Manager of Governance & Board Affairs

About the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Manager of Governance & Board Affairs to join their team in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This full-time role involves coordinating board governance, committee administration, and governance documentation for QHC, ensuring processes are well-planned, properly documented, timely, and aligned with applicable governance requirements. The position requires 5-10 years of experience.

Role Purpose and Context

The Manager, Governance and Board Affairs acts as QHC’s primary coordinator for board governance, committee administration, and governance documentation, working in coordination with the QIC General Secretariat Office. This role establishes and maintains disciplined governance routines, including forward calendars, agendas, board packs, minutes, resolutions, decision logs, action trackers, and escalation processes. It supports effective decision-making by ensuring that matters submitted for approval are complete, accurate, appropriately reviewed, and supported by required stakeholder inputs. The position works closely with the CEO/MD, executive leadership, QIC as shareholder, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and other relevant functions to maintain clear governance interfaces, safeguard confidential information, and promote consistent reporting to the Board and its committees.

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinate the annual governance calendar, meeting schedules, agendas, board and committee papers, and related follow-up for the Board and its committees, in collaboration with the QIC General Secretariat Office.
• Prepare, circulate, and safeguard board and committee packs, ensuring timely, high-quality materials for decision-making.
• Maintain accurate records of key decisions, decision logs, and action trackers, ensuring actions are followed up and escalated where required.
• Proactively develop and maintain the annual plan for the QHC Board and subcommittees, including recurring agenda items, statutory requirements, key approvals, and reporting milestones.
• Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of governance frameworks, charters, policies, procedures, and related documentation for the Board, subcommittees, and QHC leadership governance.
• Coordinate governance-related approvals and documentation with relevant QHC functions and support alignment across QHC functions on governance requirements, approvals, and stakeholder inputs.
• Own the coordination, drafting, review cycle, and version control of governance policies and procedures.
• Maintain and routinely update QHC Delegation of Authority, decision-rights matrix, and approval pathways for Board and management decision-making.
• Coordinate governance requirements and approvals supporting the Board, subcommittees, and leadership decision-making, ensuring clear ownership, decision status, and follow-up actions.
• Produce clear, concise, and decision-ready Board, subcommittees, and committee reports, including summaries of matters for noting, discussion, approval, and escalation.
• Ensure decisions and approvals are properly recorded, communicated, and followed up, with actions tracked and escalated where required.
• Maintain confidentiality and information-governance standards for board and sensitive material.
• Coordinate shareholder, executive, and functional inputs into QHC governance processes, ensuring submissions are complete, aligned, and ready for the relevant governance forum.
• Act as a central point of coordination for governance matters between QHC, QIC, executive stakeholders, and relevant assurance functions, while maintaining appropriate confidentiality and escalation protocols.

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 5-10 years of relevant experience in governance and board affairs.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh Province, within Qiddiya Investment Company.