Governance Project Officer (Contract)
Location: Salisbury - Hybrid (around once p/week, with flex)
Duration: 3 months (with likely extension)
Day Rate:Circa £200/day
IR35: Outside
Overview
We’re looking for an experienced Governance Project Officer to provide assurance, continuity and hands‑on administrative support during a transition period. The key focus will be supporting an ongoing outsourcing programme, ensuring that legal, governance, and property‑related information is accurately collated, documented and managed.
You will be responsible for preparing and maintaining case files, tracking actions, managing document repositories, and liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure activities progress through to completion.
Key Responsibilities
- Governance & legal information management: gather, analyse, organise and maintain complex documentation and records.
- Outsourcing & transition support: support the programme by tracking actions, maintaining momentum across workstreams, and ensuring key information is up to date and accessible.
- Property & legal case administration: create and maintain case files, document packs and repositories; ensure appropriate version control and audit trail.
- Governance support: provide admin/co‑ordination support aligned to governance, compliance and corporate services needs.
- Assurance & continuity: help ensure consistent documentation standards and "nothing gets dropped" during the transition.
- Stakeholder liaison: communicate with internal and external stakeholders to progress actions to completion.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Previous experience in a Paralegal, Legal Officer, Governance Officer, Governance Administrator or similar role.
- Experience supporting governance, legal, compliance, or corporate services functions.
- Strong capability to collate, structure and manage complex information and documentation.
- Proven experience creating/managing case files, records and document repositories.
- Excellent organisation and coordination skills; able to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Confident working independently to drive actions forward and maintain momentum.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills.
Desirable
- Experience working within the Church of England or a Diocese.
- Experience in the charity, housing association or wider not-for-profit sector.
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Governance Project Officer in Salisbury employer: Gravitas Group
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