Director of Policy and Governance
Salary: £75,000-£80,000
Permanent role, predominantly working from home
Key Responsibilities:
- To be a key member of the CRL Executive Leadership team contributing to the strategic leadership of the organisation and maintenance of an inclusive and performance driven organisational culture.
- Provide written and oral reports as required and contribute to organisation-wide operational and strategic development.
- To ensure effective budget management and that corporate plan activities deliver best value.
- Contribute to the development of the annual Corporate Plan, maintenance of the corporate risk register and preparation of the annual Regulatory Performance Assessment submission.
- Develop and manage effective working relationships with external stakeholders, including the Legal Services Board (LSB), CILEX, Ministry of Justice, academics, policy makers and other regulators.
- Oversee research planning and delivery to support CRL’s policy development including work related to diversity, equity and inclusion, education standards and use of technology in legal services.
- Oversee development of regulatory policy and practice, including responses to the Legal Services Board’s Statements of Policy.
- Oversee CRL internal and external communications, ensuring the effective disseminations of Board and Executive decisions.
- Act as company secretary and ensure compliance with Company House requirements including annual reporting.
- In liaison with the Business Support Officer, manage Board arrangements including the timely production of Agenda, papers minutes, annual Board appraisals, training and self-evaluation, overseeing governance and transparency arrangements.
- Maintain, interpret, and apply the company’s Articles of Association and internal governance framework.
- Coordinate the obtaining of timely legal advice as required by the Board and ET.
- Oversee compliance with the Legal Services Board’s internal governance arrangements and reporting requirements.
- Co-ordinate and support the recruitment of new non-executive Directors, independent panellists and committee members, and oversee their induction.
- Lead, manage and inspire your team to enable them to deliver the highest standards of performance.
- Role model CILEx Regulation’s values.
- Undertake any other duties considered by the Board and CEO to be appropriate to the role.
- Ensure GDPR compliance and IGR compliance.
- Oversee business continuity planning.
Recruitment for this post is being managed by an external agency – please find further details on the Allen Lane website.
