Governance Analyst

The salary for this role is £30,000 – £35,000.

Do you have exceptional organisational skills and the ability to navigate competing priorities with ease?

Are you someone with governance experience, especially when it comes to coordinating reporting up to Board level?

Would you enjoy collaborating with stakeholders at every level across the organisation to deepen your understanding of our operations?

Have you previously engaged with (or been part of) risk, compliance or assurance teams?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

At Livestock Information Ltd, our mission is to be an outstanding service provider of livestock data, empowering government, industry, and farmers to effectively manage disease and infection control, whilst enhancing productivity and innovation in agriculture. To achieve this, we need great people, who share in our values.

As a Governance Analyst at LI, you will play a key co-ordination role in ensuring executives and other senior stakeholders are kept informed of business developments through insightful reporting. 

As an instrumental team player, at the core of the Governance, Risk, Compliance & Assurance (GRAC) function, you will provide invaluable support in the capture, collation and reporting of risk, compliance and assurance information. 

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

• Governance reporting – Creating diary reminders and coordinating with paper contributors to ensure information is received in a timely manner.  Collate reports and alongside the PMO Lead, review the quality and accuracy of submissions.  Share finalised output with committee members in line with agreed meeting terms of reference. 
• Board and ARAC secretariat – Producing minutes from Board and Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) meetings.  Capturing actions arising in meetings and track progress to completion.   
• Assurance action tracking – Working with stakeholders across the business, requesting, collating and tracking internal audit findings and actions, ensuring control gaps and process deficiencies are addressed promptly.  Drafting key MI metrics to support the delivery of internal audit reporting to ARAC and other governance forums.   
• Policy framework development – Assisting in the development of the policy framework, by supporting policy owners across the organisation create and maintain policies within their area of responsibility.  Maintaining the master policy register and work with policy owners to ensure documents remain relevant and up to date, in light of regulatory and business change.   
• Risk management framework support – Undertaking a range of activities to support the development, delivery and embedding of the LI risk management framework.  This will include working with stakeholders at all levels across the organisation to request, collate and track key risk indicators and monitor accepted risks.  As the framework embeds, play a supporting role in the development of a risk aware culture within LI and assist in maintaining the risk software system.            
• Information Asset Owner liaison – Working alongside the Data Protection Officer, provide ongoing support in all aspects of Information Asset Owner (IAO) liaison.  This includes requesting and assimilating content from IAOs for the Information Asset Register and Retention Schedule and supporting Business Capability Areas undertake Data Protection Impact Assessments.

Requirements

We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

• Governance experience, particularly in the coordination and issuing of Board papers, meeting minutes and associated administrative tasks. 
• Comfortable interacting and building relationships with individuals at all levels across the business, including Board members and Non-Executive Directors.
• Capability in challenging non-delivery and/or poor-quality reporting is a must.   
• Experience in managing several, often conflicting, priorities.
• Proven ability to deliver consistently high-quality output on time, escalating issues/blockers as necessary. 
• Excellent PowerPoint, Word and Excel skills.
• An understanding of the need for discretion and confidentiality in the role.
• Reliable and highly organised with great attention to detail.
• Adaptability, resilience and openness to change.

Benefits

As an LI employee, you will be entitled to our company benefits which include:

• A fully remote and flexible working set up
• 33 days annual leave, inclusive of Bank Holidays
• 4 x annual salary Life Assurance
• Market leading pension scheme through Legal & General
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Excellent learning, training, and career development opportunities
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone is respected and valued

Application and Interview Process

To apply for this role, you will need to submit a CV and answer some pre-screening questions.

The interview and assessment process for this role will involve a telephone interview with our Talent Team, followed by a first stage and a final stage interview. Interviews will be conducted either remotely via MS Teams or face to face.

If we need to make a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible by emailing talent@livestockinformation.org.uk before the closing date to discuss your needs.

The closing date for this role is 4pm on Monday, 7th April. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Values

We approach our work with TACT; we are Transparent, Accountable, Committed and we work as a Team.

We are transparent together, embracing honesty and building trust. We are accountable to the industry and strive for the best possible solutions for the communities we serve. We drive change with passion, commitment and enthusiasm to deliver a great service to the livestock industry. We work kindly and cohesively which allows us to support each other in our personal and strategic goals.

Diversity statement

At Livestock Information, we value diversity and believe that every individual brings different strengths. We understand that not everyone may possess every single skill outlined in this job description, but if you believe you have a solid skill set that enables you to excel in this position then we really encourage you to apply.

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in a fair and open manner or if you are dis-satisfied with any of your interactions during the recruitment process and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact our Talent team via email: talent@livestockinformation.org.uk

Disclaimer 

Livestock Information Ltd. cannot sponsor work visas at this time.

Livestock Information Ltd. Does not discriminate based on race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

 Livestock Information Ltd. Does not accept unsolicited CVs from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited CV’s not originating directly from a candidate and sent to Livestock Information Ltd or any Livestock Information Ltd employees, including unsolicited CVs sent to a Livestock Information Ltd mailing address or email address, are rejected. Livestock Information Ltd will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited CV. Livestock Information Ltd considers any candidate for whom the recruiter has submitted an unsolicited CV referred by the company free of any fees.