Job Description
Senior Governance Manager
£80,000 per annum
Bedford
Permanent
Hybrid Working
Ready to make a real difference? Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as our Senior Governance Manager. This is your chance to play a meaningful role in helping people across the UK build stronger financial futures and to do it as part of a supportive, energetic team.
Why This Role Matters
In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and own the development, implementation and continuous improvement of MaPS’ corporate governance framework, ensuring it is robust, proportionate, strategically aligned and consistently embedded across MaPS’ Non-Executive and Executive governance structures. The role will provide senior leadership on governance design, decision-making, accountability and assurance, ensuring MaPS has effective arrangements in place to support organisational delivery, manage risk and meet public sector accountability expectations.
A key priority will be to lead the integration of the National Dashboard Connection Service into MaPS’ governance framework, ensuring that appropriate governance, assurance, compliance and accountability arrangements are established for the Executive, Board and DWP. The role will act as a senior governance adviser to Chairs, the CEO, Executive Team and senior leaders, providing authoritative advice, constructive challenge and practical solutions on complex governance, compliance, regulatory and public sector accountability matters, working closely with MaPS’ legal advisers where required.
The role will provide strategic leadership to the governance team, setting standards for high-quality governance advice, secretariat support and corporate governance practice across MaPS. It will be accountable for ensuring that Board, Committee and Executive governance processes operate effectively, support high-quality decision-making and enable the organisation to demonstrate transparency, accountability and good governance. The postholder will deputise for the Head of Governance and Data Protection as required and will play a key role in shaping the future direction, maturity and impact of the governance function. Shaping work that genuinely improves people’s financial wellbeing.
Senior Governance Manager in Bedford employer: Money and Pensions Service
At the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. Located in Bedford, our hybrid working model allows for flexibility, enabling you to balance your personal and professional life while contributing to meaningful initiatives that empower individuals across the UK to achieve financial confidence. With generous benefits such as matched pension contributions, extensive annual leave, and opportunities for internal progression, MaPS is committed to fostering a workplace where every team member can thrive and make a real impact.
Contact Details:
Money and Pensions Service Recruitment Team
