Governance Lead, Regulatory, Compliance and Investigations

Government Recruitment Service; Liverpool; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contribution 28.97%

25 days annual leave (increasing with

Flexible working options

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Liverpool is seeking a Governance Lead to shape governance, assurance and compliance across RCIT. You will oversee governance frameworks, audit programmes and information management, while acting as the business owner for the team’s case management system.

You will work with senior leaders to identify risks, drive improvements and support lawful, evidence-led decision-making. Great line management and flexible working options are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience interpreting and applying legislation, policies, standards and procedures.
• Experience developing or maintaining governance frameworks, policies or QA processes.
• Collaborative work with internal and external stakeholders to deliver organisational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead Governance, Intelligence and Assurance for RCIT and ensure lawful, proportionate decision-making across operations.
• Own and maintain RCIT Governance Framework with defined owners, frequencies and evidence requirements.
• Act as RCIT Business Owner for the case management/intelligence system as the authoritative record.

Skills

Governance knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder collaboration

Policy development

Tools

Case management system

Job description

Governance Lead, Regulatory, Compliance and Investigations

Can you interpret and apply legislation, policies, standards and procedures?

Do you have experience developing or maintaining governance frameworks, policies or quality assurance processes?

Have you worked collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to deliver organisational objectives?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Regulatory Compliance and Investigations Team (RCIT) supports the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s commitment to safer lives, safer ships and cleaner seas. The team delivers the MCA’s criminal, regulatory and intelligence functions, enforcing the Merchant Shipping Act and associated maritime legislation. Working closely with law enforcement agencies, government departments, prosecutors, regulators, industry stakeholders and international organisations, RCIT helps prevent, detect and respond to maritime offences and regulatory non-compliance.

Within RCIT, Governance, Intelligence and Assurance provides the framework that helps ensure activities are lawful, proportionate, evidence-led and able to withstand internal and external scrutiny. The function oversees governance, intelligence management, assurance, audit readiness, stakeholder oversight, compliance monitoring and information management. It also supports the effective governance of CLUE, RCIT’s authoritative system of record, helping the team maintain strong controls, accurate information and effective organisational oversight.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at: Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Department for Transport Careers

The role of Governance Lead provides an opportunity to shape and strengthen governance, assurance and compliance across RCIT. You will oversee governance frameworks, audit and assurance programmes, quality assurance and information management, while acting as business owner for the team’s case management system. You will work with senior leaders and stakeholders to identify risks, drive improvements and support effective, lawful and evidence-led decision-making

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Lead the Governance, Intelligence and Assurance function for RCIT, ensuring governance arrangements support lawful, proportionate, effective and defensible decision making across all areas of operational activity.
• Own and maintain the RCIT Governance Framework ensuring all governance, compliance, assurance and audit activities have a defined owner, frequency, evidence requirement, assurance methodology, review cycle and escalation process.
• Act as RCIT Business Owner for our case management/intelligence system, maintaining the system as the authoritative record and single source of truth for intelligence, referrals, investigations, decisions, stakeholder engagement, actions and outcomes.
• Lead the governance, assurance and continuous improvement of our case management system, including oversight of user access, permissions, information management controls, system configuration, data quality, audit functionality and compliance monitoring.
• Own and deliver RCIT's Audit and Assurance Programme, ensuring continual assessment of governance, compliance, intelligence, investigation and information-management activity and reporting significant findings, risks and recommendations to senior management.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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Company: Government Recruitment Service

Salary: £45,900 to £45,900 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Liverpool

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 4 Nov 2026

Closing date: 22 Nov 2026