Governance Assistant
| Posting date: | 02 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,809.94 to £33,703.84 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | G1 1QU |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We are recruiting on behalf of our client City Property Glasgow:
The Governance Assistant will provide support to the Audit and Compliance Manager in all matters relating to Audit, Governance and Risk Management, working closely with professional teams across the organisation.
Key Objectives & Responsibilities
• Assist with completing the Annual Governance Questionnaire, using service knowledge to review and assess evidence to provide appropriate responses that demonstrate compliance throughout the year, and have completed by the deadline date.
• Use their knowledge of policies, business processes and the governance arrangements in place, to collate and review Audit evidence and make recommendations as to whether they meet the criteria within Audit and follow up reports.
• Understanding, and being able to apply in practice, the rules around records
management as they affect corporate documents such as insurance policies,
accreditations, legal agreements, contracts.
• Assisting with maintenance of the Corporate Risk Register via the Pentana system.
• Providing support to the Audit & Compliance Manager for all compliance reporting, such as sample checking/ quality assurance, applying their judgement and knowledge of City Property policies and procedures (e.g., Scheme of Delegated Functions) and highlighting areas of possible risk or non- compliance.
• Providing support to the Senior Management Team in areas where their knowledge of governance and reporting requirements would assist.
• Supporting the Audit & Compliance Manager in all new projects and initiatives, as
required
▪ Responsible for ensuring Health and Safety and risk management procedures are understood and adhered to.
The Governance Assistant will provide support to the Audit and Compliance Manager in all matters relating to Audit, Governance and Risk Management, working closely with professional teams across the organisation.
Key Objectives & Responsibilities
• Assist with completing the Annual Governance Questionnaire, using service knowledge to review and assess evidence to provide appropriate responses that demonstrate compliance throughout the year, and have completed by the deadline date.
• Use their knowledge of policies, business processes and the governance arrangements in place, to collate and review Audit evidence and make recommendations as to whether they meet the criteria within Audit and follow up reports.
• Understanding, and being able to apply in practice, the rules around records
management as they affect corporate documents such as insurance policies,
accreditations, legal agreements, contracts.
• Assisting with maintenance of the Corporate Risk Register via the Pentana system.
• Providing support to the Audit & Compliance Manager for all compliance reporting, such as sample checking/ quality assurance, applying their judgement and knowledge of City Property policies and procedures (e.g., Scheme of Delegated Functions) and highlighting areas of possible risk or non- compliance.
• Providing support to the Senior Management Team in areas where their knowledge of governance and reporting requirements would assist.
• Supporting the Audit & Compliance Manager in all new projects and initiatives, as
required
▪ Responsible for ensuring Health and Safety and risk management procedures are understood and adhered to.