Graduate Governance and Programme Controls Associate

Position Summary

Odunela Group is recruiting a Graduate Governance and Programme Controls Associate to support the implementation of projects. The successful candidate will organise governance documents, implementation requirements, decisions, actions and evidence so that the projects' development remains controlled, traceable and properly documented. This position is suitable for a recent (2026) graduate who is highly organised, intellectually disciplined and able to work carefully with complex documents.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

1. administer Governance Libraries;
2. maintain document metadata, references and version control;
3. support the Master Governance Instrument Register;
4. maintain action, decision and reasoning registers;
5. support governance-to-implementation traceability;
6. prepare meeting agendas, packs, minutes and action records;
7. track approvals, dependencies and implementation milestones;
8. organise implementation evidence;
9. identify missing, conflicting or superseded documents;
10. support controlled change management;
11. prepare governance and programme-control reports;
12. supervise a Governance and Records Apprentice when authorised.

Essential Requirements

Applicants should possess a bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in:

1. law;
2. governance;
3. public administration;
4. business administration;
5. political science;
6. records or information management;
7. project management;
8. a closely related discipline.

Applicants must demonstrate:

1. excellent written English;
2. strong attention to detail;
3. careful document handling;
4. logical and structured reasoning;
5. spreadsheet and document-management competence;
6. integrity and confidentiality;
7. ability to identify inconsistencies and incomplete records.

Desirable Attributes

1. legal or policy research;
2. project coordination;
3. meeting or board administration;
4. records management;
5. governance or compliance study;
6. exposure to ERP or digital workflow systems.

Selection Process

The recruitment process will include:

1. Application and eligibility screening.
2. A role-specific practical assessment completed during Screening.
3. Round One technical and competency interview.
4. Final Round institutional-suitability interview.
5. Identity, qualification, reference and role-appropriate verification.
6. Management clearance and conditional offer.

Application Requirements

Applicants should submit:

1. A concise supporting statement explaining their suitability.
2. A current CV along with:  
3. Relevant academic, professional, project or portfolio evidence;
4. your earliest available commencement date;
5. any conflict of interest relevant to the role;
6. the contact details of two suitable referees.

YOUR APPLICATION WOULD BE REJECTED IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THIS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Equal Opportunity Policy

Odunela Group assesses applicants on competence, integrity, evidence, suitability and the approved requirements of the position.

Candidate Privacy

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