Senior Governance Manager

Description

Salary: £69,080

Role duration: Permanent

Location: London, UK (Hybrid - 50% office attendance)

The Academy of Medical Sciences is seeking an experienced Senior Governance Manager to play a central role in how the organisation is governed and led.

Working closely with the Chief Executive, Trustees and senior colleagues, you will lead the delivery and continuous improvement of governance across Council, committees and subsidiary boards.

You will provide authoritative governance advice, ensure high quality decision making and oversee trustee affairs, elections and governance reviews. This is a senior role with significant autonomy, ideal for someone with strong charity governance experience, excellent judgement and confidence working with Trustees in a complex environment.

Closing date for completed applications is 13 April 2026 at 9:00.

Interviews will likely be held the w/c 20 April 2026.

Requirements

• Significant experience in a governance / board or committee support role within a complex and/or regulated environment (e.g., charity, membership organisation, higher education, public sector, regulated professional body).
• Strong understanding of charity governance and/or company secretariat practice, including regulatory compliance and best-practice governance standards.
• Ability to provide governance assurance: effective committee operations, high-quality decision-making processes, and tracking of decisions/actions through to completion.
• Experience supporting risk and financial governance (e.g., risk registers/reporting, committee reporting, audit/budget/reserves papers) and confidence quality-assuring papers for senior forums.
• Excellent written communication, including drafting and quality-assuring Board/Committee papers and producing accurate minutes.
• Strong organisational skills, sound judgement and discretion, and confidence working with Trustees and senior stakeholders.
• Strong digital literacy and a track record of improving systems and processes.
• Governance/company secretariat qualification and/or membership of CGIUKI (desirable), or equivalent demonstrable professional practice.

Benefits

We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:

Competitive Rewards

· Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%)

· Life assurance at three times your salary

Work-life Balance

· Hybrid and agile working to suit your needs

· 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays

· Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period) and coaching support for parents returning to work

Wellbeing and Development

· Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing

· Support through tailored learning and development

Additional Benefits

· A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period