Governance Officer

3 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Vancouver City Savings Credit Union Full time

**About Vancity**

Vancity is a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. A relentless commitment to their values has helped them challenge the status quo and break down barriers since day one in 1946. They have bold commitments to make Vancity net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and are pursuing strategies on Indigenous banking and to improve the financial resilience of their members.

**About the workplace**

This is a permanent, full-time role that will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. Periodically and when scheduled by the Board, you’ll be required to provide in-person governance support for meetings, activities, and/or event.

As a Governance Officer, you’ll report to the Office of the CEO, ensuring that statutory and regulatory obligations will be successfully met and the capacity of the Board of Directors will be optimized enabling each Board to achieve its mandate and vision.

**A typical day would involve**:

- Coordinate and execute activities of the Board and governance projects for the Vancity Group of Companies (such as the Board of Directors Election, Annual General Meeting, Board Meetings, and Board Committee meetings) to enable the achievement of the Board's vision and governance compliance
- Provide technical advice to the Board, Executives and various areas of the business regarding policy and process improvements, and regulatory and statutory requirements in order to mitigate risk and achieve an effective and compliant governance structure and operation which supports the Board’s vision
- Prepare and maintain governance records and execute the statutory and regulatory filings (including but not limited to, Corporate Registry, BCFSA and OSFI) to achieve accurate reporting
- Conduct research and provide recommendations to enable the improvement and/or optimization of governance processes

**You have**:

- Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Law or a related field
- Knowledge of corporate governance norms, standards, and innovations
- Experience working in governance, compliance, or policy (ideally in a regulated environment), or experience in a related field supplemented with specific governance experience
- A calm demeanor under pressure and able to work with high profile/ senior individuals
- Ability to deal with confidential matters with great discretion
- Ability to prioritize work and meet competing deadlines
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience planning and coordinating corporate events and meetings

**You are**:

- **Analytical** - You’re able to review information, detect anomalies, and investigate and resolve discrepancies. You can assess internal processes and identify opportunities for improvement, and to manage revenue and expenses.
- **A strong communicator** - You’re able to act as a resource for the specialized area, providing specialized advice, guidance, explanations, and related support; and also to participate development of program content.

**Posting Deadline: Posted until filled**

**We offer**:

- We are the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada.
- Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs.
- New employees receive between three to four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year, and the number of vacation days grows — to a maximum of six weeks per year — as their length of service increases. In addition, full-time, permanent staff may be able to purchase extra days of vacation through our flexible benefits package.
- In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia, Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of short-term personal illness or emergency family illness, plus opportunities to take unpaid leave for a variety of reasons.
- Our health care & dental benefits offer three levels of health care and dental coverage for you to select from. These benefits will also be effective immediately based on your hire date.
- We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we will offer you a Defined pension plan that pays you a retirement income for life.

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