Are your organised and detail orientated?

The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts is the operating office of 17 grant-making trusts established by five generations of the Sainsbury family. Each trust works autonomously as an independent legal entity with a separate board of trustees.  

We are seeking a governance administrator to join our team, working closely with the executive assistant to the CEO to support the establishment of a robust framework for governance practices across our charitable trusts.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the work of our Trusts by assisting in the development and maintenance of our governance framework.   

Responsibilities will include supporting the administration of governance activities including preparing documentation maintaining record and ensuring compliance with governance processes. You will also provide administrative and logistical support for a wide range of meetings include scheduling, agenda preparation, minute taking and follow up on actions.

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About you

• You will have previous experience in an administrative, governance or compliance focused role with strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail.

• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism, you will be able to proactively make suggestions for improvements and contribute to the development of effective processes.  

• Knowledge of governance practices is desirable but not essential.

Application and timeline

Close date: Monday, 25th November at 9 am

Interviews will be held at our London office on Tuesday, 3rd December.  

Our recruitment platform anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We want everyone who works for us to feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued. We believe everyone should be treated with equity, and that diversity of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences helps us achieve better things in our work.

If you need any further information about our recruitment process or to discuss any support or reasonable adjustments that you may require to make an application, please contact the People team people@sfct.org.uk

Our Benefits

Core benefits include a generous pensions scheme (12% employer contribution), life assurance, income protection, private health and dental care, annual health checks and Employee Assistance Programme, along with a range of benefits designed to promote your work/life balance and make your time with us enjoyable and rewarding.

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Please note that we may close this vacancy earlier if we receive a high volume of applications.