Senior Governance Manager

Senior Governance Manager required to join a nationally important public sector organisation undergoing bold, strategic digital transformation in Edinburgh. As they invest in new platforms, services, and infrastructure, this role will be instrumental in shaping how change is governed, assured and aligned to their long term vision.

Working at the intersection of technology, policy and operations, you'll play a key role in embedding good governance practices across high impact digital programmes, changing how people access vital services and how staff deliver them.

The Organisation:

This organisation isn't just digitising old processes, it's rethinking how services are designed and delivered. Their approach puts users first, working closely with frontline staff, citizens and stakeholders to identify pain points and build intuitive, inclusive digital tools. These initiatives are improving access, speeding up resolution, and reducing duplication and delays across the system.

Meanwhile, a major infrastructure investment in cloud systems and secure connectivity is enabling remote collaboration, video enabled service access, and better digital tools for staff, even in rural and island communities.

The governance challenge? To ensure this rapid pace of innovation is underpinned by strong assurance, transparency, and a clear understanding of value, risk and public accountability.

Your Role

As Senior Governance Manager, you'll:

• Lead the development and oversight of governance and assurance practices across digital and change portfolios.
• Work directly with delivery teams, leaders and stakeholders to ensure alignment with national standards, internal frameworks and strategic goals.
• Support strategic forums and decision making boards, and represent the organisation in national assurance conversations.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, helping embed good governance into everyday delivery, not just at checkpoints.
• Provide training, coaching and guidance to upskill colleagues and encourage shared ownership of governance across the organisation.
• You'll be part of a growing internal capability that blends traditional governance disciplines with modern digital delivery thinking, balancing control with flexibility and innovation.

What You'll Bring

We're looking for someone with:

• Strong experience in governance, risk management, or assurance, ideally in a digital, transformation or public sector context.
• Strong knowledge of Agile or iterative delivery environments and how governance needs to adapt to support them.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, confident advising senior leaders, delivery managers and technical teams.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset, someone who sees governance as an enabler, not just a gatekeeper.

What's in it for you

This is a hybrid role based in Edinburgh, with the flexibility to work from home up to three days per week. Offering a salary of £44,000 to £53,000, you'll also benefit from a generous pension, excellent holiday entitlement, and a wide range of learning and development opportunities. The organisation offers strong job security, career progression, and a supportive, inclusive working culture that values professional growth and work life balance.

This is a rare opportunity to shape how digital change is delivered across a critical public service with real world impact and visibility. You'll help build a governance model that supports experimentation and improvement, while ensuring public trust, value and accountability.

If this sounds of interest please apply and call Murray Simpson.