Governance Co-ordinator

This is a new role, offering an exciting opportunity to join our small team, providing high quality support to the Public Health Scotland Committees and Board. You will have a wealth of experience in a similar role, confident to act as first point of contact for the team, with an eye for detail and the ability to manage your workload in order to meet deadlines. 
The Candidate:
In this role you will support the Governance Team by planning and organising meeting arrangements, checking and circulating papers and following-up relevant actions after Board and Committee meetings. You will take the personal lead for the diary management of Committee and Board meetings, engaging effectively with relevant internal and external stakeholders, planning resources for meetings, including preparation, distribution and publishing of an accurate and timely meeting programme.
You will be joining a small, welcoming team working collaboratively to deliver high quality governance support. For this role, you will ideally have an awareness of Governance Standards and knowledge of the Blueprint for Good Governance.
In addition, you will hold an HNC qualification in a relevant subject or demonstrable experience of providing secretariat/administrative support ideally to a Board and/or senior managers, with a high level of accuracy. Experience of using Microsoft packages in the workplace is essential and a good working knowledge of electronic diary management processes and procedures would be beneficial. 
Location and Working Pattern:
Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Meridian Court, Glasgow. 
Please note that PHS is currently in the process of relocating from Meridian Court to another Glasgow City Centre location.
PHS offers the opportunity for hybrid working.
Work Pattern - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.