Governance Service Manager (Education Strategy Service) | 10332 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Fixed Term Contract until April 2028 | 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum | Grade K | County Hall / Hybrid

The Governance Service is a traded service which sits within the Education Strategy Service, Children’s Service Department. Our team specialises in supporting local governance issues and is dedicated to empowering school governing boards by developing and providing essential resources and knowledge to drive effective governance. 

Do you love the idea of shaping services, spotting opportunities for growth and supporting teams. 

We are looking for a Governance Service Manager who can bring fresh ideas, strong leadership, and has an ability to make things happen. This role is all about leading our governance and Governance Professional (clerking) Service across Norfolk. 

You will be the person who keeps budgets on track, supports staff to do their best work and makes sure our services are modern, agile and responsive. We are looking for someone who has experience in service development, business planning/ organisational growth. Someone who is confident with budgets and financial planning and who loves leading people and helping them develop. 

We need someone who can think strategically but also who can roll up their sleeves to get things done. As a brilliant communicator you can build strong professional relationships and will have a passion for innovation. You’ll have the chance to shape and grow a service that really matters, working with a supportive, professional team who care about what they do and will have the opportunity to make a difference.  

If this sounds like your kind of challenge we’d love to hear from you. 

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement 
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need. 
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.   
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.  

Redeployment closing date: 30 April 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 7 May 2026 at 23:55

nWe have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage.  Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food.  We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk.  Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
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