Governance Advisor

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Governance Advisor

£44,000 per annum

Bedford

Permanent

Hybrid Working

Looking for a role where your attention to detail and organisational skills can make a real impact? As part of our Governance & Data Protection team, you'll help underpin key business decisions, support compliance processes, and contribute to the development of a governance framework that enables MaPS to deliver its strategic objectives effectively and responsibly.

Why This Role Matters

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact behind the scenes of an organisation that helps people improve their financial wellbeing. As a key member of the Governance & Data Protection team, you'll help ensure that MaPS operates with transparency, accountability, and integrity. Your work will support effective decision-making at all levels of the organisation, strengthen compliance and governance practices, and contribute to building a framework that enables MaPS to deliver its services with confidence and trust.

You’ll join a team that’s passionate, collaborative, and driven by the belief that financial confidence should be something everyone can access.

What You’ll Be Doing  

The Governance Advisor will report directly to Senior Governance Manager and will be responsible for:

• Act as the main point of contact for conflicts of interest, gifts and hospitality, business case processes, legal requests, legal monitoring, and other governance and compliance matters.
• Advise colleagues on the business case portal and manage its ongoing administration.
• Process legal requests and support the management of the associated external contract.
• Lead legal horizon scanning and work closely with internal subject matter experts.
• Maintain the corporate policy framework, ensuring policies are up to date, accessible, and reviewed in line with schedule.
• Attend governance meetings in person and virtually, taking accurate minutes and supporting related activity such as pre-briefs where required.
• Prepare and circulate papers for governance meetings in a timely manner.
• Maintain the board software portal and support the management of the associated contract.
• Manage governance intranet pages, ensuring content remains accurate and current.
• Provide wider administrative support, including maintaining decision logs, booking meetings, arranging logistics, and supporting ad hoc projects.

What You’ll Bring

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Strong administrative experience with excellent attention to detail.
• A good understanding of, or genuine interest in, corporate governance and a willingness to develop professionally in this area.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and minute-taking.
• Strong organisational, planning, and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Confident IT skills, including the ability to learn, use, and administer new systems.
• Experience of minute-taking in formal meetings would be advantageous.
• Previous governance experience within a public sector environment would be beneficial.
• Experience managing databases or organisation-wide software would be desirable.
• Ability to work independently while also building effective working relationships with colleagues across the organisation.

About Us

 

MaPS is based in bright, modern offices in Bedford, and we’re here to help people across the UK feel more confident and informed about their money.

Our values guide how we work together:

Caring – for colleagues and the communities we support

Connecting – building supportive, positive relationships

Transforming – creating impact that truly matters

We’re proud to foster an inclusive, welcoming culture. Our colleague networks include LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health and ethnicity groups — and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

What We Offer

• 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension (2:1 matched contribution up to 10%)
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme (up to £3,000)
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance
• EAP Assist & Life
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• 2 paid volunteering days
• Recognition scheme
• Retail discounts portal

Flexible Working

We believe work should fit around life. This Bedford‑based role offers genuine flexibility so you can balance work, family, and personal commitments. We come together for purposeful team collaboration to stay connected and drive great results.

Career Development

We love supporting internal growth and progression, while continuing to follow fair and open Civil Service recruitment practices.

Important Information About Applying

• Please apply only via official MaPS links - we can’t accept applications via email or unauthorised sites.
• MaPS is unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Reserve List: If you're successful at interview, we may place you on a reserve list for up to 6 months. If a similar role becomes available, you may be offered it without the need for another assessment.

If you believe your application hasn’t followed the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles, you can contact

resourcing@maps.org.uk. If unresolved, you may then contact the Civil Service Commission.

Our Recruitment Process

We keep things simple, fair, and transparent:

Step 1: CV Submission

Applications open: 13

th November 2026

 Closing date: 29

th November 2026

To apply, please submit:

• An up-to-date CV demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the job specification.
• A cover letter of no more than 500 words on how you skills and experiences meet the essential criteria of the job specification

Step 2: Telephone Interview

Taking place between: 16

th November – 01

st December 2026

• Candidates who meet the initial criteria will be invited to a friendly and informal telephone interview with the Reed team. This is an opportunity to discuss your experience in more detail and learn more about the role.

Step 3: Final Stage Interview

Scheduled for: 11

th December 2026

(please note all dates are subject to change)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a final-stage interview via TEAMS

The interview will last approximately one hour and will be conducted by a panel of three interviewers. As part of the assessment, candidates will be asked to participate in a competency-based interview designed to explore their experience, skills, behaviours, and alignment with the requirements of the role.

Everything we do aligns with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

Job Reference:  MaPS01276

Close Date: 29/11/2026

Our Recruitment Process

We keep things simple, fair, and transparent:

Step 1: CV Submission

Applications open: 13

th November 2026

 Closing date: 29

th November 2026

To apply, please submit:

• An up-to-date CV demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the job specification.
• A cover letter of no more than 500 words on how you skills and experiences meet the essential criteria of the job specification

Step 2: Telephone Interview

Taking place between: 16

th November – 01

st December 2026

• Candidates who meet the initial criteria will be invited to a friendly and informal telephone interview with the Reed team. This is an opportunity to discuss your experience in more detail and learn more about the role.

Step 3: Final Stage Interview

Scheduled for: 11

th December 2026

(please note all dates are subject to change)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a final-stage interview via TEAMS

The interview will last approximately one hour and will be conducted by a panel of three interviewers. As part of the assessment, candidates will be asked to participate in a competency-based interview designed to explore their experience, skills, behaviours, and alignment with the requirements of the role.

Everything we do aligns with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

Job Reference:  MaPS01276

Close Date: 29/11/2026