Governance Manager

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our Consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:
Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

- Safety first - Going home safe and well
- Client focus -Deliver on our promise
- Integrity - Always do the right thing
- Create opportunity - for our people to excel.

You’ll be responsible for:

- Prioritizing, authorizing, directing, empowering and overseeing management, and assuring and reviewing performance.
- Ensuring that the governance architecture, supporting processes, procedures are in place to support the successful development and delivery of the program projects.
- Ensuring that those at the working level are empowered to make day-to-day decisions aligned to the overall project objectives.
- Developing and implementing a governance and assurance framework that provides levels of technical and financial control across the project and throughout the development and implementation phases aligned to the required benefits and objectives.
- Sharing knowledge, best practice, tools, templates and processes that support strong robust governance and trusted decision-making.
- Developing collaboratively governance and assurance management plan for SSE and for YNSE.
- Establishing governance plan from gap analysis.
- Developing and implementing Integrated project RACIs.
- Confirming drumbeat of reporting and assurance (including monthly SSE report (SRS); monthly SSE report (DP); planning and supporting logistics for submissions to CCB, IP, TB as needed); drumbeat and calendar (meeting register); pre-festival and festival report and meeting; governance meetings (change panel, risk review).
- Develop governance meetings terms of reference.
- Organizing design structure.
- Supporting development project delegated levels of authority.
- Preparing documentation packs for checkpoint submissions.
- Assurance of checkpoint submissions and requirements.
- Prepare change control papers following approval to proceed at checkpoints.
- Developing schedule to support business case.
- Developing estimate to support business case.
- Updating finance system (SAP) with all relevant business case/project information including but not limited to sanction and funding levels.
- Supporting reporting and realization of business case benefits through robust.
- Providing additional support to the CA as required including organizational design.
- Implementing secretariat function to support governance drumbeat once implemented as BAU for the projects.

You’ll need to have:

- Ability to prioritize and work as part of a team, lead by example and demonstrate the key importance of governance to successful major infrastructure projects.
- Collaborative approach and initiative
- Ability to work with C-Suite and other externals stakeholders with diplomacy and care.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or project management software.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Project management qualification.
- Experience working within government, setting up governance frameworks that focus on best for project and value for money outcomes.

You’ll also have:

- Leadership competencies on general project delivery.
- Desire to manage across sectors and/or global hubs.

LI-Hybrid