Trans & Governance Consultant in Swindon

Are you passionate about driving meaningful change while ensuring strong governance and risk management practices? We're looking for a Transformation & Governance Consultant to play a pivotal role in supporting transformation initiatives, governance activities and risk management across the function.

In this varied and influential role, you'll provide consultancy, analysis and governance expertise, helping to shape frameworks, support critical decision-making and ensure robust controls are in place. Working closely with senior leaders and executive stakeholders, you'll contribute to the successful delivery of strategic objectives while helping to strengthen organisational governance and risk culture.

This is a 12-month secondment opportunity. At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon or London office.

Responsibilities:

• Delivering high-quality governance and project support across a range of transformation activities.
• Designing, implementing and continuously improving governance frameworks, controls, assessment tools and processes, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and organisational standards.
• Providing analysis, reporting, risk oversight and support for key governance forums, helping to identify emerging risks and drive effective mitigation plans.
• Maintaining project plans, reports and risk logs, coordinating meetings and workshops, and tracking key decisions and actions to ensure successful delivery of initiatives.
• Acting as a governance subject matter expert, providing guidance, sharing best practice and supporting the implementation of lessons learned across the function.
• Contributing to improving risk culture, supporting conduct risk assessments, horizon scanning activities and policy assurance programmes.
• Managing committee and forum administration, including agendas, packs, minutes, actions and effectiveness reviews.
• Ensuring governance standards are embedded consistently and effectively across the organisation.

About you:

• Strong understanding of governance, risk and control management principles and methodologies.
• Experience supporting or consulting on governance, risk management or control frameworks.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, establish root causes and solve complex problems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills alongside strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently, show initiative and manage competing priorities effectively.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence at all levels.
• Knowledge of the financial services sector and relevant regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Ability to build relationships and network effectively across a complex organisation.
• Excellent listening skills with the ability to capture, consolidate and communicate complex information clearly.
• Experience supporting governance committees, forums, projects or transformation initiatives would be advantageous.

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs.
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent.
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development.
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get:

• 25 days holiday, pro rata
• Private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus
• Training and development to help you progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death
• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us. We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

We’re a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader, the highest level. That’s why we’re constantly evolving our policies and practices to make sure everyone feels genuinely supported, valued, and empowered to champion inclusion.