Head of Governance & Compliance (6-9 months FTC)
Location: London, UK
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Contract: Fixed Term / Interim (6-9 months)
Why This Role?
Are you an experienced governance and compliance professional looking for an immediate interim opportunity? Join this prestigious Scientific Charity who are looking for someone who thrives in a broad, strategic, and operational compliance function, covering governance, data protection, risk management, and policy oversight.
What’s in It for You?
* Immediate Start: Step into a key leadership role and provide essential compliance support.
* Diverse Responsibilities: Work across compliance, governance, contracts, procurement, and company secretarial duties.
* Opportunity for Long-Term Impact: While an interim role now, this could lead to a permanent position.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for ensuring regulatory and governance compliance, leading on key areas such as:
* Compliance Ownership: Overseeing compliance across the organisation, managing risk registers, policy audits, and responding to queries.
* Contracts & Procurement: Advising on high-value contracts (£1M+) and streamlining procurement processes.
* Data Protection & GDPR: Handling data breaches, leading the GDPR steering group, and maintaining best practice.
* Audit & Risk Management: Ensuring the organisation is audit-ready and maintaining key governance policies.
* Company Secretarial Duties: Supporting board-level governance, regulatory filings with the Charity Commission and Companies House, and compliance with sector-specific requirements.
About You
* Strong compliance, governance, and risk management experience.
* Knowledge of GDPR and data protection frameworks.
* Ability to manage high-value contracts and advise on procurement.
* Experience in charities, public sector, or non-profits would be an advantage.
* Comfortable working across multiple teams to centralise and streamline compliance processes.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to make an immediate impact in a highly respected organisation. If you’re a compliance professional looking for an interim challenge with long-term potential, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now or reach out for more details.
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Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Legal, Strategy/Planning, and Management
Industries
Professional Services, Non-profit Organizations, and Higher Education
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