Governance Manager
Reporting to: CEO
Location /Hours: Permanent (based in Birmingham/ hybrid working)
20-25 hours/ 3 days a week; negotiable
Salary: Circa £35,000 (FTE) dependent on hours & experience
About us:
At LionHeart, we've seen significant growth in demand for our support in recent years, and we are delivering more services to more members of the RICS community than ever before.
Established in 1899, we’ve evolved from our origins as a traditional benevolent fund supporting the widows and orphans of chartered surveyors into an organisation offering multi-faceted support to get people through any of life’s unexpected challenges. That support ranges from financial grants to health, wellbeing and work-related support, with beneficiaries all over the world.
As an independent charity we are reliant on donations and fundraising to sustain the personalised, tailored support we take such pride in delivering for the surveying community - now and in the future.
We now have an exciting opportunity to join the LionHeart management team as Governance Manager.
What the role entails:
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Governance Manager will play a key role in supporting our management team and Board of Trustees, ensuring that LionHeart meets all statutory responsibilities by fulfilling governance requirements.
This includes overseeing the maintenance of the charity’s policies and delivery of the cycle of board and sub-committee meetings.
In 2026-27 we envisage this role leading a periodic charity-wide governance review.
For a full job description and person specification, please click here
What we offer
This is a permanent role offered on a 20-25 hours/ three days per week basis, with a full-time salary (35 hours) of circa £35,000, dependent on hours agreed and experience.
We are based in central Birmingham with a commitment to hybrid, flexible working, offering generous pension contributions and a friendly, supportive team around you.
As an employer, we pride ourselves on a real commitment to work-life balance, strong culture and a working environment that is fully inclusive and welcoming.
We also offer training opportunities and staff development days.
Closing date: 17 July 2026
Completed applications should be submitted to dshirley@lionheart.org.uk by 4pm on 17 July 2026.
We expect to hold interviews in central Birmingham on 29 July 2026.
I'm interested, what next?
Please note we do not accept CVs. On our application form there is space for you to outline your job history and confirm that you meet some of the essential criteria in terms of qualifications and experience.
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and operate an anonymous shortlisting process to ensure a level playing field for all applicants. This means that the shortlisting panel will not have your name, address or any other demographic or other characteristic information at the point of shortlisting.
We strive to be as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability and you meet all minimum requirements of the job as set out in the attached job description and Employee Specification, you will be put forward for interview.
