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Committee Manager

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London, Greater London, England
Senior level
London, Greater London, England
Senior level
The Committee Manager oversees executive risk committees ensuring compliance with regulations, manages committee meetings, drafts agendas, prepares committee papers, and maintains governance standards. Key responsibilities include managing stakeholder relationships, maintaining accurate documentation, and monitoring compliance for regulatory requirements.
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Description

Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

The Committee Manager is responsible for managing the effective operation of executive risk committees, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice. This role involves supporting senior stakeholders, maintaining high standards of corporate governance, ensuring committees are well organised, efficient, and aligned with the Bank’s strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Committee Management

  • Schedule and manage committee meetings, ensuring alignment with the Bank’s governance calendar.
  • Support agenda drafting in collaboration with committee chairs and Risk Reporting, ensuring strategic priorities and regulatory requirements are addressed.
  • Support the preparation of high quality committee papers, ensuring quality assurance.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to the committee chairs and committee members on governance procedures and regulatory obligations.
  • Take accurate, concise, and confidential minutes, capturing key discussions, decisions, and action points. 
  • Co-ordinate action status updates in a timely manner. 
  • Lead periodic reviews of committee terms of reference, ensuring they maintain alignment with business and regulatory needs.

Governance and Compliance

  • Monitor committee compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements (e.g., PRA, FCA).
  • Ensure adherence to the Bank’s governance framework and policies.
  • Support periodic reviews of committee effectiveness, contributing to improvement initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Liaise with senior executives and external advisors to facilitate governance activities.
  • Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth communication and collaboration.
  • Provide guidance and training on governance processes to committee members and stakeholders, as required.

Documentation and Reporting

  • Maintain accurate records of committee activities, including action and decision logs, and other supporting documents.
  • Ensure secure and effective document management in line with the Bank’s data governance policies.
Requirements

Qualifications

  • Degree in Business, Law, or a related field (preferred).
  • Relevant professional qualification (e.g. CGI or equivalent).

Experience

  • Proven experience in governance, company secretariat, or committee management within a UK financial services institution, ideally banking.
  • Strong knowledge of UK corporate governance frameworks.
  • Experience working with senior stakeholders and executives.

Skills and Competencies

  • Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including minute-taking and drafting.
  • Attention to detail, with a commitment to excellence and maintaining high standards of accuracy.
  • Sound judgement and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.

Key Behaviours

  • Proactive and solution-oriented, with a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Collaborative, able to build strong relationships across diverse teams.
  • Resilient and adaptable to changing priorities and regulatory environments.
Benefits
  • 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
  • An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
  • Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
  • 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
  • Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
  • Life insurance at 4x your salary
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
  • Generous family-friendly policies
  • Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
  • Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.

We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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