Corporate Governance Manager

One of the key priorities at LPPI is ensuring that our people work every day in an empowered, supportive, diverse and inclusive culture. Practically, this means recognising and valuing the uniqueness of every individual in terms of background, experience, beliefs and circumstances. This starts with the recruitment process, where we partner with agencies that share our common goal and advertise on a variety of job boards to access the broadest spectrum of candidates. And once successful applicants are on board, we trust our people to work in a way that works best for them, which typically involves a mix of office and home working plus an engagement model to ensure frequent two-way feedback.

We are very proud of our culture at LPPI and the benefits it brings to both our people and the business. But don’t just take our word for it! Recently, we invited our entire workforce to describe in three words what is great about us, and they said – our people, flexibility and collaboration.

If you would like to join a company that is inclusive and forward-thinking, please read on.

Role Purpose

The Corporate Governance Manager will act as a trusted adviser to the business (being Local Pensions Partnership Ltd and its holding company – together the “Group”), leading confidently on secretariat support and advice for selected Boards/committees, supporting and strengthening our Governance Framework and acting as a visible coach/mentor for more junior team members.

The role will partner closely with the Head of Corporate Governance to deliver strategic projects, enhance governance processes, and oversee key service providers to agreed SLAs and budgets. The role requires a mindset of continuous improvement and adaptability to support business growth and development.

Key Responsibilities

1) Company secretarial

• Act as Secretary for designated Boards and their committees/management committees.
• Own full meeting cycle: forward planner, agenda setting with Chairs, paper quality control, pack production, distributions, and secure record keeping.
• Manage Board and committee meetings, both during the meetings and in the lead-up, to enable effective decision-making.
• Produce high-quality minutes that capture decisions, risks, and actions; ensure prompt action tracking and closure.
• Ensure adherence to terms of reference, quorum, conflict management, and annual planners; coordinate annual Board and committee effectiveness reviews as required.

2) Governance Framework and advisory

• In collaboration with the Head of Corporate Governance:
• Maintain and continuously improve the Group’s Governance Framework, including a document describing the framework, the FCA governance map for LPPI, Schemes of Delegated Authorities, committee terms of reference, Wates Principles Compliance Statements and governance policy standards.
• Manage the onboarding and continuous development of directors as required.
• Provide pragmatic advice to senior stakeholders on governance, legal entity obligations, and decision-making protocols.
• Provide tools and support to the business to allow those supporting committees/other fora to carry out certain secretarial activities such as minute-taking, meeting planning and paper and agenda drafting.
• Coordinate the annual governance effectiveness cycle, including director training and Board evaluations.
• Support governance aspects of the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime.
• Draft the governance sections of the LPPI and holding company annual reports.

3) People leadership and team development

• In collaboration with the Head of Corporate Governance:
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement within the team.
• Provide guidance, quality assurance, and workload prioritisation for more junior team members as required – over time, this may involve managing another team member(s).
• Provide coaching on governance advisory, minute taking, stakeholder management and paper drafting; assist in setting development goals and supporting progression.
• Embed consistent templates, style guides, and a knowledge library for the team.

4) Tools, data, and continuous improvement

• Champion automation and the use of flexible templates to enhance efficiency across the team, particularly focusing on minute-taking, managing meeting actions and undertaking low-value, repetitive tasks.
• Advocate for appropriate and effective application of the Group’s Governance Framework, Board portal and entity management system across the business.
• Promote data protection, confidentiality, and secure records management across the team.

5) Strategic projects

• In collaboration with the Head of Corporate Governance:
• Support the design and delivery of governance-related strategic projects (e.g., operating model updates, entity simplification, Board portal and entity database enhancements, regulatory change, remediation).
• Contribute to business cases, the creation and adherence to roadmaps, and change communications.

6) Service provider oversight

• In collaboration with other members of the Corporate Governance and other teams:
• Manage relationships with governance-related vendors (e.g., company secretarial, Board portal and entity management system providers; minute-taking vendors and other consultants or advisers).
• Define and monitor team SLAs/KPIs, conduct periodic service reviews and due diligence and drive continuous improvement.

7) Compliance and assurance

• Ensure that the Group’s Governance Framework is appropriate, in accordance with best practice in a proportionate manner and enabling compliance with applicable laws, regulations and governance codes (Companies Acts, FCA handbook, Wates Principles).
• Maintain accurate statutory records and timely filings for legal entities.
• Maintain and develop team procedures.
• Record and monitor governance risks/controls, respond to internal audit actions, and support regulatory/assurance reviews as required.

8) General

• Carry out such other duties as are deemed by the Head of Corporate Governance to be valuable to the development of the team and its activities.

Requirements for the role

• Chartered Governance Institute qualification (6+ years PQE).
• Working within a regulated environment.
• Proven track record supporting Boards and committees (e.g., Board committees, Executive and other management committees) effectively, working directly with Chairs and senior executives.
• Familiarity with people management/coaching, encouraging team member development and managing workloads/priorities.
• Governance expertise: strong grasp of Board and committee governance, including quorums, conflict management, delegations of authority, policy governance and entity obligations; ability to manage meetings effectively and with confidence.
• Collaborative approach: willing and able to work proactively and respectfully with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation; used to taking the initiative.
• Excellent verbal and written communication: clear and concise, adept at paper writing and editing, and turning complex content into actionable, decision-ready summaries.
• Stakeholder influence: confident with senior leaders; able to challenge constructively, garner consensus, and protect governance standards in a proportionate manner.

Preferred experience:

• Project/change delivery and concepts.
• Service provider oversight, including defining SLAs/KPIs, conducting service reviews, tracking performance and overseeing remediation.

Reasonable adjustments will be made to working arrangements to accommodate a person with a disability who otherwise would be prevented from undertaking the work.

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