Company Secretary

Our client, an established offshore private wealth manager dedicated to the management, growth, and protection of wealth across family generations, is offering a unique and exciting opportunity to join the company at the Group level. Renowned for its excellence, this firm is seeking a dynamic professional to fill the role of Group Trust - Company Secretary.

This is a key role that links the management of Trust Group to the local Trust operating boards and the company’s group functions. Reporting into the Head of Group Trust, this individual should have significant experience in serving as a senior officer in an international private wealth organisation.

Location: Remote but requires occasional travel to multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop and implement processes to support good corporate governance of the Trust Group
• Manage the scheduling of jurisdictional Board and Board Committee meetings as required, liaising with Managing Director and Board Committee Chairperson as required
• Ensuring Board and Board Committee members are presented with high quality, up to date information in advance of meetings
• Liaising with Directors and Officers regarding attendance at meetings
• Attending Board meetings of relevant companies and providing accurate minutes of the deliberations and decisions of those Boards (or Committees of the Board)
• Updating Board and Committee charters and Corporate Governance Framework and Policies from time to time
• Assisting with acquisitions
• Assisting with regulatory and data protection matters where requested and in conjunction with Group Legal and Compliance.
• Coordinating annual Board and Committee evaluations and ensuring arising actions are completed
• Overseeing all regulatory corporate governance filings with the jurisdictional regulator
• Promoting ethical practices within the company, to ensure compliance with codes of conduct and anti-corruption policies.

Required qualifications and skills:

• A minimum of 10 years’ broad experience of both staff and operation management gained in an appropriate business environment, preferable the Finance Sector
• A relevant professional qualification, e.g. Chartered Governance Institute
• Proven ability to work under pressure to a high standard, with a particular focus on responding to stakeholder needs at short notice
• Ability to operate effectively at a management level and build successful working relationships with senior colleagues, external contacts and regulatory contacts
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, articulate and a focus on attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills
• Knowledge and competency on company law, Data Protection Law and other related laws, regulations and industry practice in the Group Trust jurisdictions
• Occasional travel to other jurisdictions will be required

The remuneration for the role will be commensurate with the experience of the candidate and the advertised salary is just an approximate guideline.