Governance and Executive Officer

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Governance and Executive Team, providing professional and efficient support to our Chief Executive, Executive Directors, Board and Committees.  This role, and the wider team, are critical to the successful running of the business, ensuring we are well governed and that our Vico Executive Team are effectively supported.

What you’ll be doing

The successful applicant will support the Vico Executive Team and will work one to one with at least one Executive Director, ensuring effective time management is in place, issues are progress chased and meetings are arranged and prepared for.  You will act as quality control; checking and challenging information to ensure it is prepared to corporate standards and is of the highest quality.  You will also be responsible for a number of committee and corporate level meetings, ensuring they are effectively managed from start to finish, ensuring agendas, associated documents, minutes and action lists are all to a high standard.  Meeting and enforcing deadlines are a key aspect of this role and it is essential that you are highly organised with strong communication skills.  

What we’re looking for 

• A qualification at Level 3 of the Qualifications and Credit Framework.
• Significant experience of administrative work in a similar environment.
• Highly effective communication skills with a range of internal and external stakeholders with the ability to influence and negotiate with senior managers and directors.
• A positive, proactive and professional attitude in a highly pressured environment.
• Excellent quality assurance skills, with the ability to work accurately and error free.
• Excellent ICT skills and experience in working digitally.

For more details on what we’re looking for in this role, please see the Job Description below.

For more information or an informal chat about this role, please contact Stephen Smith, Governance and Executive Team Manager at [email protected].

Please note that interviews will be held week commencing 9 June 2025

Vico Homes is accredited by Investors in People, which means we recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable asset. As an employer we can offer you a great set of benefits which includes:

• 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after 5 years' service) and statutory bank holidays;
• an extra day off on your birthday;
• generous employer pension contribution;
• happy to talk flexible working, including options for reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns;
• a wide range of personal development opportunities;
• a fantastic health and wellbeing package;
• access to Vico Homes Rewards for a fantastic range of lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, home electronics and our car benefit scheme;
• one day to take part in our Volunteering Scheme; and
• "cycle to work" scheme and discounted shopping platform.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

How to apply

• Read the job description, person specification and guidance notes below.
• Complete the supporting information form below with details of how you meet the person specification.
• We also encourage you to provide your CV if you have one but please remove any information that identifies you (e.g. your name and address). 
• Email your supporting information form, and CV if you have one, to [email protected] before the closing date. Applications close at midnight on the date specified at the top of this page.

What happens next? 

• You'll receive an automatic reply to let you know we've received your application.
• We'll then score all the applications against the person specification and contact you to let you know if we're inviting you to interview. 

If you have any questions, please contact our Recruitment Team on the email address above.