Governance Officer

City of London Police; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A city police service is seeking a Governance Officer to join their Governance Team. The successful candidate will support the governance framework, prepare meeting agendas, and maintain accurate records. This role demands experience in governance contexts and offers flexible working patterns. A commitment to equality and diversity is essential. Candidates must provide evidence of meeting the job's specifications during the application process. Starting salary is £37,190 plus £6,920 London Weighting.

Benefits

LGPS Pension Scheme

Free access to Force Gym

29 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Season Ticket Loans

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in a public sector environment within a governance context.
• Ability to draft written work such as reports and briefing papers.
• Experience meeting deadlines under pressure.
• Skilled in agenda planning and drafting minutes.
• Implementing governance processes to improve decision making.

Responsibilities

• Service the corporate governance framework and maintain records of decisions.
• Develop relationships with governance board chairs.
• Prepare and coordinate meeting agendas.
• Support police authority board and its committees.
• Cover colleague work within the executive support function.

Skills

Governance experience

High-quality written communication

Ability to work under pressure

Agenda planning

Process implementation

Job description

Post Title: Governance Officer

Contract type: Permanent

Rank/grade: D

Salary: Starting Salary £37,190+ £6,920 London Weighting

Directorate/department: Corporate Services

Location: Guildhall Yard East

Vetting level required: MV/SC (Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels)

This role is open to all Police Staff and external candidates who meet the essential criteria of the person spec, regardless of current grade.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

Who are we?

As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. London City is the smallest borough in London, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.

City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a staff member you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the City.

The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.

The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities and long-term conditions, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

About The Team

The Governance team provides strategic support, co-ordination and guidance on the development and operation of force governance, audit and risk frameworks. This team also leads and assures the Force’s approach to external police authority governance, and internal policies and procedures.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Governance Officer to join the Governance Team which operates within the Strategy, Planning & Service Improvement department. The post-holder will play a pivotal part in providing effective and proactive support to the governance boards that fall within the corporate and external governance framework of the City of London Police. Additionally, the post-holder will be expected to work closely with Chairs of Boards on agenda setting, action monitoring, attend meetings, take minutes, research activities and draft briefing papers.

The post-holder will also assist the Governance Manager in developing and delivering an efficient and effective corporate governance framework.

Responsibilities

• Service the City of London Police’s corporate governance framework by arranging, attending and establishing an accurate record of decisions taken at various governance boards at corporate and directorate levels, including taking administrative action arising from any meeting.
• Develop effective working relationships with chairs of relevant governance boards to advise and support them through the meeting process, and to be the first point of contact for all queries from them concerning the operation of the board.
• Be responsible for preparing and coordinating agendas for meetings, ensuring that agendas and reports have been suitably consulted on, are quality assured and consistently presented to high standards and in accordance with corporate templates.
• Support the servicing of police authority board and its committees, ensuring timely submission and quality assurance of papers and processes for corporate approval have been undertaken, drafting briefing notes and attending meetings when required.
• To provide cover for the work of colleagues within the executive support function as required and develop a good understanding of the team’s wider activities and objectives.

Requirements

• Experience of working in a public sector environment or other such organisation within a governance context.
• Experience of drafting written work such as reports, briefing papers and minutes to a high standard.
• Experience of working under pressure, often to defined timescales.
• Experience of agenda planning and drafting minutes and actions for strategic boards.
• Experience of implementing governance processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of corporate decision making.

This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact: HR via [e-mail]

Selection Process

As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge demonstrate your ability to meet the person specification of the role.

The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.

Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is 26th January 2026 @ 3pm.

Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held Week commencing 9th February 2026.

We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible to and useable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way, would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, or have any other questions, please get in touch with HR via [e-mail]

Benefits

A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.

The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.

The Force Has a Number Of Staff Support Networks That Can Offer You Support And Advice. Applicants Are Very Welcome To Contact The Networks Directly If They Need Any Support Or Ask Any Question Before They Apply. For Further Information On The Networks And Their Contact Details Please Visit https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/equality-and-diversity2/equality-and-diversity-support-networks/

• LGPS Pension Scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme explained - Which?
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme - Welcome to Blue Light Card
• Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees
• Free access to our Force Gym (with dedicated time for female colleagues throughout the week), Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes
• 29 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service.
• Season Ticket Loans
• Cycle to Work Scheme