Governance Manager

Governance Manager

Permanent, Full-time 36 Hours

£35,243– £43,091 plus benefits

Location: 23 Portland Place, W1 – Currently home based due to Covid-19 lockdown measures

We are continuing to review our ways of working, and our return to our offices in the coming months will be gradual and considered, with the well-being of our teams as our primary focus as well as moving forward with incorporating remote working into our future.

About us

Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing. As the professional regulator of more than 725,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.

Our core role is to regulate. First, we promote high professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate when nursing or midwifery care goes wrong – something that affects less than one percent of professionals each year.

To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout people’s careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and we’re increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work.

Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions.

Check out our NMC LinkedIn page here for an insight into the NMC, our vacancies and the world of healthcare regulation  

About the role

This is a great opportunity to join a friendly professional team committed to delivering the highest standards of governance and providing an excellent service to our Council and its committees and our Executive Board.

You will provide high quality secretariat support and governance advice to our Executive Board and our Council’s committees. You will also be involved in an exciting project to ensure streamlined and effective Executive governance arrangements which empower and enable colleagues to meet our strategic objectives.

About you

You will be self-motivated, customer-focused and exceptionally well organised, with a track record of success in managing formal board and/or committee meetings and providing high-quality member support services. You will bring an understanding of public sector and charitable requirements and be able to interpret and apply relevant legislation and governance best practice.

You will have excellent written communication skills, be able to tailor communications for a wide variety of audiences and have absolute attention to detail, accuracy and quality.

You will be able to build productive relationships and work collaboratively across the organisation. Your ability to influence will be highly developed, winning you the confidence senior colleagues.

You will be happy working in a varied and changeable role and have the adaptability to manage this.

If you enjoy the challenge of a fast-paced demanding role, have a ‘can do’ attitude with impressive organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail, we want to hear from you. 

Why work for the NMC?

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We aim to recruit the right people in the right places and we value the contribution they make to the success of our organisation. In return, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. To find out further information, please look at our benefits page.

To apply

For more information about the role please read the job description and the person specification.

Please click on the apply button at the top or bottom of this advert, where you will be taken through our application process and asked to submit your experience in line with the criteria detailed in our person specification, the job description and advert. Please note, we do not accept incomplete applications or CV’s as part of our application process.

Closing date for completed applications: 14 May 2021 at 23.59

Interview Date: 3 June 2021

Please note, if we receive a high level of applications, we may choose to close this advert early. We encourage you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Interviews will be held on a virtual basis and this will include a video interview. Again, all details of this will be given to you if you are shortlisted for the role.

Your health and wellbeing is our top priority, so if you become unwell during the process we would appreciate receiving an update as soon as possible. You will also have the opportunity to make us aware of any reasonable adjustments needed for your interview upon receiving your interview invite from a member of the resourcing team.

Screening and Vetting

All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks, we are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.

The NMC is an exciting organisation with the ambition to be the leading healthcare regulator. To achieve this, we are working in an agile way that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, disability, or gender identity.