Governance Officer

Job Title: Governance Officer
Location: Hybrid working – Birmingham office at least 2 days per week
Contract: Fixed-term contract for 18 months for a short-term project or piece of work
Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Grade: 10
Job Req: GOV14

The role:

As a member of the Governance Team, you will play a key role in ensuring that decision-making in the Commission is well managed. You will support internal governance meetings and processes and will contribute to the development of the governance function.

The team:

Governance is a key function at the Commission, supporting the Board, Executive, Expert Groups, and Commission colleagues to ensure the high standards of corporate governance, information management and risk management.

Our offer to you:

- Civil Service Pension, with 28.97% employer contribution.
- 26 days’ holiday, rising to 29 days after two years’ service (pro rata).
- Holiday purchase scheme (option to buy up to five extra days' annual leave).
- Flexible working & family friendly policies.
- Ergonomic, fully accessible office, very close to Birmingham New Street Station.
- Open, collaborative and people-focused culture.

Your responsibilities:

- It’s about good governance. You will be part of the Corporate Governance team and will provide secretariat support for a range of internal meetings. You will provide the administrative and planning support for scheduling and organising meetings, developing agendas, collating and sharing papers and ensuring that accurate and timely minutes and actions are recorded and followed up.
- It's about engagement. You will use your communication and engagement skills to build and develop relationships at all levels of the Commission to support the development of the governance function and role.
- It’s about organisation. You will be part of a busy team working to tight deadlines to support decision-making and reporting across the Gambling Commission.
- It’s about support. You will help to build capacity and capability for internal stakeholders. You will support the promotion of good governance and, where necessary, deliver training, guidance and awareness sessions for Commission colleagues.
- It’s about risk. You will take a lead role in managing and developing the Governance risk register and will support the Risk and Assurance team to share good practice and build capacity and capability for internal stakeholders.
- It’s about making this a great place to work. You will join a culture of openness, accountability and collaboration by role modelling our values (fair, professional, accountable, constructive).
- It’s about reporting. You will support internal reporting on Governance team activities, contributing to monthly and quarterly reporting, and will develop internal reporting as needed to support governance meetings.

What we’re looking for:

Essential criteria:

- A good understanding of the key principles and concepts of governance.
- Direct experience of scheduling and planning meetings and events.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to draft high-quality documents and to work at pace while maintaining attention to detail.
- Experience of minuting meetings and the ability to produce minutes to a high degree of accuracy within tight timescales.
- Able to track actions and identify issues for follow-up.
- Comfortable working with senior leaders, able to operate with discretion and to deal with sensitive information.


Desirable criteria:

- Experience in working in a Governance team or similar role.
- Experience of providing support to senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Experience of using Board Management software.

Your application:

We value diversity in our workplace and are committed to a culture where each individual is engaged and feels that their contribution is valued and respected. We welcome all applications from candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role.

To apply for this position, please see the Gambling Commission careers website.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application; however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience.

The selection process for this vacancy will comprise a job-related test and an in-person interview consisting of competency and technical questions. Interview questions will be provided in advance. To prepare for your interview, please familiarise yourself with the STAR technique for answering interview questions.


The closing date for this role is midnight on Sunday 5th July 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held week commencing Monday 20th July 2026.

Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying, as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship