Governance Project Officer

Governance Project Officer (Contract)

Location: Salisbury - Hybrid (around once p/week, with flex)
Duration: 3 months (with likely extension)
Day Rate: Circa £200/day
IR35: Outside

Overview

We're looking for an experienced Governance Project Officer to provide assurance, continuity and hands-on administrative support during a transition period. The key focus will be supporting an ongoing outsourcing programme, ensuring that legal, governance, and property-related information is accurately collated, documented and managed.

You will be responsible for preparing and maintaining case files, tracking actions, managing document repositories, and liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure activities progress through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Governance & legal information management: gather, analyse, organise and maintain complex documentation and records.
• Outsourcing & transition support: support the programme by tracking actions, maintaining momentum across workstreams, and ensuring key information is up to date and accessible.
• Property & legal case administration: create and maintain case files, document packs and repositories; ensure appropriate version control and audit trail.
• Governance support: provide admin/co-ordination support aligned to governance, compliance and corporate services needs.
• Assurance & continuity: help ensure consistent documentation standards and "nothing gets dropped" during the transition.
• Stakeholder liaison: communicate with internal and external stakeholders to progress actions to completion.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a Paralegal, Legal Officer, Governance Officer, Governance Administrator or similar role.
• Experience supporting governance, legal, compliance, or corporate services functions.
• Strong capability to collate, structure and manage complex information and documentation.
• Proven experience creating/managing case files, records and document repositories.
• Excellent organisation and coordination skills; able to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Confident working independently to drive actions forward and maintain momentum.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

Desirable

• Experience working within the Church of England or a Diocese.
• Experience in the charity, housing association or wider not-for-profit sector.