Governance Support Coordinator

Governance Support Coordinator

Permanent, full-time opportunity

Based in London

Hybrid working available 3 days onsite per week

Salary: circa £55,000 per annum

Are you an exceptionally organised coordinator with a talent for managing complex processes and building strong relationships with senior stakeholders? We're partnering with a globally recognised organisation to recruit a Governance Support Coordinator who will play a pivotal role in supporting high-profile governance and appointment activities on an international scale.

Working as part of a collaborative Governance team, you'll provide essential coordination and secretariat support to senior committees and stakeholder groups. Acting as a central point of contact, you'll help deliver board and committee appointment processes, oversee key governance activities, and ensure programmes run smoothly across multiple time zones and international locations.

This role would suit a highly organised professional who enjoys working with senior leaders, managing competing priorities, and maintaining exceptional attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate governance and appointment processes for senior leadership, board and committee vacancies.


• Manage multiple recruitment and onboarding programmes simultaneously, ensuring key milestones and deadlines are achieved.


• Organise interviews, panel meetings and governance events involving international stakeholders across different time zones.


• Prepare agendas, reports, meeting papers and minutes, ensuring accurate records and action tracking.


• Support the administration of committee activities and governance processes.


• Coordinate travel, venue arrangements and logistics for recruitment and governance activities where required.


• Build effective relationships with trustees, senior leaders, candidates and key stakeholders globally.


• Monitor appointment terms, renewal schedules and governance timelines.


• Provide wider support across the Governance team as required.

About You

We're particularly interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Experience supporting boards, committees, governing bodies or senior stakeholder groups.


• Strong coordination experience within governance, nominations, board and committee level recruitment or complex corporate processes.


• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.


• Experience coordinating activities across international teams, time zones and cultures.


• Outstanding organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.


• The ability to remain calm and effective when working to tight deadlines.


• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.

Join a respected international organisation at the heart of its governance and leadership appointments activity. This role offers the opportunity to coordinate board and committee recruitment, support nominations processes, and work closely with senior stakeholders across a global network. If you're a highly organised coordinator with a passion for governance and stakeholder engagement, we'd love to hear from you.

Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your understanding.

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