Governance Officer

About the role

Are you looking for a new position that’s fast paced, challenging and rewarding? Have you got great communication skills and excellent organisational skills? We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join us as a Governance Officer in the Pensions Service based at One Angel Square in Northampton. You’ll support the Governance and Regulations Manager to deliver an effective governance framework to the Cambridgeshire Pension Fund and Northamptonshire Pension Fund including, effective committee management, business planning and risk management.

What will you be doing?

You’ll be helping the Governance & Regulations Manager to make sure the Funds have:

• Wide-ranging objectives, that are reviewed regularly, and are achieved.
• Key strategy, policy documents, key performance indicators and risk registers that are aligned with the Funds’ objectives.
• Terms of reference, structure, roles/responsibilities and constitution for each Fund’s Committee and Local Pension Board.

You’ll assist with managing the Funds’ Committees, including:

• creating agendas
• preparing papers
• making sure they’ve the appropriate skills and knowledge
• reviewing their effectiveness.

You’ll help to manage the procurement process to make sure procurements are appropriately planned and that an accurate procurement register is maintained.

About you

• A degree level or equivalent.
• An understanding of what good governance looks like in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to explain clearly complex issues to non-specialists.
• The ability to prepare and deliver professional presentations and training to groups.
• The ability to plan and organise time and resources to make sure that deadlines/targets are met.
• The personal qualities and skills that promote open and constructive relations with colleagues, customers and other stakeholders.
• Good IT skills, including competence in Microsoft Office applications and the manipulation of data.
• The adaptability to meet reasonable expectations of customers.

Our benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days annual leave per year, 28 days for senior managers (pro rata depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Car Lease scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme run by Health Assured.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance.
• Our West Ways of Working – hybrid and collaborative working.
• Making a difference – [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to improving people's lives.

About us

We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities. Our vision at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower. At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], it’s about our people. Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], where careers thrive.