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Governance and Public Duties Manager

Scottish Government OGD52 open roles

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  5. 36.2%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
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Job Description

Job description

Do you have excellent attention to detail and the confidence to advise and influence colleagues and stakeholders at all levels?

The Governance Manager plays a key role in strengthening Education Scotland's corporate governance arrangements. Working within the Governance Team, you will provide expert support to ensure that governance arrangements operate effectively, transparently and in accordance with Scottish Government governance standards.

You will lead the coordination, delivery and continuous improvement of governance support across Education Scotland's governance structures. The role is responsible for supporting compliance with the Agency's statutory obligations as a public body through research, policy development and the implementation of processes that embed public sector duties across the organisation. Working closely with senior leaders, the Head of Governance, and Scottish Government colleagues, you will help ensure that the organisation's governance framework enables clear decision-making, robust assurance and effective accountability.

The role requires strong organisational and interpersonal skills, political awareness and the ability to balance operational delivery with strategic oversight.

Responsibilities

General:

  • Support the Head of Governance in strengthening the organisation’s overall governance framework, ensuring alignment with Scottish Government and public sector best practice.
  • Contribute to the organisation’s culture of intelligent assurance — helping to ensure that governance supports informed decision-making, learning, and accountability.

Public Sector Duties:

  • Undertake research and develop processes and procedures aimed at embedding public sector duties such as the Public Sector Equality Duty and the Biodiversity Reporting Duty, into the work of the Agency.
  • Actively engage with relevant regulatory authorities, Scottish Government policy teams and other public bodies, developing and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of public sector duties, current regulations and best practice.
  • Provide advice and guidance to staff, drafting appropriate and timely communications designed to actively raise the profile and awareness of governance and public sector duties and responsibilities across the Agency.
  • Develop and deliver tailored training for staff on governance, public sector duties and corporate expectations.
  • Lead the ongoing development of the Agency's impact assessment process, considering how required assessments can best be embedded within the Agency's work and policies, including the potential for a consolidated approach.

Board and Committee Governance:

  • Oversee the planning, coordination, and delivery of governance support for Education Scotland’s Corporate Governance Boards and Committees, including providing secretariat support to the Advisory Board.
  • Oversee the smooth running of meetings — including agenda planning, commissioning papers, quality assurance of submissions, and minute preparation.
  • Provide advice and guidance to senior leaders and Board members on governance standards, meeting protocols, and corporate responsibilities.
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with Scottish Government sponsor teams, auditors, and other stakeholders involved in Education Scotland’s governance arrangements.

Continuous Improvement and Leadership:

  • Review and improve governance processes to ensure they remain proportionate, efficient, and aligned with organisational priorities.
  • Develop and maintain systems for tracking decisions, actions, and performance across governance.
  • Deputise for the Head of Governance where appropriate and contribute to cross-cutting corporate initiatives that strengthen the organisation's governance and assurance culture.

Responsibilities

Success profile Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of behaviours, experience and technical criteria (if applicable) that candidates will be assessed on.

Experience

  • Demonstrable experience of supporting or managing governance structures within a public sector or regulatory organisation.
  • Strong understanding of corporate governance principles, decision-making frameworks, and accountability arrangements in the Scottish public sector.

Behaviours:

  1. Seeing the bigger picture - Level 3
  2. Delivering at pace - Level 3
  3. Making effective decisions - Level 3
  4. Communicating and influencing - Level 3

Find out more about Success Profiles.

How to apply

Apply online, providing a CV and supporting statement (of no more than 1000 words) providing evidence of how you meet the behaviours, experience and technical skills listed in the Success Profile above. Both the CV and the supporting statement provided will be assessed against the criteria for the role.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.

Skilled Worker Sponsorship not being offered Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.

If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation.

Assessments are scheduled for w/c 7th December 2026 however this may be subject to change.

Apply before 23:59 on 19th November 2026 . This post is open to internal candidates and Common Citizenship Organisations only (external candidates and staff from UK Other Government Departments are not eligible to apply for this vacancy).

Recruitment Principles As a government organisation, we adhere to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles and we investigate any complaints received in relation to recruitment cases.

Qualifications

About us The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.

Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, observing the Civil Service Code and working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.

As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.

Working pattern

Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role, including Flexi-leave. Scottish Government staff in hybrid-compatible roles should aim to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.

Security checks

Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).

You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, and read about the Government Vetting Charter, or about all the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.

Internal candidates may need to gain higher security clearance than they currently hold if successful in their application.

Equality statement

We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.

Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.

Further information

Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.

Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.

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