Governance and Compliance Manager

THE COMPANY

Montu is a leading cannabis company with operations in Europe and Asia-Pacific. We facilitate access to cannabis through locally integrated ecosystems that streamline the patient experience from end-to-end and set new standards in Cannabis Care.

Our mission: improve the lives of millions of people through cannabis therapies. Medical cannabis has already been legalised in more than 50 countries across the world over recent years, unlocking a huge potential for medical, wellness, and ultimately recreational markets. As one of the fastest growing businesses in the industry, Montu is now actively looking to expand the team to take the company to the next level in the UK.

Role description

The role of the Governance and Compliance Manager is suited to an individual with a clinical background in medicine, nursing, pharmacy or allied health (physiotherapist, occupational therapist etc). The role requires a dynamic individual capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously, and working with several regulators.

You must have a comprehensive understanding of good governance and risk management. You will work in an environment focused on actively managing governance and assurance across a number of services and ensuring that patient and staff safety remains paramount. You will be working alongside the Head of Governance and Leadership Team. You will support arrangements for governance and the coordination of corporate and legal compliance across the organisation. You will also support day-to-day coordination and oversight of all governance and compliance related meetings and working groups and ensuring efficient information flows between all teams.

You will play a key role within the organisation to ensure a modern approach to clinical standards, audit, and effectiveness is adopted, including the integration of continuous quality improvement skills and techniques. They will lead the preparation of evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and audit for internal and external reports, reviews and inspections and advise on relevant processes throughout the services.

Annual Salary £50,000 to £60,000 PA Pro-rata

Responsibilities will include but not be restricted to:

• Collaboration with teams across the company
• Data mapping
• Audits (clinical and non-clinical)
• Quality assurance
• Incident Management and support
• Risk Assessments, Analysis, Management and Support
• Complaints handling and support
• Support and lead in operations/governance projects
• Support or lead in the management and development of policies and procedures
• Supporting or lead change management
• Scheduling and minuting of meetings as required
• Cascading governance related information internally
• Supporting with all aspects of governance and compliance across all teams
• Service improvement and development
• Deputising for the Head of Governance

Skills, Experience, and Qualification:

• Educated to degree level or qualified by demonstrable experience- in a clinical area
• Experience of regulatory requirements and compliance, legal interactions, procurement, insurance, and contracts
• Able to investigate, manage and create actionable service improvement plans through incident/deviation management
• Experience of creation and delivery of training programmes
• The ability to research best practices and support implementation across teams.
• The ability to manage the operational aspect of the role regarding governance and compliance
• The ability to learn and develop quickly
• Excellent organisation skills, attention to detail and a systematic thinker

Desirable

• Holds or is willing to work towards a recognised qualification in Governance / Risk management

Benefits:

• You'll get a 30 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata.
• You can join our generous pension scheme and the employer will match contributions
• up to 5%
• There are lots of opportunities to work on cross-team projects and represent Montu at events such as awards, trade shows and fairs
• Cycle to work scheme