Industry Governance Lead (Committees)

We're looking for an Industry Governance Lead to oversee the committees and governance processes that support some of Great Britain's most important energy industry arrangements. You'll own the end-to-end delivery of committee governance, working directly with industry leaders, technical experts and elected representatives to ensure decisions are made efficiently, transparently and in accordance with agreed governance processes. We're looking for someone who enjoys ownership, thrives on organisation and can keep multiple moving parts under control without losing sight of the detail. If you're naturally curious, highly organised, great with people and enjoy turning complexity into something simple and actionable, we'd love to hear from you. The role is a 10 Month Fixed Term Contract Responsibilities - Managing the end-to-end governance of industry committees and working groups in accordance with service levels agreed with our clients - Developing and maintaining committee calendars and governance schedules. - Coordinating agendas, papers, actions and meeting logistics. - Building strong relationships with committee chairs, members and subject matter experts. - Producing high-quality minutes, decisions and action logs from often technical discussions. - Quality checking papers and deliverables against governance requirements and deadlines. - Chasing actions, papers and updates from stakeholders and ensuring commitments are met. - Managing nomination and appointment processes for industry representatives. - Supporting new committee members through onboarding and induction. - Publishing governance documentation to online portals and websites in accordance with established controls. - Own the monitoring and management of email mailboxes relating to your committees. - Working with communications teams to ensure important information is communicated effectively. - Preparing governance papers and presenting recommendations to committees where appropriate. - Continuously improving governance processes, reporting and stakeholder experience. - Overall ownership of the process documentation that underpins your work. - Exploring and implementing AI-enabled ways of working to improve efficiency and service quality. What we’re looking for – role requirements We're less interested in your industry experience and more interested in how you work. You'll be a great fit for this role if you can demonstrate that you: - Excel at bringing order to competing priorities. - Are highly organised and comfortable managing multiple deadlines. - Are a confident user of digital tools for meeting management, particularly Microsoft Teams. - Build credibility quickly with a wide range of stakeholders. - Can listen to complex discussions and rapidly produce clear, accurate summaries. - Have excellent written communication skills and strong attention to detail. - Are confident challenging politely, chasing actions and maintaining standards. - Exercise sound judgement when priorities conflict. - Take ownership and don't wait to be told what to do next. - Enjoy finding better ways of working and using technology to solve problems. Desirable skills - Experience supporting boards, committees, councils or governance groups. - Secretariat, governance, compliance or PMO experience. - Experience writing minutes, actions and governance papers. - Experience working in regulated industries, especially the GB energy industry. - Experience using AI and digital tools to improve processes.