Planning, Governance & Information Officer (Support)

Day Rate: £480 per day
Contract: Inside IR35
Security Clearance: Active SC clearance required
Location: Predominantly remote, with some travel to London required

The Opportunity

We are seeking a detail-oriented Planning, Governance & Information Officer to provide planning, governance and information-management support across a programme function.

The successful candidate will help ensure programme information, plans, governance documentation and control artefacts remain accurate, accessible, auditable and ready to support decision-making.

This role is suited to someone with strong organisational and administrative skills, experience maintaining programme information and control registers, and an interest in using automation and AI-enabled tools to improve data quality, efficiency and assurance.

You will work within established processes, supporting programme governance and reporting while ensuring information is maintained consistently and to the required standards.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Programme Controls

• Coordinate planning, RAID, governance and information-management activities.

• Administer agreed programme control registers, trackers and processes.

• Maintain programme change logs and Microsoft-based tracking tools.

• Support the administration and reporting of PftW.

• Undertake routine data validation and quality-control activities.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date programme information and control artefacts.

Governance & Reporting

• Support the preparation of governance and reporting packs, briefings and supporting materials.

• Maintain governance actions, decisions and associated records.

• Support standardised governance administration and established reporting processes.

• Coordinate information requests and updates across relevant stakeholders.

• Help ensure programme information is current, accessible and auditable.

Information & Document Management

• Maintain programme repositories and SharePoint environments.

• Support the development and ongoing maintenance of a mature programme knowledge repository.

• Maintain agreed programme documentation, records and information artefacts.

• Support document and records management processes.

• Support PftW information maintenance and auditing.

• Follow defined information-management processes to ensure consistency and traceability.

Data Quality, Automation & AI

• Carry out routine data-quality checks and information validation.

• Support automated information-quality controls.

• Use AI-assisted data assurance and validation techniques where appropriate.

• Identify opportunities to streamline repeatable information-management and assurance activities through automation and AI-enabled tools.

• Help improve the efficiency, accuracy and consistency of programme information.

Process & Administrative Support

• Support governance actions and decisions, ensuring records are maintained and updated.

• Follow established programme processes and administrative standards.

• Provide reliable planning and information-management support to the wider function.

• Escalate discrepancies, incomplete information and process issues where appropriate.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience in a PMO, programme support, project administration, governance or information-management role.

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Experience maintaining trackers, registers, logs and programme documentation.

• Familiarity with governance processes, reporting packs, actions and decision records.

• Experience using Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

• Familiarity with SharePoint or similar document and knowledge-management repositories.

• Ability to undertake routine data validation and quality checks.

• Strong written communication and the ability to coordinate information updates with stakeholders.

• A structured and process-driven approach to maintaining accurate, auditable records.

• An interest in using automation and AI-enabled tools to improve administrative efficiency and data quality.

• Active SC security clearance.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting complex programmes or multiple workstreams.

• Familiarity with RAID management, change logs and programme control registers.

• Experience supporting programme reporting, governance forums and briefing preparation.

• Knowledge of automated data-quality controls or AI-assisted information validation.

• Experience maintaining programme knowledge repositories and supporting information audits.

• Experience working within a structured or highly governed delivery environment.

Location & Working Arrangements

This is a predominantly remote contract, with some travel to London required. Candidates should be comfortable attending meetings or programme activities in person when necessary.

Rate & Contract Details

• £480 per day

• Inside IR35

• Active SC clearance required

• Predominantly remote, with some travel to London

How to Apply

If you have experience in PMO or programme support, governance administration, information management or data-quality assurance, and are interested in improving programme processes through automation and AI-enabled tools, we would welcome your application.

Please submit your CV outlining your relevant experience, programme support skills and familiarity with governance systems and information-management tools.

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.