Capability Integration Governance Lead

First Recruitment Group; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Governance & Reporting Manager for a 12 month contract based in Helensburgh, with onsite attendance 2-4 days per week.

The role leads governance across a major infrastructure and capability programme, delivering reporting, SOPs, change control, and decision support to enable informed decisions and delivery confidence.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering governance for large programmes.
• Strong programme and project management capability.
• Ability to lead and document governance across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RACI matrices and programme ways of working.
• Develop and maintain process maps.
• Support creation and maintenance of SOPs and desk instructions.
• Ensure governance activities operate effectively and comply with agreed processes.
• Develop stakeholder engagement plans and lead stakeholder analysis.
• Ensure communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyse programme change requests and assess impacts.
• Maintain programme change control records and logs.
• Coordinate governance approvals and decision submissions.
• Track decisions and ensure outcomes are recorded.

Skills

Governance

Stakeholder management

Change control

Decision support

Job description

Senior Governance & Reporting Manager

12 month contract initially

Helensburgh onsite2-4 days per week

Position Overview

This Governance & Reporting Manager role sits within a Capability Integration function and is responsible for supporting governance activities that enable effective programme management, control, assurance and decision-making.

The successful candidate will manage governance processes, reporting activities and stakeholder engagement across a major infrastructure and capability programme. The role requires the collection, analysis and reporting of programme information to support informed decision-making and delivery confidence.

The position involves facilitating governance forums, maintaining reporting structures and ensuring integration between multiple stakeholders through consistent processes, reporting standards and controls.

The environment is complex and fast-paced, with numerous programme interdependencies and operational constraints. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate strong programme and project management capability while delivering outcomes at pace.

This role requires regular onsite attendance to support workshops, governance meetings, stakeholder engagement and operational activities.

Key Responsibilities

Governance & Process Management

• Develop and maintain RACI matrices and programme ways of working.
• Develop and maintain process maps.
• Support the creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and desk instructions.
• Ensure governance activities operate effectively and comply with agreed processes.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop stakeholder engagement plans using appropriate analysis and profiling techniques.
• Lead stakeholder analysis activities, identifying key stakeholder groups and engagement requirements.
• Ensure appropriate communication and engagement throughout the project lifecycle.

Change Control

• Analyse programme change requests and assess impacts.
• Ensure compliance with established change control processes.
• Escalate instances of non-compliance where necessary.
• Maintain programme change control records and logs.

Decision Support

• Ensure decision papers are supported by robust documentation and analysis.
• Coordinate governance approvals and decision submissions.
• Track decisions and ensure outcomes are communicated and recorded appropriately.
• Maintain programme decision logs.