Senior Governance & Assurance Leader

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority; Northallerton; Vor Ort; GBP 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking an experienced Governance Manager to lead governance assurance, transparency, and risk management across the organisation. Reporting to the Head of Governance, you will provide expert advice to senior officers, elected Members and key stakeholders to ensure lawful, ethical and high‑standard decision‑making.

You will build and maintain governance frameworks and policies, develop the governance team, and champion continuous improvement in a

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience leading governance, assurance or compliance functions.
• Strong knowledge of local government governance, transparency and ethical frameworks.
• Experience designing and implementing governance frameworks, policies and improvement programmes.
• Experience advising senior leaders and elected Members in politically sensitive environments.
• Ability to identify governance risks and develop effective solutions.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership capabilities and experience managing teams, budgets and resources.
• Resilience to operate in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• Commitment to public service, integrity, transparency and continuous improvement.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.

Aufgaben

• Lead governance assurance and transparency arrangements across the authority.
• Provide expert advice to senior officers, elected Members and stakeholders.
• Oversee governance compliance, assurance activities and risk management.
• Develop governance frameworks, policies and assurance arrangements.
• Manage and develop a governance team and relationships with partners.

Kenntnisse

Governance leadership

Governance assurance

Compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Political acumen

Strategic advisory

Team leadership

Ausbildung

Degree-level qualification or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking an experienced Governance Manager to lead governance assurance, transparency, and risk management across the organisation. Reporting to the Head of Governance, you will provide expert advice to senior officers, elected Members and key stakeholders to ensure lawful, ethical and high‑standard decision‑making.

You will build and maintain governance frameworks and policies, develop the governance team, and champion continuous improvement in a