Senior Governance Manager

Reed Talent Solutions; Bedford; Híbrido; GBP 72.000 - 88.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

30 days’ annual leave

Pension (2:1 matched up to 10%)

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs

Life assurance

Flexible Working

Descripción de la vacante

MaPS is seeking a Senior Governance Manager to lead development and continuous improvement of the corporate governance framework across the organisation. You will provide senior governance advice to Chairs, the CEO and the Executive Team, shaping decision-making, accountability and assurance in a public sector context.

You’ll oversee the integration of key governance initiatives, support secretariat processes, and deputise for the Head of Governance as required, helping MaPS demonstrate

Formación

• Proven leadership advising senior stakeholders in governance.
• Experience leading corporate governance frameworks.
• Knowledge of public sector governance and compliance.
• Understanding end-to-end secretariat cycle for a Board and executives.
• Experience addressing data protection matters in governance contexts.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and continuously improve MaPS’ Corporate Governance Framework.
• Provide senior governance leadership to Chairs, CEO, and executives.
• Oversee governance integration projects such as the National Dashboard Connection Service.
• Shape approvals with DWP and government stakeholders.
• Manage the governance secretariat for Board and committees.
• Develop and lead a high-performing governance team.

Conocimientos

Governance leadership

Stakeholder management

Public sector experience

Regulatory compliance

Board governance

Educación

Corporate Governance Institute member

Descripción del empleo

Ready to make a real difference? Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as our Senior Governance Manager. This is your chance to play a meaningful role in helping people across the UK build stronger financial futures and to do it as part of a supportive, energetic team.

Why This Role Matters

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and own the development, implementation and continuous improvement of MaPS’ corporate governance framework, ensuring it is robust, proportionate, strategically aligned and consistently embedded across MaPS’ Non-Executive and Executive governance structures. The role will provide senior leadership on governance design, decision-making, accountability and assurance, ensuring MaPS has effective arrangements in place to support organisational delivery, manage risk and meet public sector accountability expectations.

A key priority will be to lead the integration of the National Dashboard Connection Service into MaPS’ governance framework, ensuring that appropriate governance, assurance, compliance and accountability arrangements are established for the Executive, Board and DWP. The role will act as a senior governance adviser to Chairs, the CEO, Executive Team and senior leaders, providing authoritative advice, constructive challenge and practical solutions on complex governance, compliance, regulatory and public sector accountability matters, working closely with MaPS’ legal advisers where required.

The role will provide strategic leadership to the governance team, setting standards for high-quality governance advice, secretariat support and corporate governance practice across MaPS. It will be accountable for ensuring that Board, Committee and Executive governance processes operate effectively, support high-quality decision-making and enable the organisation to demonstrate transparency, accountability and good governance. The postholder will deputise for the Head of Governance and Data Protection as required and will play a key role in shaping the future direction, maturity and impact of the governance function. Shaping work that genuinely improves people’s financial wellbeing.

Senior Governance Manager

£80,000 per annum

Bedford

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Ready to make a real difference? Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as our Senior Governance Manager. This is your chance to play a meaningful role in helping people across the UK build stronger financial futures and to do it as part of a supportive, energetic team.

Why This Role Matters

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and own the development, implementation and continuous improvement of MaPS’ corporate governance framework, ensuring it is robust, proportionate, strategically aligned and consistently embedded across MaPS’ Non-Executive and Executive governance structures. The role will provide senior leadership on governance design, decision-making, accountability and assurance, ensuring MaPS has effective arrangements in place to support organisational delivery, manage risk and meet public sector accountability expectations.

A key priority will be to lead the integration of the National Dashboard Connection Service into MaPS’ governance framework, ensuring that appropriate governance, assurance, compliance and accountability arrangements are established for the Executive, Board and DWP. The role will act as a senior governance adviser to Chairs, the CEO, Executive Team and senior leaders, providing authoritative advice, constructive challenge and practical solutions on complex governance, compliance, regulatory and public sector accountability matters, working closely with MaPS’ legal advisers where required.

The role will provide strategic leadership to the governance team, setting standards for high-quality governance advice, secretariat support and corporate governance practice across MaPS. It will be accountable for ensuring that Board, Committee and Executive governance processes operate effectively, support high-quality decision-making and enable the organisation to demonstrate transparency, accountability and good governance. The postholder will deputise for the Head of Governance and Data Protection as required and will play a key role in shaping the future direction, maturity and impact of the governance function. Shaping work that genuinely improves people’s financial wellbeing.

You’ll join a team that’s passionate, collaborative, and driven by the belief that financial confidence should be something everyone can access.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and be accountable for the continuous improvement of MaPS’ Corporate Governance Framework, ensuring appropriate decision-making processes are in place across the business and that MaPS has a consistent and holistic approach to governance aligned with external best practice.
• Provide senior governance leadership and expert advice to Chairs, Non-Executive Directors, the CEO, Executive Team and senior leaders on governance, decision-making, accountability, compliance and public sector requirements.
• Lead the governance integration of the National Dashboard Connection Service, ensuring that appropriate decision-making, assurance, risk, compliance and accountability mechanisms are embedded and effective.
• Shape and influence governance and approvals arrangements with DWP and other government stakeholders, ensuring MaPS’ decision-making processes are clear, efficient, robust and capable of withstanding external scrutiny.
• Lead the business case governance framework, ensuring business cases are well-governed, evidence-based, appropriately assured and aligned with government approval expectations.
• Provide strategic oversight of Board, Committee, Executive and sub-committee governance processes, ensuring agendas, papers, minutes, actions and decisions support effective oversight, accountability and delivery.
• Set standards for governance advice, secretariat practice and corporate governance support across MaPS, ensuring consistency, quality and continuous improvement in the service provided to senior forums.
• Lead and develop a team of Governance Managers and Advisers, building capability, setting clear expectations, supporting professional development and fostering a high-performing, trusted governance function.
• Provide senior oversight of MaPS’ corporate policy framework and governance-related policies, ensuring key policies are reviewed, maintained and embedded effectively, including conflicts of interest, whistleblowing, gifts and hospitality and related governance procedures.
• Work collaboratively with legal advisers, policy colleagues, risk, finance, internal audit and other corporate functions to ensure governance, assurance and internal control arrangements are coherent, proportionate and effective.
• Identify opportunities to improve decision-making, accountability and governance maturity across MaPS, leading change and influencing senior stakeholders to adopt improved approaches.
• Deputise for the Head of Governance and Data Protection, including representing the governance function in senior discussions, providing advice on complex matters and making decisions within agreed authority.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven track record in a Governance leadership role advising senior stakeholders, with the ability to demonstrate sound and sensitive judgement gained through experience working within the public sector or at a senior level within other organisations.
• Demonstrable experience of leading, developing and improving corporate governance frameworks.
• Extensive governance knowledge. Chartered member of the Corporate Governance Institute, with the ability to understand complex legislative, regulatory and public sector accountability matters and work with legal advisers to provide clear, practical guidance to the business.
• Strong, flexible leadership and interpersonal skills, including tact and diplomacy when required.
• Evidence of a proactive, results-driven and collaborative approach, with a willingness to challenge the status quo and develop new ideas and approaches to achieve the successful delivery of corporate governance, legal and compliance objectives. Able to drive progress in the face of competing views and priorities.
• Understanding and experience of managing the end-to-end secretariat cycle for a Board, its Committees and the Executive.
• Understanding of public sector governance and approval routes.
• Experience of identifying legal, regulatory or compliance issues, including data protection matters.

About Us

MaPS is based in bright, modern offices in Bedford, and we’re here to help people across the UK feel more confident and informed about their money.

Our values guide how we work together:

• Caring – for colleagues and the communities we support
• Connecting – building supportive, positive relationships
• Transforming – creating impact that truly matters

We’re proud to foster an inclusive, welcoming culture. Our colleague networks include LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health and ethnicity groups — and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

What We Offer

• 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension (2:1 matched contribution up to 10%)
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme (up to £3,000)
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance
• EAP Assist & Life
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Flexible Working
• We believe work should fit around life. This Bedford
• ‑based role offers genuine flexibility so you can balance work, family, and personal commitments. We come together for purposeful team collaboration to stay connected and drive great results.
• We love supporting internal growth and progression, while continuing to follow fair and open Civil Service recruitment practices.

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