Quality Assurance Professional

Job Title: Associate Director – Governance
Salary: Up to £90,000 plus excellent benefits
Location: Central London
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Hybrid
Sector: Professional membership

Overview
This is a senior, board-facing leadership role within a long-established professional membership organisation. You will lead governance, risk, audit, compliance, and information governance functions, ensuring the organisation operates to the highest standards of accountability, transparency, and regulatory compliance, with frameworks that are robust, well-documented, and aligned with best practice and constitutional requirements.

You will work closely with senior leaders and governance boards to support effective decision-making, robust controls, and continuous improvement across operational and member-facing services, acting as a trusted adviser to the Chief Executive and senior leadership team on governance, risk, compliance, and culture.

Key responsibilities

Board and committee support – agendas, papers, minutes, and action tracking, ensuring meetings are well-run and decisions are clear, transparent, and fully compliant
Governance leadership – embedding best practice across governance, policy, and constitutional processes, ensuring consistency with regulatory requirements and recognised standards
Risk and compliance – identifying, assessing, and mitigating organisational risk, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and information governance requirements
Internal audit and insurance – overseeing the internal audit programme, managing insurance arrangements, and driving continuous improvement in controls and processes
Team leadership – managing and developing a small specialist team, ensuring strong capability, performance, and service delivery
Strategic contribution – advising the CEO and senior leadership on governance, risk, compliance, and organisational culture, and supporting strategic decision-making
Maintain and strengthen governance frameworks in line with constitutional and regulatory requirements
Oversee corporate risk registers and ensure effective escalation and mitigation of key risks
Lead internal audit planning, delivery, and follow-up of recommendations
Act as Data Protection Officer, ensuring compliance with data protection legislation and acting as key liaison with regulators
Oversee business continuity planning and organisational resilience activity
Ensure policies and procedures are consistent, up to date, and continuously improved
Manage governance, risk, and compliance budgets and reporting
Support continuous improvement of systems, processes, and member-facing services
You will bring:

Significant senior-level experience in governance, risk, compliance, legal, or regulatory environments
Strong experience working with boards, committees, and senior stakeholders
Proven ability to manage and develop teams, including senior professionals
Strong understanding of governance frameworks within professional membership or other regulated environments
Practical awareness of ISO standards, particularly ISO 9001 and ISO 27001
Strong analytical skills, sound judgement, and a solutions-focused approach
Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to simplify complex issues
Strong organisational and prioritisation skills in a complex environment
A recognised governance qualification or equivalent professional experience
Submit your CV for immediate review. Interviews are expected to take place at the end of June/early July
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed