Corporate Governance Manager

The post will focus on assisting the Director of Legal and Governance and the Head of Legal and Governance in the delivery of a comprehensive corporate governance service to both Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council. This role will lead the member support team at Wychavon and the democratic services team in Malvern as well as providing advice and support to Wychavon's Civic Administration Officer. You will also act as Deputy Monitoring Officer and will assist the Monitoring Officer with processing and, where necessary, investigating all member conduct complaints. The appointment will be made within the salary range depending upon qualifications and experience. Please see job description and person specification for further details. This post will be based in Pershore, with travel to Malvern as required., The two councils have a shared Chief Executive and a joint senior management team. Whilst they retain their own political structures and distinct identities, the joint management structure allows us to maximise the opportunity to deliver a wide range of good value services to our customers and communities, and operate and develop shared services, collaborative working and partnership arrangements with each other, with other councils and with key stakeholders.

We have a vacancy within the Legal and Governance team and we are looking for an individual who can demonstrate that they are keen and highly motivated, with excellent initiative, sound judgment and a flexible approach. You must have good energy, and enthusiasm with a real desire to join our small but busy in-house team and deal with a wide but interesting range of work., The successful candidate will have:

• Degree in a related subject
• Fully mobile with access to transport
• Flexible and adaptable approach with commitment to improving and developing the in-house legal and governance service
• Significant experience of dealing with complaints and/or investigations
• Significant experience of working in a local authority or public sector body
• Significant experience of being involved in committees
In addition, the successful candidate will have the following skills:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of leading and managing a team
• The ability to read, understand and apply legislation, regulations and guidance
• Proven ability to express issues clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing
• Proven ability to deal with confidential and sensitive issues
• Proven ability to meet strict deadlines and statutory time constraints
You will need to be hard working, an excellent team player and have a flexible and adaptable approach to work. Political awareness and sensitivity is also key in this role.

Our staff are at the heart of what we do and are key to ensuring we deliver Our Council Plan (attached) to make a positive difference to our communities, our economy and our environment. We are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
• Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme
We are an employer that values face to face communication, collaboration and connection, therefore all our roles have an office-based requirement with some agile working as part of the role. Please note: Malvern Hills District Council does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK., Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils are rewarding places to work, with high levels of resident satisfaction and motivated staff who enjoy working for us. Located in south Worcestershire, both districts boast beautiful natural environments, a rich heritage and plenty to do and see. The districts are ranked the top two best rural places to live in the West Midlands and are amongst the top 30 in the country. We pride ourselves on being progressive organisations spending time, energy and investment on what we know matters to our residents and communities - things like supporting our town centres and rural communities, creating jobs, keeping the streets clean, reducing our carbon footprint, helping people feel safe and preventing homelessness. We are an employer that values face to face Communication, Collaboration and Connection, therefore all our roles have an office based requirement with some agile working as part of the role. So, as well as a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
• Excellent pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
• Committed training programme and development opportunities
• Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount (Based at Pershore office)
• Discounted Gym and swim membership
• Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme.
Working with you Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit and develop the very best talent we can find. That's why, as well as providing a satisfying job, we offer a range of attractive benefits, generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development, and discounted gym membership.