Major, Lindsey & Africa Hiring for Interim Director, Corporate Governance at Atlanta Metropolitan Area Full Time

Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group has an immediate need for a fulltime (40 hours) Interim Director, Corporate Governance (Hybrid, Atlanta)

Overview: Reporting into the Chief Legal Officer, our client is seeking an experienced Corporate Governance Leader to assist on a full-time basis for the next 12+ months. This is a highly visible, fast paced and dynamic role that is ideal for an experienced professional that has worked with high level volunteers and/or executives on governance and corporate affairs matters and is ready to hit the ground running.

Company: Large, National Non-Profit

Experience: 8+ years of corporate governance and leadership experience

Location: Atlanta, Georgia based. Hybrid.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provides operational governance expertise, coaching and advice to the executive team and leadership volunteers on governance requirements and processes and advises on recommended actions to ensure the Board governs with excellence;
• Directs the development, maturation, and implementation of the Strategic Governance System ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, government directives.
• Designs, establishes, and maintains an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the organization’s goals and objectives; recruits, employs, trains, mentors, supervises, and evaluates team;
• Responsible for overall conduct of the Board of Directors; directs the support team that is responsible for materials development and dissemination, preparation and maintenance of governance documents, documentation and archiving of official corporate records and governance documents (e.g., Bylaws, meeting minutes & audit trail), maintaining Board member biographies and records; evaluations, annual Board giving campaign; setting of meeting schedules and general management of meetings;
• Serves as primary point of contact for Board and leadership volunteers and team members for general information on governance and volunteers;
• In close collaboration with CEO’s office, manages Board including agenda development, coordination of timely responses to action items, liaison with Board members, implements and maintains recurring board meeting agenda item tracking system and ensures related reports and updates are delivered, as appropriate;
• Responsible for overall design and conduct of the annual orientation of new Board members, including agenda and materials development and dissemination, assigning mentors, and ensuring that all members are prepared for service on the Board;
• Directs the team that is responsible for the annual committee appointments process, including communications, adherence to guidelines for committee assignment, timelines, preparation of resource materials, and documenting and archiving of assignments;
• Responsible for the overall conduct of the Governance and Nominating Committees to ensure that outcomes are achieved; directs the assigned manager that provides support on matters related to appointment, agenda preparation, material preparation and dissemination, communications, facilitating action items, and coordination between executive team and leadership volunteers
• Collaborates with Legal Operations to develop and ensure compliance with the annual budget for the governance and corporate affairs, including reviewing monthly budget reports, participating in functional allocation discussions, addressing discrepancies, ensuring appropriate cost savings mechanisms are identified and implemented.

Qualifications Include:

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited University
• MBA or JD and barred in good standing a plus.
• CMP a plus
• 8+ years of experience handling corporate governance leadership matters for large non-profits or in a commercial setting.
• Knowledge of finance, budgeting, and cost control procedures.
• Experience working directly with executives and members of a board.
• Extremely strong organizational skills and experience working in a team oriented, fast paced, high volume and demanding professional environment with a capacity to prioritize competing demands and achieve results;
• Strong analytical skills and an excellent aptitude for developing innovative solutions to complex problems;
• Ability to examine and re-engineer operations and procedures, formulating policies, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to interface in a professional, cordial, confident and well-informed manner with volunteer and leadership;
• Ability to present effectively on governance related topics;

Pay Range: $70-$95 per hour

Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page: https://www.mlaglobal.com/en/consultant-resources

All interested and qualified candidates should apply directly with Major, Lindsey & Africa for review and consideration.

Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.

Bullhorn ID: 181321