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Specialist Legal & Governance Recruiter for organisations in the North-West | 0161-341 0147 | lparker@jarsolutions.co.uk

We are currently partnering with a national charity who are looking for a Director of Governance to join their team in a newly created role on a permanent basis.

The position will offer predominantly home working, with travel to London required for meetings on an ad hoc basis. The salary is £72,000 per annum, and the start date is subject to notice.

Our client is proud to help over 100,000 people a year who are facing challenges with drugs, alcohol or mental health.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Providing strategic leadership and oversight of the governance and data protection functions
• Championing best practice in information governance, risk management, corporate compliance and statutory contract management
• Overseeing the organisation’s policy framework, ensuring governance policies meet legal & organisational requirements and best practice
• Acting as the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the organisation, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations
• Leading on the risk management strategy for the organisation, ensuring processes are in place to identify, assess and mitigate risk
• Developing and implementing an information governance framework to ensure compliance with legal and statutory obligations
• Providing strategic oversight of ISO accreditation processes (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 27001), ensuring operational alignment with standards
• Line managing an established team of corporate and information governance professionals

Experience required:

• The ideal candidate will have previous experience in the not-for-profit sector, or will have relevant sector experience
• Previous experience managing a team virtually
• Very strong experience in both corporate and information governance
• Successful candidates will be required to process a Standard DBS

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Highly familiar with legal and regulatory requirements relevant to the role
• Excellent organisational skills with a strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, able to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels

Rewards and Benefits:

• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Access to a Blue Light Card

Working hours:

• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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