International Board Coordinator

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Job Description

As an International Board Coordinator, you will provide high-level advice, guidance, and support to the International Board and coordinate effective communication to and from the board.
You will coordinate and manage the work of the Board as mandated by the Amnesty statute and advise the Governance program to ensure that established principles of good governance are adhered to.
We are looking for a Coordinator who has a high level of professional discretion, political awareness, and diplomacy around governance and executive management. The candidate will have demonstrated initiative, proactive problem solving, and information sharing to ensure principles of good governance are adhered to.
The successful candidate will have sufficient experience managing budgets and working with financial transactions in multiple currencies. This involves reporting accurate detail on budgets to the senior leaders of the organisation.
Main Responsibilities:

To support the Chair with the papers and future strategic discussion items including liaising with those members of staff preparing papers for forthcoming meetings. Ensure that all Board and relevant sub-committee papers address the issues arising and are of appropriate quality; ensuring meeting procedures are followed and provide appropriate strategic level of Board reports, ensuring that accurate records of Board decisions are kept and disseminated as required.
Advising the Board, the Coalition Leadership Team, Amnesty International Secretariat teams and other Amnesty International governing bodies directly on matters relating to the board’s work plans and those of several of the Board’s sub-committees. This will include approval schedules in the organisational cycle, maintenance of the register of interest, power of attorneys.
Coordinating with the Board members’ workload and travel related to the Board/relevant sub-committees/Secretariat General/Coalition Leadership Team/global governance calendar to ensure that all members can manage and fulfil their responsibilities. Leading the maintenance of effective and efficient filing and archiving systems, and any other ad hoc processes to ensure that high levels of confidentiality are kept and maintained.
Monitoring Potential reputational, financial and legal risks associated with Board practices and behaviour and advice course of action on any issue arising.

Skills And Experience:

The ability to work closely with, advise and brief senior management and to work to tight timelines.
Training and formal education around legal matters affecting Trustee Boards either at university level or from specialist training providers.
Extensive knowledge concerning legal and fiduciary requirements for Trustee Boards in the UK.
Highly proficient administration skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint and AI systems. High level of logistical and event organising skills.
High levels of financial awareness and experience of managing budgets and working with financial transactions in multiple currencies

Source: https://careers.amnesty.org/vacancy/international-board-coordinator-3966/3994/description/

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