Governance and Legal Services Assistant

The Governance and Legal Services Assistant will support the team’s delivery of high-quality services to UUK’s senior leadership, Board, committees and wider membership. Working collaboratively across the organisation, the role will contribute to promoting a culture of good governance, legal compliance and risk awareness in support of UUK’s strategic plan.

The post-holder will have excellent organisational skills, be proactive in supporting administrative processes and be able to communicate confidently with a range of stakeholders.

The post-holder will also play a significant role in providing the secretariat for UUK committees/sub-committees including meeting organisation, administration and elections or appointments.

The working pattern for this role is 28 hours per week (ideally over four days). The post holder will be able to choose to work a mixture of in the UUK office in central London and at home, however they must be available to attend the office when required for core business reasons. Some travel may be required.

Please note that Universities UK operates a hybrid working framework involving the opportunity to work from home and in the office. There will be a small number of roles where employees will be required to work from an office, but typically the majority of employees will be able to work remotely on average 60% of their working week. All employees are welcome to use their contractual office for their whole working week if that is their preference.  

Interview date 11 September 2024

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