0.6 FTE role.
Your focus will be the governance function of the Trust - we have a very busy environment with up to six Board meetings per year as well as a number of active sub committees. As both a registered charity and a government Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) we require rigorous compliance with both charity and public sector regulations. Accurate record keeping is at the heart of this, and you will relish the task of writing clear, precise minutes for this purpose.
You will lead on the preparation, collation and distribution of papers for Board and Sub-Committees, ensuring deadlines are met, as well as supporting the CEO and other action owners with oversight of the completion of matters arising. You will liaise with the Chair of the Board and Trustees, acting as their main point of contact on general matters, and manage their invitations to events.
You will also contribute to the wider governance of the Trust by managing our training logs, policies, and GDPR processes.
Person specification
You will have experience of Board governance in a busy environment in either the public, private or charity sectors. You will have a deep understanding of governance and compliance, relevant legislation and the importance of accuracy in recordkeeping. While you may not currently be an expert in charity governance, you will be willing to develop specialist skills in this area.
You will have a high level of competency on MS Teams, Zoom, Adobe and Microsoft Outlook, as well as familiarity with the applications within the Office 365 suite. As a remote working organisation, we use a mix of these for all our internal and external communications, and the ability to work independently, proactively and autonomously is essential.
Some personal knowledge or experience of the armed services community would be an advantage but is not specifically required for this role.
This is a home working role and applicants will be expected to be able to confirm that they are able to work in this way (IT and any essential equipment will be provided). Attendance at occasional meetings or awaydays will be expected – these could be in London or elsewhere in the UK. The Trust welcomes applications from across the UK but is unfortunately not currently able to accept applications from candidates based overseas.