Investment Governance Officer

Job Introduction

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) is seeking to appoint an Investment Governance Officer to join the Investment Management Team.

Your key responsibility in this role will be to help ensure the MCA's investments are effectively managed, monitored and governed, supporting the delivery of the Mayor's priorities and ensuring public funding achieves maximum impact for communities across the West of England. You'll play an important role in maintaining robust governance processes, supporting investment performance and ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.

We're looking for a proactive, organised and detail-focused individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality governance and supporting investment programmes that make a real difference. If you enjoy working with data, building strong relationships and ensuring things run smoothly behind the scenes, this could be an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a growing investment management function.

This is a critical time in our transformation and growth journey, and you'll be pivotal in helping us achieve our ambitions by:

• Supporting the day-to-day management and monitoring of investment programmes and projects.
• Developing and maintaining accurate investment records, reports, dashboards and governance documentation
• Ensuring investment data is complete, accurate and audit-ready across MCA systems and reporting platforms
• Completing governance processes, contract variations, approvals and reporting requirements in line with agreed procedures. Providing analytical, administrative and compliance support to the Investment Management team and wider stakeholders.

What you'll be doing

Are you someone who is highly organised, analytical and comfortable working with data, and ultimately always focuses on delivering excellent governance and value for money?

As our Investment Governance Officer, you'll:

• Support investment managers with performance monitoring, issue tracking and stakeholder engagement activities
• Prepare reports, dashboards, governance papers and investment management documentation.
• Manage investment information within MCA systems, ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance.
• Assist with audits, information requests and governance reviews, ensuring records are maintained to a high standard. Identify risks, issues and data quality concerns, escalating matters where appropriate.
• Support the continuous improvement of investment management processes, templates and reporting arrangements. Contribute to a positive, collaborative team environment and the sharing of best practice

What you'll bring

You'll be a motivated and detail-oriented professional who enjoys working in a structured environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, high-quality work.

We're particularly interested in people who:

• Have experience supporting investment, commercial, finance or governance activities within a complex organisation.
• Understand investment management principles and the investment lifecycle.
• Have experience producing reports, managing data and maintaining governance documentation.
• Are confident using Microsoft 365 and document management systems.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Can manage competing priorities and meet deadlines effectively. Communicate clearly and work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
• Bring a professional, customer-focused approach to everything they do.

Why choose us?

The Investment Management Team plays a vital role in ensuring that investment programmes are effectively governed, monitored and delivered for the benefit of the West of England. You'll work alongside experienced colleagues, gain exposure to high-profile investment activity and help ensure public funding delivers meaningful outcomes.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference while developing your career within investment management and governance. You'll gain valuable experience across investment performance, reporting, compliance and stakeholder engagement within a supportive and ambitious organisation.

Find out more

If this sounds like your next opportunity, please apply so you can tell us why you'd be a great fit. There’s more information for you in the job description.

There’s more role-related information in the job description, but if you have any questions for the recruitment team, you can contact us at Resourcing@westofengland-ca.gov.uk.

About The Company

Our offer

We are based in a new bright and airy office, with all the latest technology, close to Bristol Temple Meads Train Station.

Alongside the opportunity to make a real difference to the people who visit, live and work in the West of England, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

• 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years continuous service. There is also the option to increase your annual leave with our annual leave purchase scheme.
• 2 days of paid leave each year to volunteer
• Local Government Pension Scheme (one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK).

• Flexible, family friendly and hybrid working options to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals. We follow a hybrid working model with typically 2 or 3 days in the office each week
• Reduced bus fare travel across the West of England

We believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, empowering you to thrive in your career. We prioritise your growth and success by providing a diverse range of learning and development opportunities. Our goal is to keep you motivated, equipped with essential skills, and confident in delivering excellent services.

The salary for this role is £38,220 - £41,771. This is the full-time equivalent salary, and will be pro-rata for part-time. We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments for external candidates typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate. This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees.

Good Employment Charter
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As a founding Member of the West of England Good Employment Charter and accredited Living Wage Employer, we’re committed to creating a diverse environment where all our employees can thrive. We make sure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or citizenship status.

Fair and Inclusive Recruitment

As part of our commitment to fair and inclusive recruitment, we provide interview questions to all shortlisted candidates in advance/on request. This approach helps ensure everyone can demonstrate their skills, knowledge and experience fully, and supports our duties under the Equality Act 2010. You will also be asked follow-up questions during the interview to explore your responses in more detail.

Reasonable Adjustments
If you have an accessibility need, disability, condition or need any additional support that means you might require changes to the application or recruitment process (for example, you might need to submit your application in a different format), please get in touch with our Resourcing Team at Resourcing@westofengland-ca.gov.uk. We are here to assist and accommodate your needs.

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We want to understand the real person behind each application. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools, these should support your writing rather than replace your own voice. AI can be a helpful aid, but your personal insight and individuality are what matter most to us.

Closing dates
Our roles close at midnight on the closing date. Please note this vacancy may close early or be extended depending on the number of applications so please don’t wait to apply. If you have started your application, we’ll give you notice of the new closing date by email.

From a recruitment agency?

We’re not engaging with agencies for this role. Any CVs received from agencies will be considered as unsolicited and the property of the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, with no obligation to pay agency fees.