Internal Governance Lead Officer

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is 40777 (Level one) rising to 44075 (Level four)

Location:Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG

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Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme we strive to create an innovative inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

The Internal Governance Lead Officer is an integral part of the Councils Governance Team taking responsibility for ensuring that the Councils internal governance arrangements are fit for purpose and operate effectively and efficiently to contribute to robust overall governance of the organisation. This will include being responsible for the management clerking and monitoring delivery of actions arising from a range of meetings; ensuring meetings are well-informed including working closely with colleagues who support formal decision making processes to ensure internal governance dovetails efficiently with formal decision making scrutiny and audit processes; providing advice on internal governance matters; ensuring councillors and colleagues understand and are able to fulfill their respective roles effectively within the governance framework; and taking proactive action to ensure that internal governance arrangements remain fit for purpose and in line with best practice.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• The ability to build and maintain knowledge of internal governance processes and procedures and how they relate to the law the Councils Constitution and formal governance arrangements
• Evidence of excellent verbal communication skills including the ability to be assertive but professional when providing advice and in negotiation
• Evidence of excellent written communication skills in a range of audience appropriate formats and the ability to redraft work prepared by others
• Evidence of working effectively to tight deadlines prioritising and organising their own workload within the context of frequent interruptions and changes of task
• Evidence of building and maintaining good working relationships with colleagues councillors and partners including those at the most senior levels within a political environment

This post is politically restricted.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Jane Garrard Head of Governance by telephone onor to contact me by email please click here.

Closing Date: 22nd March 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: tbc

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