Group Governance and Risk Manager

At LHCPG good governance isnt box-ticking its how we keep our promises to the communities we serve. Were looking for a Group Governance and Risk Manager to take real ownership of that: someone who can give the Board and Senior Leadership Team clear practical advice and who genuinely enjoys improving the way things work.

This is a broad hands-on remit with plenty of room to shape it. Youll be the person the organisation turns to when it needs to make well-informed decisions stay on the right side of statutory and regulatory requirements and manage risk sensibly rather than defensively. If you like the idea of building frameworks that people actually use not ones that sit in a drawer this role will suit you.

What youll be doing

• Giving the Board and senior leaders authoritative practical governance advice from how decisions get made through to how they get delivered
• Supporting Board development: induction engagement succession planning and performance reviews
• Keeping governance records accurate and current including conflicts of interest tenure appointments and decision trails
• Managing our relationships with external governance and legal advisers
• Embedding a clear workable approach to risk so every team across our multi-site operation knows what theyre responsible for
• Owning the corporate governance policy suite and the processes behind strong audit and assurance oversight
• Acting as our Data Protection Officer maintaining UK GDPR compliance ROPA and DPIA processes and our IT digital and security policies
• Being the go-to contact for any privacy enquiries

Youll also line-manage one direct report.

What were looking for

Youll be an established governance professional whos comfortable operating alongside senior stakeholders while keeping your independence discretion and sound judgement intact. Ideally youve built your experience in a fast-moving commercial environment and can adapt good governance models to a customer-focused service provider we work in a competitive procurement sector so pragmatism matters as much as rigour.

Experience within a proactive Company Secretariat or Governance function is essential along with a genuine track record of being a trusted adviser to Boards and Committees. Knowledge of the not-for-profit and charity sector would be a real plus.

Wed also love to see:

• A recognised governance qualification
• Strong IT skills including confident use of the MS Office suite
• Solid Board and committee skills preparing papers reports minutes and decision records
• A history of designing and embedding agile governance and assurance frameworks that stick
• Experience leading the full internal audit cycle and using assurance to strengthen performance
• A track record of leading risk management frameworks and maintaining risk registers
• The ability to manage organisation-wide policies and business systems
• DPO experience with sound knowledge of UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
• Strategic thinking and the judgement to lead through complexity and ambiguity
• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities at senior level

(Full details are in the attached job description and person specification.)

What youll get

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 300 annual wellbeing allowance (via a portal taxable)
• 34 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy more and your birthday off
• Private Medical Insurance and Health Cash Plan after probation (taxable)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after one years service)
• 10 days a year to work from anywhere
• 1.5 days personal volunteering leave plus team volunteering opportunities
• 1000 a year individual training budget for your professional development
• Generous pension arrangements

Wed encourage you to include a cover letter with your application it helps us get a sense of you beyond the CV.

Please note: we may close this advert early if we find the right person so dont wait to apply.

Required Experience:

Manager