Job Description

The role

➡️ Do you have experience in leading secretariat services, across an organisation, working with senior leaders?

➡️ Are you a natural collaborator, with excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills?

➡️ Do you have evidence of leading, managing and mentoring an effective team?

➡️ Do you have exceptional attention to detail, and experience that ensures that documentation upholds the very highest of standards?

➡️Do you have proven ability to manage your own projects, problem solve, and develop solutions?

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (‘RCS England’) is seeking a talented professional to join them as ‘Head of Governance Compliance and Risk’, for an initial fixed term of 12 months.

Whilst this is a 12 month fixed term contract, there is a strong possibility that there will be a permanent version of this post created, in the next few months.

Reporting into the Executive Director for Membership, Marketing & Communications, this post involves working closely with the President, Chief Executive, Executive Directors, senior leaders.  As this ‘Head of’, you will perform a key role at the very heart of this iconic and progressive College’s activities.

You will lead and develop the central Governance and Secretariat services including risk management for the College’s Board, Council, and their key committees, as well as advising on governance and processes.

As the lead ambassador of this function, you will need to exude professionalism, customer service, and ensure that your team delivers and maintains a level of excellence in all its interactions and provision of support services.

Training can be readily provided in the area of Risk Management and Internal Audit for the new post-holder, if this required due to lack of experience in this particular area.

Key Facts:

Whilst this a 12-month fixed term contract, there is a strong possibility that there will be a perm version of this role.

Salary: up to c. £60,000 per annum + impressive staff benefits, including: 21.6% employer pension contribution; enhanced holiday pay, plus up to 4 college closure days per year.

Hybrid working: typically 3 days per week in RCS England’s superb offices in Holborn (London), blended with typically 2 days working from home.

Part-time: our client welcomes applicants looking for a 0.8 FTE / 4 day a week post, as an alternative to a full-time position.

The Employer

FJWilson Talent is acting as the employment agency advisor to RCS England on this senior appointment.

RCS England provides world-class education, assessment and development to 30,000 surgeons, dental professionals and members of the wider surgical and dental care teams, at all stages of their career.

RCS England wants to see excellent surgery for everyone.  RCS England believes they will achieve this vision by enabling their members, in all their diversity, to deliver excellence in everything they do.

At the heart of their culture is a passion for wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion. The College demonstrates this by providing a healthy workplace, and offering hybrid and flexible working to their employees.  Diversity is at the heart of their strategy, and all staff and Council members have been undertaking anti-discrimination training, which will be repeated annually.

Candidate Attributes:

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, as you’ll be working closely with both executives and outsourced teams.
• Capable of coaching, mentoring, and making changes as necessary to ensure your team’s success.
• Strong planning, organising and management skills.
• Proactive, and flexible in managing workloads, dealing with tight deadlines, and managing competing priorities.
• Strong IT skills.
• Used to working ‘at pace’, and with a high volume of work.
• Resilience and diplomacy to work within a complex structure.
• Alignment and affinity with RCS England’s values: collaboration; respect, excellence.

How to Apply

Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 40,000 - 60,000.

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