Senior Manager Investment Governance

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What you’ll do Vodafone Investments manages Vodafone’s strategic investments, partnerships and joint ventures across nearly 45 markets. The division focuses on strong governance, value creation, and supporting Vodafone’s long-term growth strategy.

The Senior Manager Investments Governance will lead corporate governance activities across Vodafone Investments, ensuring effective governance frameworks, board support, regulatory compliance, risk oversight and best-in-class governance practices across a portfolio of investments, joint ventures and Group entities.

Acting as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, directors and investment boards, the role combines company secretarial expertise with broader governance, risk and compliance responsibilities.

Governance & Board Support Lead and enhance governance frameworks across Vodafone Investments.

Advise senior leaders and directors on governance best practices and director duties.

Support boards and committees, including meeting management, governance documentation and approvals.

Act as Company Secretary for selected entities.

Joint Venture & Investment Governance Support governance across Vodafone’s global investment and JV portfolio.

Train and advise board-appointed directors.

Review board materials and provide governance briefings.

Manage director appointments, governance records and ownership changes.

Risk, Compliance & Assurance Partner with Legal, Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit teams to strengthen risk and control frameworks.

Support the implementation of governance, compliance and risk programmes across the division.

Stakeholder Management Build strong relationships with Executive Committee members, directors and senior executives.

Provide governance briefings, inductions and ongoing support to board members.

Collaborate across multiple jurisdictions and cultures to drive effective governance outcomes.

Who you are
• Significant Company Secretary experience within a FTSE-listed organisation or large multinational corporate.
• Extensive experience and confidence with supporting Boards, Committees and senior executive leadership teams.
• Strong experience working within complex international governance structures.
• Experience supporting joint ventures, investments and multi-jurisdictional entities, working with complex subsidiary and joint venture structures.
• Proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders and directors.
• Experience leading governance transformation and improvement initiatives.
• Expert knowledge of UK corporate governance and the Companies Act 2006, with a strong understanding of listed company governance requirements.
• Knowledge of risk management, governance and assurance frameworks.
• Experience supporting M&A transactions and corporate restructurings.
• Familiarity with governance technology platforms including Diligent Entities
• Individual should be commercially minded, pragmatic, proactive and solutions-focused; have strong political awareness and stakeholder management skills; demonstrate exceptional judgement and discretion; and be highly organised with outstanding attention to detail; be resilient and comfortable operating in a complex and evolving environment; and pride themselves on being credible, collaborative and an influential leader.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience of influencing stakeholder behaviour and delivering training.
• Fluency in English is essential.
• Experience of and/or demonstrated interest in tech and telco industries highly preferred but not essential.

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