Product Governance and Project Coordinator
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Job title: Product Governance & Project Coordinator
Job reference number: JL122
Contract: Permanent, full time, 35 hours per week
Location: London or Kings Hill based with hybrid working (2-3 days a week in the office). All roles will involve occasional travel to both office locations.
Salary: Circa £37k per annum
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Product team during a period of expansion as we look to bring in new roles to support our organisation’s vision and ambitions. This Product Governance role is focussed on managing and overseeing our Product Governance framework.
What you’ll do
We are looking for a Product Governance & Project Co-ordinator to manage and oversee CAF’s product governance function, ensuring compliance with policy. This role will coordinate the monthly Product Governance Committee and track open initiatives and deliverables, providing project management support where needed. As a team we are motivated by problem solving to improve the flow of funds to the charity sector and this role will play a vital part in keeping us organised around good governance practice.
As Product Governance & Project Coordinator, you will:
- Prepare and distribute the agenda, minutes, and materials for the monthly Product Governance Committee meetings
- Track and monitor the progress of open initiatives and actions, providing project management support where needed and following up with Product Managers and other owners on the status, deliverables, and deadlines.
- Coordinate with Product Managers on the preparation and submission of product proposals, business cases, product risk assessments, and annual reviews, ensuring that they meet the quality standards and requirements of the product governance framework
- Review and organise the validation of the product risk assessments and annual reviews, providing feedback and recommendations to Product Managers.
- Create, maintain and update a product governance dashboard, reporting on the key performance indicators, risks, issues, and opportunities of the product portfolio.
Who you’ll be
This role is for you if you are highly organised and enjoy working within a structure. You will have the ability to look across multiple workstreams and tie them into a coherent, organised view that provides central oversight. You will have excellent communication skills and be highly proficient with PowerPoint, Excel and Word to prepare agendas, minutes and templates to support the team. You will have experience in product and / or project management.
What’s in it for you
At CAF you will receive:
- Permanent hybrid ways of working
- Six weeks holiday plus bank holidays
- A wide range of development opportunities to support personal and professional growth
- Pension scheme with better-than-market employer contribution options
- Social impact benefit schemes
For all our employer benefits and to gain an insight into our culture and values, please visit cafonline.org/careers.
Who we are
At Charities Aid Foundation we accelerate social progress by providing essential connections between donors, charities and communities.
We safeguard and deliver vital donations, offer expert advisory services and financial products to donors and charities, and provide tailored charity banking through our award-winning bank CAF Bank.
Our purpose is to enable a better landscape for giving and a fair and sustainable future for all.
Diversity and inclusion
We know that the more diverse and inclusive our organisation becomes, the more creative, effective and impactful we will be. Our aim is for our workforce to represent the society we serve, and we have embarked upon an ambitious pathway to achieve this.
We want to attract, retain and develop the best of talent at all levels, and provide a leading and great place to work, where every voice matters.
How to apply
The closing date for applications is 11th October 2024.
Interviews will take place throughout October and early November depending on timing of your application.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Please complete the form below, attach your CV and Cover letter, then click ‘Submit Application’ if applying via our website or send your CV to recruitment@cafonline.org quoting reference number JL122.
We welcome applications from everyone who feels they meet the criteria, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital, veteran or parental status.
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please indicate on the application form if you would like to be considered as part of the Disability Confident Scheme.
To apply for this role you must be able to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK.
So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact our Recruitment team at recruitment@cafonline.org or 03000 123 566 to request assistance or reasonable adjustments.
Job Reference: jl122