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Position:<\/strong> Secretariat Lead \u2014 Global Risk Alliance (GRA) \/ Nexus Governance System
Type:<\/strong> Financial-market governance operations leadership role (non-executive; strictly non-executing)
Board:<\/strong> Council leaders are considered for Board\/Trustee nomination after joining and serving in good standing
Location:<\/strong> International (distributed, hybrid)
Term:<\/strong> 3 Years
Time commitment:<\/strong> ~20\u201340 hours per month (build-year cadence; surge periods around quarterly proof cycles, releases, audits, and escalations)
Apply here:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/job\/secretariat-lead-gra\/<\/p>\n

Context and Purpose<\/h4>\n

In financial services, governance is only as credible as its operating discipline: timely agenda packs, decision-ready briefs, defensible minutes, controlled distribution, version control, and correction mechanics. When secretariat work is weak, institutions accumulate hidden risk\u2014unclear approvals, inconsistent disclosures, unmanaged conflicts, and artifacts that cannot survive audit or regulatory scrutiny.<\/p>\n

The Secretariat Lead \/ Secretariat Director is the operational backbone of GRA\u2019s finance-facing governance system. The role runs the end-to-end \u201cgovernance production line\u201d for standards and finance-usability artifacts: calendars, dockets, agenda packs, briefing notes, minutes, action registers, distribution, versioning, and corrections. The Secretariat ensures that GRA outputs are produced in a manner that is audit-ready, diligence-usable, and safe to rely on<\/strong>, while preserving strict boundaries against regulated execution.<\/p>\n

This is governance\u2014not execution. The role does not underwrite, place, broker, custody, operate markets, provide regulated advice, steer procurement, select vendors, or imply endorsement.<\/p>\n

Key Responsibilities<\/h4>\n
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  • Own the governance production rhythm: annual calendar, meeting cadence, agenda deadlines, pack assembly, decision sequencing, and post-meeting closure.<\/li>\n
  • Maintain the master operating calendar across councils, committees, working groups, elections\/appointments (where applicable), and special sessions.<\/li>\n
  • Enforce submission discipline: ensure distributed leads deliver inputs on time and in the required format; escalate slippage early with clear clocks and consequences.<\/li>\n
  • Produce decision-ready agenda packs: clear options, required annexes, risk\/assumption disclosures, recommended motions, and acceptance criteria.<\/li>\n
  • Ensure briefing notes are finance-usable: structured for diligence, auditability, disclosure discipline, and correctionability\u2014without drifting into deal work.<\/li>\n
  • Standardize templates and briefing formats (minutes, decision records, docket covers, disclosures, correction notices) to increase throughput without compromising integrity.<\/li>\n
  • Draft minutes and action registers with financial-services clarity: what was decided, by whom, under what authority, with what recusals, and what happens next.<\/li>\n
  • Track actions to completion with named owners, clocks, and evidence of completion; prevent \u201czombie decisions\u201d and ambiguous approvals.<\/li>\n
  • Coordinate issuance of notices, corrections, and supersession records; ensure distribution completion and controlled access where required.<\/li>\n
  • Maintain disciplined records and version control: one source of truth, clear supersession links, no silent edits, and clean archival practice.<\/li>\n
  • Coordinate handling posture operationally: least-privilege distribution lists, controlled sessions, secure collaboration tooling, and recording restrictions where required.<\/li>\n
  • Protect external credibility: ensure public-safe summaries and communications align strictly to recorded decisions and approved disclosure posture.<\/li>\n
  • Support membership\/seat operations and governance hygiene: rosters, term clocks, attendance, disclosures tracking, and onboarding pack distribution in coordination with competence and membership leads.<\/li>\n
  • Maintain dashboards for cadence, backlog, cycle time, attendance, closure quality, and corrections volume; run quarterly retrospectives and implement process improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Compensation, Remuneration, and Expenses<\/h4>\n

    This role is designed to be trust-maximizing and capture-resistant in a financial services context.<\/p>\n

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    • Governance authority is not paid.<\/strong> Compensation is never linked to votes, approvals, recognition decisions, enforcement actions, standards outcomes, market outcomes, or influence. No success fees. No pay-to-approve.<\/li>\n
    • Operational workload may be compensated (where permitted).<\/strong> Because this role often carries material build-year operational workload (production, drafting, distribution, dashboards, closure discipline), compensation may be provided only for clearly defined operational services\u2014scoped, time-bounded, deliverable-based, independently approved, and auditable, with conflicts safeguards.<\/li>\n
    • Expenses may be reimbursed.<\/strong> Reasonable, documented, pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses required for the role may be reimbursed in accordance with policy and handling requirements.<\/li>\n
    • Standing and independence apply.<\/strong> Continued service depends on remaining in good standing, meeting disclosure obligations, and maintaining independence consistent with integrity and conduct requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Opportunities for Leaders to Join<\/h4>\n
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      • Run the governance engine room that determines whether finance-facing outputs can survive audit, scrutiny, and real-world adoption.<\/li>\n
      • Build reusable production discipline for standards, diligence artifacts, and monitoring packs across jurisdictions and institutions.<\/li>\n
      • Operate at the intersection of records discipline, handling discipline, disclosure posture, and corrections\u2014where credibility is made or lost.<\/li>\n
      • Strong performance positions leaders for broader governance stewardship and board consideration (without implying entitlement).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Leaders Profile<\/h4>\n

        We are seeking senior operators (typically 8\u201315+ years) with credibility across one or more of:<\/p>\n

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        • Secretariat or board\/council operations in financial services, standards bodies, or development finance.<\/li>\n
        • Compliance-adjacent governance administration: documentation, approvals, audit trails, and controlled distribution.<\/li>\n
        • Program operations requiring precision under scrutiny (risk governance PMO, regulatory change programs, enterprise controls documentation).<\/li>\n
        • Multi-stakeholder facilitation requiring neutrality, confidentiality, and disciplined recordkeeping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Capabilities and Mindset<\/h4>\n
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          • Production discipline: thrives on cadence, deadlines, and closure; does not tolerate drift.<\/li>\n
          • Exceptional writing: clear briefs, minutes, motions, and correction notices with neutral tone and precision.<\/li>\n
          • Traceability-first: strong version control, \u201cone source of truth\u201d instincts, and clean audit trails.<\/li>\n
          • Handling maturity: understands controlled materials, least-privilege distribution, and secure session operations.<\/li>\n
          • Neutral operator: avoids dealmaking, preferential access, procurement steering, and implied endorsement.<\/li>\n
          • Calm under pressure: reliable during surges, incidents, and time-critical releases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Eligibility, Membership, and Independence<\/h4>\n
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            • Holds a primary full-time role outside the council seat and can sustain the expected cadence and surge periods.<\/li>\n
            • Willing to fully disclose relevant interests and abide by conflict-of-interest, recusal, and conduct requirements.<\/li>\n
            • Not placed in a situation where service creates unmanageable conflicts, compromises neutrality, or creates regulated-activity ambiguity.<\/li>\n
            • Accepts strict confidentiality, handling discipline, and communications integrity expectations.<\/li>\n
            • Commits to remain in good standing (participation, disclosures, and applicable contribution obligations).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1029372,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"public@therisk.global","_filled":0,"_featured":1,"_remote_position":1,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":"","_hours":"","_rate_min":"","_rate_max":"","_salary_min":"","_salary_max":"","_apply_link":"","_job_cover_image":"","_company_manager_id":"1029368"},"job-categories":[244,167],"job-types":[253],"job_listing_tag":[],"job_listing_career_level":[245,98],"job_listing_experience":[33],"job_listing_qualification":[43,45,58,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-1029652","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_category-financial-services","7":"job_listing_category-governance","8":"job_listing_type-leadership","9":"job_listing_career_level-leader","10":"job_listing_career_level-senior","11":"job_listing_experience-10-years","12":"job_listing_qualification-associate-degree","13":"job_listing_qualification-bachelor-degree","14":"job_listing_qualification-doctorate-degree","15":"job_listing_qualification-master-degree","17":"job-type-leadership","18":"job_position_featured"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1029652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/1029652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1029372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=1029652"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=1029652"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=1029652"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_career_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_career_level?post=1029652"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_experience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_experience?post=1029652"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_qualification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therisk.global\/work\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_qualification?post=1029652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}