Governance Officer

Help shape the future of teacher development by ensuring that our governance arrangements remain effective, proportionate and fit for purpose as the organisation continues to grow.

Apply By: 31 August 2026

Location:

Commutable distance to one of our campus' in Beckenham (BR3 1QP
), Birmingham (B15 2HU
), Bradford (BD4 6NR
), Blackburn (BB1 2HT
), Bristol (BS10 5PY
), Doncaster (DN6 7EQ
) or Redcar (TS10 4AB
) Salary: £34,434 per annum (pending pay award) + benefits

We have an exciting 12 months fixed-term opportunity for an Governance Officer to support the next phase of academic governance development across the National Institute of Teaching.

The National Institute of Teaching believes that teaching is a fundamental societal good, a privilege and a responsibility. We are on a mission to improve the quality of teacher and leader development across the system, and strong academic governance is central to ensuring that our work is well-led, accountable and aligned with our strategic objectives.

As Governance Officer, you will support effective governance, decision-making and accountability across the Institute. Working closely with the Executive Assistant and Governance Coordinator, trustees, executive leaders, academic colleagues and professional services teams, you will help ensure that our governance arrangements remain effective, proportionate and fit for purpose as the organisation continues to grow.

This role will have a particular focus on delivering the implementation of agreed academic governance improvements, coordinating governance development activity and establishing sustainable ways of working across key areas of academic governance. This includes a significant focus on the development of research ethics governance processes and oversight arrangements.

The successful candidate will bring experience of academic governance within a higher education, academic services, quality, registry or comparable governance environment. You will be comfortable translating strategic priorities into practical processes, coordinating multiple work streams and building effective relationships with stakeholders across the Institute.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys improving organisational effectiveness and wants to play a central role in the next phase of governance development at a growing higher education institution. This is a hybrid role, with the requirement for in person working for a minimum of once a fortnight, occasionally this will be more due to business need. The role includes participation in our annual all-staff away day (including an overnight stay) and occasional national travel.

Please note that applications should be written by the candidate. Where we have reason to believe that an application has been generated or substantially written by artificial intelligence, we reserve the right to reject it.

Closing date: 31 August 2026

Interviews to be held on 03 and 04 September

• To ensure that the responsibilities of the role are carried out in a way which reflects the mission and the values of the NIoT.
• To be aware of and observe all policies, procedures, working practices and regulations, and in particular to comply with policies relating to Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Confidentiality, Data Protection and Financial Regulations, reporting any concerns to an appropriate person.
• To comply with all reasonable management requests.

• Coordinate and deliver agreed academic governance development priorities across the Institute.
• Translate governance improvements into practical processes, tools and ways of working.
• Work with colleagues across academic and professional services teams to embed new governance approaches and support delivery of agreed recommendations.
• Support the development of a positive governance culture by promoting understanding of governance responsibilities, accountability and the value of governance in effective decision-making.
• Support implementation of actions arising from governance reviews, governance effectiveness work and organisational development activity.
• Contribute to the ongoing maturity and effectiveness of academic governance arrangements across the Institute.

• Coordinate the development and implementation of improved research ethics governance processes.
• Document end-to-end research ethics workflows and operating procedures.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline research ethics administration and approval processes.
• Work with research colleagues to establish sustainable ownership, responsibilities and oversight arrangements for research ethics activity.
• Develop guidance, tracking mechanisms and reporting processes to support effective operation of research ethics governance.
• Support the development of governance arrangements for complex or high-risk ethics matters where appropriate.