Governance Assistant

Are you organised, detail‑oriented, and passionate about making a difference within a community‑focused organisation? We are recruiting a Governance and Assurance Support Officer to join their Bath‑based team.

In this pivotal role, you'll help maintain the organisation’s robust governance framework by ensuring risk registers, internal audits and assurance processes are accurately managed.

• Supporting senior leaders and the Board in maintaining organisation‑wide confidence and compliance, helping to keep things running smoothly and secure.
• Keeping risk registers current, supporting the review of risks and controls, coordinating audit schedules and tracking management actions.
• Assisting with fraud prevention initiatives and reporting on emerging trends from audits and incidents.
• Producing insightful reports and supporting regulatory submissions.
• Spotting trends and emerging patterns, acting on these and ensuring follow‑up is tracked.
• Producing timely reports for the business.
• Developing relationships with key stakeholders across the business, probing around controls and understanding if they are relevant or need updating.
• Maintaining wider commercial awareness and business goals.
• Preparing for Quarterly audits.

• Experience in risk management, internal audit, assurance, compliance.
• Strong administration skills with experience using systems to manage registers, actions, and reporting.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks and handle sensitive issues tactfully.
• Attention to detail with a methodical approach to work.