Senior Governance Advisor

Job Title: Senior Governance Advisor
Location: Newcastle (3 days/week on site)
Contract Duration: 3 Months initially
Daily Rate: £500/day (Umbrella)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Governance Advisor to support a high-profile public sector organisation undergoing significant growth and transformation. This is an excellent opportunity for a governance professional who is passionate about enabling effective decision-making, supporting senior leaders, and driving governance excellence across a complex organisation.

Working within a fast-paced environment, you will play a key role in supporting Board and Executive governance arrangements while providing expert advice to senior stakeholders and ensuring governance processes are delivered to the highest standards.

The Role

As Senior Governance Advisor, you will support the delivery of corporate governance activities across Board, Executive and Committee structures. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, ensuring governance processes promote transparent, accountable and effective decision-making.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting governance arrangements across Board, Executive Committee and associated governance forums.
• Designing and implementing best practice governance processes and controls.
• Acting as a key liaison between senior leadership teams and delivery functions.
• Managing secretariat activities for senior governance bodies, ensuring meetings are effectively planned, organised and documented.
• Preparing agendas, governance papers, reports, action logs and minutes.
• Providing governance advice and guidance to senior stakeholders, Directors and executive teams.
• Supporting the development of strategic recommendations and decision-making processes.
• Leading governance-focused workstreams and contributing to wider team planning activities.
• Tracking actions, decisions and governance outputs to ensure timely delivery and accountability.
• Promoting collaborative working and contributing to a positive, inclusive team culture.

Essential Experience

• Minimum 2 years' Corporate Governance experience.
• Experience supporting Boards, Executive Committees and governance forums.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks, principles and best practice.
• Demonstrable project management skills and a delivery-focused mindset.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering high-quality outputs to tight deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working directly with senior leaders and executives.
• Excellent written communication skills, including preparation of governance papers and meeting documentation.
• Ability to provide clear, practical governance advice in a complex environment.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within the public sector, arm's-length bodies or government organisations.
• Previous secretariat experience supporting senior-level committees.
• Experience operating within complex transformation or delivery programmes.
• Knowledge of corporate governance best practices within regulated environments.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, CLIENT encourages applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, CLIENT welcomes applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed)