Job Description:

Committee Services Manager
Location: East London
Type: Temp ongonig
Rate: 300 Umbrella per day
Hours: 36 Hours per week
Work pattern: Hybrid working

Social Housing Experience Required

Daniel Owen are proud to be representing a well-known client based in the East London area, who are looking for a highly skilled Committee Services Manager to join their team.

• Coordinate and manage the work of the Committee Services Team, ensuring efficient, customer-focused delivery of high-quality committee support and administration.
• Support the client's decision-making and scrutiny committees, panels, boards, and working groups.
• Drive continuous improvement across the Committee Services function.
• Ensure transparency, good governance, and compliance with statutory and constitutional requirements.
• Take lead responsibility for supporting client and Cabinet meetings and ensuring effective support for all other committees and panels.
• Provide advice and guidance to officers on the Scheme of Delegations, decision-making processes, and the client's Constitution.
• Ensure all decisions are made in accordance with legislation and constitutional requirements.
• Oversee support for key partnerships, internal working groups, and other governance meetings as required.
• Support the Monitoring Officer with governance-related responsibilities.
• Review Members' Allowances and maintain the Register of Gifts and Hospitality for Members and Officers.
• Develop and maintain Members' Intranet resources.
• Plan, organise, and strategically manage the delivery of committee services to meet the democratic needs and requirements of the client.
• Build proactive relationships with elected Members to support and develop their roles and promote the principles of good governance.
• Undertake a range of related governance and committee administration duties as required.