Governance Manager

Senior Governance Manager

📍 Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid – 2 to 3 days in the office)
🕒 Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
📈 Grade/Salary: £44,709 to £53,347 per annum
📄 Status: Permanent
🔐 Security Clearance: Level 2 Disclosure

About the Role

Our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Governance Manager to support a high-profile public sector organisation in Edinburgh. This role will take a lead in shaping, maintaining, and embedding a governance framework that supports the successful delivery of change across the organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive governance professional to influence organisational transformation, build effective relationships, and lead improvement across change delivery activities.

Key Responsibilities

LOAD Framework Leadership

• Act as the lead adviser on the LOAD Delivery Framework, supporting the delivery of change across the organisation.
• Maintain the framework and associated guidance, ensuring alignment with the evolving operating environment and good practice.
• Provide guidance to Change Labs and business units to ensure the delivery of initiatives is governed, controlled, and aligned with the LOAD framework.
• Conduct internal assurance reviews to ensure compliance with the LOAD framework and Digital Service Standards Scotland (DSSS).
• Promote and build LOAD framework capability across the organisation, driving consistency and improved delivery.

Governance & Forums Management

• Manage and facilitate governance forums, including minute-taking, action tracking, and reporting on submitted change initiatives.
• Support teams with education and tools to ensure effective application of the LOAD framework.
• Assist in the development and standardisation of corporate templates (e.g. business cases, benefits realisation, value delivery).
• Capture lessons learned from change delivery and support organisational learning.

Improvement & Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop reporting tools and dashboards to support evidence-based decision-making and track progress from submission to closure.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal business units and external stakeholders 
• Stay informed of best practice in governance and change management 

Ideal Candidate Profile

You’ll bring a strong background in governance, change delivery, or programme assurance—ideally within the public sector or a similarly complex environment. You'll be confident leading governance frameworks, engaging stakeholders, and providing strategic advice that drives quality, consistency, and impact.

If you’re ready to lead and influence transformational change through structured governance and trusted relationships, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to be considered