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# Governance Assistant

- **Company:** Lloyds Banking Group
- **Location:** Edinburgh, UK
- **Salary:** £35,340.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Power Platform Integration, Workday
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://lbg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/LBG_Careers/job/Edinburgh-The-Mound/Governance-Assistant_155046-2

## About the Role

* Proven and relevant experience within a Company Secretarial or governance environment, ideally within a listed company or similarly regulated setting.
 * ICSA part-qualified (or working towards qualification) or a relevant legal background would be advantageous.
 * Strong communication and drafting skills, able to produce clear and accurate work with attention to detail.
 * Proficiency in the full set of Microsoft Office applications
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## Description

As an assistant within the team, you'll support the function to meet its objectives through managing work requests, co-ordinating records and providing analytical support on projects and documentation reviews. To ensure partners needs are met you'll :

 * Support the Head of Governance and Shareholder Services and the wider Corporate Governance function.
 * Complete Workday internal systems administration procedures and along with provide support for colleagues, resourcing and supplier administration, including recruitment and onboarding support, onboarding and offboarding of employees and contractors, joiner, mover and leaver processes, and ongoing people and administrative support.
 * Coordination of meetings for Boards, Committees and governance forums and the team, including pre-meeting preparation (agendas, logistics, packs and papers), support during meetings, and post-meeting actions, including drafting minutes and follow-up activity.
 * Support shareholding disclosure activity, including investigation of system alerts.
 * Coordinate and triage operational, governance, and shareholder communications. This includes managing the mailbox and drafting messages,. making sure responses are timely, routing is accurate, and blocking issues are resolved handled correctly.
 * Provide support for the Team's role in the review, maintenance and updating of Powers of Attorney, liaising with partners across the Group's Business Units and Group Functions and maintaining the related SharePoint records.
 * Manage supplier onboarding and sourcing activity, including coordination of approvals, purchase order creation, invoice processing and reconciliation, payments and expenses, and liaison with procurement and finance teams.
 * Assist with drafting, formatting, updating and maintaining governance documentation, frameworks, process notes, precedent documents and online governance resources, including support for process improvement, data analysis, Power Platform solutions and automation initiatives.
 * Provide cover across the Corporate Governance and Shareholder Services Team, including back-up support for key roles such as the NED Liaison Manager during periods of absence, and participation in training and capability-building activity.


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