Governance Manager - Compliance

What you'll be doing

As our Governance Manager - Compliance, you'll play a key role in supporting the effective governance of the IET and helping our Board of Trustees and Committees fulfil their responsibilities with confidence.

Reporting to the Group General Counsel, you'll work at the heart of the organisation, providing expert governance advice, coordinating governance activities, and helping to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and constitutional requirements. You'll support the smooth operation of the Board and its Committees, enabling effective decision-making and maintaining high standards of governance across the IET. 

This is a varied and influential role that combines governance expertise, stakeholder management, and practical delivery. You'll work closely with Trustees, senior leaders, volunteer representatives, and colleagues across the IET, ensuring governance processes are clear, proportionate, and aligned with best practice. From supporting Board meetings and governance reviews to maintaining key governance frameworks and statutory records, you'll help ensure the IET continues to operate effectively and responsibly.

You'll also play an important role in driving continuous improvement. Working collaboratively across the IET, you'll help identify opportunities to strengthen governance arrangements, improve decision-making processes and ensure the IET remains aligned with evolving governance expectations and best practice.

What we hope you can bring to the role

We're looking for an experienced governance professional with a strong understanding of corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements within a charity, membership, not-for-profit or similarly values-driven organisation.

You'll be comfortable operating in a complex stakeholder environment, building trusted relationships with Trustees, volunteers, senior leaders and colleagues across the IET. You'll understand what effective governance looks like in practice and be confident providing advice and guidance that supports sound decision-making while balancing governance requirements with organisational needs.

Strong organisational skills will be essential. You'll be someone who can manage multiple priorities, maintain exceptional attention to detail and deliver high-quality work to tight timescales. You'll also be a skilled communicator, capable of presenting complex governance concepts clearly and producing concise, accurate and well-structured documentation.

Most importantly, you'll bring a proactive and collaborative approach, with a genuine commitment to good governance, continuous improvement and helping others succeed.

A little more about the role

• Support the effective operation of the Board of Trustees and Committee structure.
• Coordinate Board and Committee meetings, including planning, administration, agenda management and minute-taking.
• Provide governance advice and guidance to Trustees, senior leaders and key stakeholders.
• Support the development and maintenance of governance frameworks, policies and processes.
• Monitor compliance with legal, regulatory and constitutional requirements.
• Maintain governance records, registers and statutory documentation.
• Support governance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives aligned to governance best practice.
• Coordinate Trustee induction, training and development activities.
• Oversee the planning and governance requirements associated with Annual General Meetings and other formal meetings.
• Support governance activities across the IET's UK and international entities.
• Produce high-quality Board papers, briefing materials and governance communications.
• Help ensure governance processes, approvals and decision-making pathways remain effective, proportionate and well understood.

A little more about what we’re looking for

• Experience in a governance, company secretarial or corporate compliance role supporting Boards, Trustees or Committees.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks, governance operating models and governance best practice.
• Knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements, particularly within the charity or membership sector.
• Experience providing end-to-end support for Board and Committee activities.
• Ability to build credible relationships and influence senior stakeholders, Trustees and volunteers.
• Professional governance qualification (CGI/ICSA or equivalent) or substantial equivalent experience.
• Excellent organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience producing high-quality governance documentation and Board papers.
• Experience managing sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and governance or Board management systems.
• Ability to identify and implement governance improvements that support effective and timely decision-making.
• Experience managing budgets and monitoring expenditure.
• A collaborative, resilient and flexible approach, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
• A clear commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We’d love to get to know you

Is Imposter syndrome creeping in? Don’t worry – we’d rather hear from you this time than not hear from you at all!

Download the full job description for a little more information about the role; but also, keep in mind that we’re open to discussing flexible ways of working, including reduced hours and working in an agile way, supported by a hybrid working framework that allows you to find the best place to do your best work.

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What if you could be you?

The IET is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.