Industry Governance Lead (Committees

Talan (part of the Talan Group) is an expert provider of professional services. Our vison and mission is to take positive action in a complex world for the future good of people and the environment and to enlighten and enable our clients’ transformation in an increasingly complex world.

We are purpose-driven, working across multiple sectors, tackling social and environmental challenges, improving and simplify the way markets work, harnessing the power of digital transformation and ensuring data is protected and used ethically.

Talan provides a range of consultancy and outsourcing capabilities including programme management, market design and governance. We also have extensive and award-winning capabilities across cyber security, data privacy and digital transformation. We are IIP Gold accredited and Great Place to Work accredited.

The nature of what we do means we are very much a people business. The contribution every member of the team makes to our diverse range of experience, skills and personalities is valued. We invest heavily in learning and development to enable our people to develop skills and gain experience which will enhance career prospects for life. Many who started their careers with us have rapidly progressed to more senior positions.

No two days are the same, but we believe in a flexible approach to working which we know our employees value.

We're looking for an Industry Governance Lead to oversee the committees and governance processes that support some of Great Britain's most important energy industry arrangements.

You’ll own the end-to-end delivery of committee governance, working directly with industry leaders, technical experts and elected representatives to ensure decisions are made efficiently, transparently and in accordance with agreed governance processes.

We're looking for someone who enjoys ownership, thrives on organisation and can keep multiple moving parts under control without losing sight of the detail. If you're naturally curious, highly organised, great with people and enjoy turning complexity into something simple and actionable, we'd love to hear from you.

The role is a 10 Month Fixed Term Contract

Responsibilities

• Managing the end-to-end governance of industry committees and working groups in accordance with service levels agreed with our clients
• Developing and maintaining committee calendars and governance schedules.
• Coordinating agendas, papers, actions and meeting logistics.
• Building strong relationships with committee chairs, members and subject matter experts.
• Producing high-quality minutes, decisions and action logs from often technical discussions.
• Quality checking papers and deliverables against governance requirements and deadlines.
• Chasing actions, papers and updates from stakeholders and ensuring commitments are met.
• Managing nomination and appointment processes for industry representatives.
• Supporting new committee members through onboarding and induction.
• Publishing governance documentation to online portals and websites in accordance with established controls.
• Own the monitoring and management of email mailboxes relating to your committees.
• Working with communications teams to ensure important information is communicated effectively.
• Preparing governance papers and presenting recommendations to committees where appropriate.
• Continuously improving governance processes, reporting and stakeholder experience.
• Overall ownership of the process documentation that underpins your work.
• Exploring and implementing AI-enabled ways of working to improve efficiency and service quality.

What we’re looking for – role requirements

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