Governance Advisor

Membership Bespoke; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

6-month interim contract

Job summary

Membership Bespoke is helping a respected professional membership organisation in the Leicester area to appoint an interim governance professional for six months. The role is hands-on, in a complex member-led environment, providing governance support, coordinating committees, agendas and minuting, and assisting with assurance, compliance and risk oversight.

The position is hybrid with two days in the office each week, and carries a day rate of £17-£25 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience within a membership body or complex charity environment.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, particularly around committee coordination and minuting.
• Hands-on, fast-moving governance function.
• Able to step into an interim role and quickly establish credibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on governance support within a complex, member-led environment.
• Coordinate governance committees, including agendas, papers, logistics and accurate, timely minuting.
• Support assurance, compliance and risk oversight activities.
• Build effective working relationships across the organisation and with committee members.
• This interim assignment is expected to run for a minimum of four to six months, with potential extension.
• Hybrid working, with two days per week in the office.

Skills

Governance coordination

Minuting

Committee coordination

Stakeholder relationships

Job description

Interim Governance Role – Professional Membership Organisation

£17 - £25 ph

Hybrid 2 days in the office

Temporary - 6 months

Leicester area

Our client A respected professional membership organisation with a strong public‑interest purpose is seeking to appoint an interim governance professional on an interim basis. The organisation operates nationally and internationally, with a clear focus on professional standards, member value and organisational accountability.

The role

• Provide hands‑on governance support within a complex, member‑led environment.


• Coordinate governance committees, including agendas, papers, logistics and accurate, timely minuting.


• Support assurance, compliance and risk oversight activities.


• Build effective working relationships across the organisation and with committee members.


• This interim assignment is expected to run for a minimum of four to six months, with potential extension.


• Hybrid working, with two days per week in the office.

The person

• Experience within a membership body or a complex charity environment is strongly preferred.


• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, particularly around committee coordination and minuting.


• Comfortable working in a hands‑on, fast‑moving governance function.


• Able to step into an interim role and quickly establish credibility.

Membership Bespoke positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.