Job description and person specification
Job Title: Board Associate
Reports to: Board Secretary/Head of Governance and Strategy
Purpose: To provide Board secretarial and governance services to a range of LPFA’s
investment focused committees. Also to assist in the delivery of team objectives in the
areas of Board and Committee management, performance reporting, programme
management, internal governance.
Key Responsibilities:

To assist the Board Secretary in providing an effective Board and Committee
reporting function with a focus on providing governance support to LPFA’s
investment partnerships and Stewardship Committee.
This will include the
organisation of meetings, minuting and adherence to the Constitutional
Document/partnership governance documents.
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Governance responsibilities may include but will not be limited to:
 Corporate secretarial services
 Preparing and delivering filings with the appropriate authorities where
necessary
 Keeping LLP in good standing
 Assisting with the filing of annual accounts and tax returns by liaising with
appointed accountants and/or tax advisors
 Preparation for the Joint Management Committee and the Joint investment
committee meetings, including minute taking
 Preparation for board/committee meetings and minute taking
 Liaison with external advisors
 Maintenance of statutory books where necessary

To organise, co-ordinate, minute and provide support to the Strategic Investment
Advisory Board including a research function where necessary.

Contribute to the risk management framework in relation to their particular areas
of corporate governance, namely the investment related partnerships and the
team risk register programme.

Ensure activities meet and integrate with the organisational requirements for
quality management, health and safety and environmental policies and comply
with the legislative framework within which the authority operates.

To work with the Board Secretary and Deputy Board Secretary on internal and
external governance matters including maintenance of LPFA’s governance
policies, external annual reporting and internal reporting in the areas of
governance to the Executive Committee.
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Issue Date: 03.08.2015
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Develop effective working relationship with the members of the Corporate
Development team
Person Specification:
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
1.
Company secretarial experience and experience of supporting
Committees, particularly within an investment focused environment.
Board
and
2.
Excellent ICT skills including excel, word and desktop publishing.
3.
Excellent organisational skills.
4.
Effective written and verbal communication and experience of drafting Board
reports.
5.
Supportive team player.
6.
Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships, and work flexibly
across professional and operational boundaries.
7.
Commitment to excellent customer service.
Required Qualification, Skills and Experience
1. Educated to degree level or relevant professional qualification i.e. part ICSA
qualified.
2. Experience of basic research and the preparation of reports.
3. Possess some company secretarial experience in an investment environment.
4. Experience of the breadth of the diversity agenda including embedding good
practice and an understanding of LPFA’s and the public sector’s commitment
to combating discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity.
Reasonable adjustment will be made to working arrangements to accommodate a person
with a disability who otherwise would be prevented from undertaking the work.
Ref: HR- Job DescriptionsVersion: V0.1
Issue Date: 03.08.2015
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