Governance & Data Protection Manager

About the role

Our governance function oversees compliance and risk management, both of which contribute to effective decision making. As a skilled governance professional, you’ll play a leading role in effectively managing our governance team. You’ll provide a high-quality secretariat function, including managing the Board business forward planning, delivery of Board meetings and oversight and implementation of post meeting actions.

You will utilise your knowledge and experience within data protection to manage and oversee all data protection and privacy protocols for the Medical Research Foundation, ensuring that we mitigate risk.

You’ll be excellent at nurturing links and building sound relationships as well as having an uncompromising approach to precision as well as a strong eye for detail.

You will have experience of:                                                                                                                                              

• independently providing meeting management to governing boards and committees, ideally within the not-for-profit sector.
• managing a governance function in the not-for-profit sector, through holding a lead governance role in a small organisation or by managing aspects of governance in a larger organisation.
• (and knowledge of) data protection laws and providing data protection best practice advice.

You will be able to:                                                                                                                                                         

• communicate clearly and concisely in writing and verbally with colleagues, trustees and other stakeholders including the ability to write reports, briefings, and minutes.
• demonstrate high level organisational and project management skills including the management of multiple activities.
• demonstrate high level of IT skill that can be used to deliver day-to-day work and to improve business processes.
• work confidently in a team and be self-motivated to work alone.
• Manage others including upwards.

About the Medical Research Foundation

Our vision is a world where medical research improves health for everyone.

There are still many health conditions which impose a heavy burden on millions of people, in the UK and around the world. History has shown us, time and again, that the best way to achieve better human health is through medical research. We know that by investing now, we will see life-saving advances in the future and improvements in health for everyone.

Salary and working arrangements

The salary for this position is £45,000.00 (pro-rata for part time hours). Ideally this will be a part time post at 21.6 hours per week however we are open and flexible to a full time working arrangement.

We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, so you will be based at our central London office for a minimum of two days a week (for part time employees) and a minimum of three days per week (for full time employees) with the option to work remotely for the remainder of the week.