Governance Manager

The Nursing and Midwifery Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare regulatory body is seeking a Governance Manager to provide essential support to the Executive Board and Council. This role requires strong governance knowledge and skills in effective communication and stakeholder engagement. You will play a vital role in both constitutional compliance and the management of governance structures. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and significant opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Enhanced Pension Contributions

Life Insurance

Hybrid working

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Perkbox membership

Subsidised restaurant

Season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Experience in governance roles.
• Understanding of statutory frameworks.
• Confident in advising senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretariat support to meetings.
• Scrutinize papers for quality standards.
• Manage annual effectiveness reviews.

Skills

Knowledge of governance

Excellent minute-taking

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Experience with new technology

Detail-focused approach

Job description

Governance Manager

Application Deadline: 4 January 2026

Department: Governance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London or Edinburgh

Reporting To: Asha Bagayat

Compensation: GBP 40,962 - GBP 48,961 / year

Description

We are currently recruiting for 2 roles. One opportunity on a permanent contract and one as a fixed terms 12 month contract. The Governance Team sits at the centre of how we ensure transparency, accountability and effective oversight at the NMC. We support the Executive, Council and its committees, uphold our statutory and regulatory responsibilities, and safeguard the integrity of our decision‑making. From organising Executive Board and Council business to overseeing statutory reporting and member recruitment, we play a vital role in ensuring the NMC delivers on its public‑interest mission with clarity and credibility.

This role provides direct support to our Executive Board and Council so therefore office attendance in London will be on a regular basis.

Your role and impact

This is an exciting opportunity to work in NMC’s Governance Team and play a full role in supporting and delivering high‑quality governance at every level. As Governance Manager, you’ll provide high quality support to the Board, Council, committee chairs, partner members and senior leadership. You’ll support a range of activities from constitutional compliance and statutory reporting to member recruitment, induction and development. Your strong planning, organising and administrative skills will ensure our governance structures are run efficiently and reflect best practice and the highest standards of public service.

Some of what you will do

• Provide high quality secretariat support to a range of meetings, including producing accurate minutes.
• Provide effective scrutiny of papers ensuring quality standards are maintained.
• Manage the annual effectiveness reviews for Council/Committees/Boards, ensuring compliance with best practice.
• Ensure the smooth conduct of Council/ Committee/Board business, including logistical and all other arrangements.
• Provide support on the recruitment, induction, development and appraisal processes for Council, committees and partner members.
• Provide draft content for key statutory outputs, including the Annual Report and Accounts and the Annual Fitness to Practise report.
• Contribute to the redesign and implementation of revised governance frameworks, including the review of policies and processes.

What you will bring

• Knowledge and experience of working in governance.
• Understanding of statutory and constitutional frameworks and good governance practice.
• Excellent minute‑taking and report‑writing skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience advising senior leaders and board members.
• Knowledge and experience of utilising and embedding new technology/systems to improve governance processes.
• A collaborative, confident and detail‑focused approach, with a commitment to high standards and public service values.

Why apply?

This role offers the chance to work at the heart of UK health and care regulation. You’ll work closely with our Chair of Council, Chief Executive and Executive Directors – supporting the shape of how we govern and hold ourselves to account. If you’re looking for a role where your skills can make a real impact on public trust, professional standards and organisational performance, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
• Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perkbox membership
• Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
• Season ticket loans

Additional Information

The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.

Hybrid Working Policy

We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part‑time role, please pro‑rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.

Our Pay Policy

It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.

For our colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.

Reasonable adjustments

We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.

Screening and vetting

All of our roles are subject to pre‑employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.