Job ref: 183916
TPR grade: R&O grade 9 - Lead Associate
About us
More than half the UK working population rely on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to regulate their retirement savings. With a career at TPR, you’ll be joining an organisation that will impact on millions of lives for decades to come.
Everyone at TPR plays an important role in helping to keep more than £2 trillion of savings safe. We’re committed to bringing people into TPR who are ready to make a difference and put UK savers at the heart of what we do.
It is important to us that TPR remains a great place to work. We do all we can to help our people reach their full potential with learning, secondment, and development opportunities. We put our 900+ employees first, supporting flexible working and offer a diverse, lively, and inclusive environment. This includes our Disability Network, Family Network, LGBT+ Network (Proud), Minority Ethnic (ME) Network and Women’s Network, which offer spaces to connect.
Our new corporate strategy outlines a bold and challenging vision of how pensions regulation should evolve to keep pace with a change in the scale and nature of the industry. We are at the start of that journey. Join us to find out what part you can play.
We operate a hybrid working model, with regular attendance in our Brighton office to connect with colleagues across the business.
Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Governance team, who are responsible for efficient running of all key decision-making committees and Board at TPR, working with the most senior stakeholders in the organisation and driving the continuous development of TPR’s governance structures and processes.
As Corporate Governance Business Partner, you will be part of a friendly, professional, and vibrant team. You will be responsible for running and managing one or more of our senior committees, own and manage key central government reporting requirements and you will provide advice and support on governance good practice and continuous improvement throughout the organisation.
You will be a highly effective and confident communicator, be adept at identifying opportunities for improving current systems, as well as developing tools and resources to help improve the corporate governance function.
You will have the ability and confidence to simultaneously engage with and manage the expectations of stakeholders at all levels, and to build effective, mutually supportive relationships across TPR.
This is a fantastic career development opportunity within corporate governance, and in support of TPR’s corporate strategy as we work to put pension savers at the heart of all we do.
Responsibilities
Working closely with the Board Secretary and other members of the Corporate Governance team, to support senior stakeholders for example, CEO, Chair of Board, COO. In this busy and complex role, your responsibilities will include:
- Board and committee service delivery: Leading the provision of support to the board, committees and other key executive committees of the regulator, including meeting planning, logistics, agenda setting and attendance at relevant meetings for minuting; recording and tracking actions.
- building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders, representing the corporate governance team in a professional manner
- accountable for the collation and distribution of board and committee papers, using Convene (Board software) and SharePoint
- ensuring audit trails for key governance documents are accurately maintained and comply with data controls and measures
- liaising with committee chairs, CEO office, and other key stakeholders to coordinate agenda forward plans
- full preparation, management and delivery of Board and committee meetings
- ensuring good information flows within the Board and its committees and between senior management
- updating the registers for declarations of interest ensuring compliance and transparency
- undertake any ad-hoc projects and activities as and when required
Essential and desirable criteria
Essential
- Experience of building and maintaining strong relationships with senior executives and board members, communicating effectively at all levels.
- Able to demonstrate experience of high quality, stakeholder focused, secretariat support to Board and / or committees.
- Experience of working in a similar position or position with strong transferable skills.
Desirable
- Experience of formal minute taking of lengthy and sometimes technically complex meetings (training can be provided).
- Good working knowledge of the UK Corporate Governance Code and UK Government Frameworks.
Person specification
- Communication skills - ability to communicate clearly, concisely, confidently and appropriately at all levels, both written and verbal.
- Highly organised with good time management, problem solving and analytical skills.
- Proactive and flexible - able to present pragmatic alternatives and propose solutions.
- Ability to prioritise and use initiative to meet deadlines, deliver on commitments and able to adapt to rapidly changing situations.
- Calm under pressure, enthusiastic, positive and resilient.
- Excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills.
- Collaborative team player with a flexible approach.
Salary and benefits
As well as a salary between £35,598 and £45,486, we offer:
- Civil Service Pension arrangements, which are recognised as some of the best in the pensions world
- discretionary bonus arrangements
- access to performance related pay progression
- 25 days annual leave provision
- flexible working arrangements
- development opportunities
- enhanced parental leave arrangements
- a free employee assistance programme
- an excellent office location in Brighton
How to apply
To apply please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk quoting role reference number 183916 along with:
- a covering letter with details of how your skills and experience meet the role requirements
- a copy of your CV
- details of your notice period
Current employees in their first 12 months of employment who want to apply for this vacancy should first contact their line manager to discuss their application.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to the recruitment, employment, retention and development of people with disabilities and to improving their employment opportunities. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
Applications will be considered on a part time and job share basis. If you want your application to be considered as part of a job share, please apply with the hours you are available to work.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, the successful candidate will be required to provide their right to work in the UK before they start employment. Unfortunately, TPR is not able to offer sponsorship at the time. TPR is a UK-based organisation with a working location in Brighton, candidates must live in the UK to be employed by us.
The Pensions Regulator is an arm’s length government body and part of the public service.
Any offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory background screening checks and criminal record checks (BPSS).
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email recruitmentteam@tpr.gov.uk.