Manager of Governance & Board Affairs (Healthcare Experience Require)

About Qiddiya

Qiddiya is seeking a Manager of Governance & Board Affairs to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is central to coordinating board governance, committee administration, and governance documentation for Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) and Qiddiya Healthcare (QHC), ensuring alignment with applicable governance requirements.

Role Purpose

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 ensures that Board, Board Committees, Medical Advisory Committee (MAC), and other senior leadership governance processes are well planned, properly documented, timely, and aligned with applicable governance requirements. The position 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 the 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.
• 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.
• Coordinate governance-related approvals and documentation with relevant QHC functions and support alignment on governance requirements.
• Manage 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.
• Produce clear, concise, and decision-ready Board, subcommittees, and committee reports.
• Coordinate shareholder, executive, and functional inputs into QHC governance processes, acting as a central point of coordination for governance matters.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field is required. A professional governance qualification (*, ICSA / CGI Chartered Governance) and/or a Master's degree is preferred.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in corporate governance, board affairs, or a closely related discipline, including direct experience supporting boards, committees, and executive governance forums.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating governance processes, preparing board and committee materials, maintaining decision and action logs, and supporting board-reporting processes.
• Experience within healthcare, government/semi-government, or large corporate/ecosystem environments is ideal.

Required Skills

• Strong drafting, documentation, discretion, and stakeholder-management capability.
• Working knowledge of Saudi corporate-governance and regulatory expectations.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, requiring close coordination with various internal and external stakeholders, including the QIC General Secretariat Office, executive leadership, Legal, Compliance, and Finance functions.