CQC Deputy Director of Governance, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

CQC Deputy Director of Governance

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Executive Level 3: £73,150 per annum

Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Home-based, with travel to meetings as required

Closing Date: Tuesday 12th August 2025 at 11.59pm

Interview Date: TBC via MS Teams

For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Chris Usher via his PA olivia.dean-goodchild@cqc.org.uk and for general enquiries please contact recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Make a difference

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new role in Governance that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you’ve found it!

As our Deputy Director of Governance, you’ll ensure our Board and Executive Team are supported by strong governance, enabling confident, transparent, and accountable leadership.

Picture this

Imagine being the trusted Advisor to the Board and Executive Team, ensuring decisions are made with clarity, integrity, and in line with best practice governance.

In the last year as a Deputy Director of Governance, you might have led the development of CQC’s annual governance statement, providing public assurance on our internal controls.
In the last year as a Deputy Director of Governance, you might have negotiated with the Department of Health to strengthen CQC’s accountability framework and improve collaboration with key partners.

The role

You’ll play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, you’ll:

Lead governance: Oversee the Board’s governance framework, ensuring compliance with statutory and best practice standards, and managing key governance documents.
Support executive leadership: Provide high-quality secretariat support to the CEO, Chair, Executive and Non-Executive Directors, enabling effective decision-making and leadership.
Embed the CQC way: ensure the way you lead and that governance and decision making across CQC embodies with the CQC way.

Show Us

We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:

Experience leading corporate governance functions, including Board support and statutory reporting in a public or regulatory setting.
Proven ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders, including government departments and executive leaders, to shape governance and accountability frameworks.
Strong leadership and team development skills, with experience managing high-performing teams in a fast-paced, high-profile environment.

Join us and help CQC shape the future of health and care.

Compliance

To progress your application, you’ll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without valid right to work you won’t be eligible for the role. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Next steps

You can read the full details of the role in the following Job Description & Candidate Pack:

20250729 Deputy Director of Governance JD 2025.pdf

FINAL Candidate Pack DD of Governance Req2682.pdf

If you apply, you’ll need to create a profile and complete an online application form. Your application will be completely anonymous. Please see our information for applicants for more details on the process. We contact every applicant to let them know the outcome of their application, so you will hear from us whether or not you are shortlisted.

How To Apply

To apply for this role, please submit a copy of your CV and Supporting Statement (no more than 750-words) via the Recruitment System:

Your Supporting Statement Should Cover The Following

How your previous experience makes you suitable for this role?

What strengths will you bring to the role?

You will also be required to complete additional role specific questions at the beginning of your application.

The Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).

Training and development opportunities.

Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.

NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.

Discount schemes (including eligibility for Blue Light card, costing £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see our benefits page for the full list

Equity for all

We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they’re a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g. ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need.

We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, we’ll work with you to remove any barriers. Visit our accessibility page for more on this. If you’d like to chat, please contact recruitment@cqc.org.uk.

We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger. See our ED&I page for more about this.

We Welcome Applications From Everyone, And Colleagues Can Find Support And Community Among Our Many Employee Networks. This Includes People Of Any

Age

Sex

Gender identity or expression

Sexual orientation

Religion or belief

Ethnicity

Disability

A Note on AI

About

AI tools can be great for research and refining ideas, but we want to learn about you. If you use AI or Chatbots to help you with your application, keep these points in mind:

AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your application must reflect your real skills and experience.
Spell-checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
Do not copy and paste AI generated answers. These will not help you stand out; remember we want to hear about your skills and experience.
Providing false and insincere examples goes against our core values of honesty and integrity and may lead to your application being withdrawn or termination of your employment.

Values and vision

We are guided by our core values, which shape our work and our culture.

Excellence – being a high-performing organisation.

Caring – treating everyone with dignity and respect.

Integrity – doing the right thing.

Teamwork – learning from each other to be the best we can.

We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.

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