Assistant Board and Company Secretary

Assistant Board and Company Secretary

Croydon office location with Hybrid working

£47,000 to £51,250 per annum plus Civil Service Pension

Contract Type: Permanent

Position type: Full Time

Our client protects millions of people in the UK who belong to defined benefit pension schemes. When these schemes fail, they’re ready to help.

They do this by paying their members, by charging a levy and by investing sustainably. Their work has a real impact on people’s lives, so they strive to do it well, with integrity and their future in mind.

They are looking for an Assistant Board and Company Secretary to join their busy CoSec and Board Support team and ensure their commitment to comply with relevant company law, regulation, and best practice corporate governance principles.

This position will support the Company Secretary and wider Board Support function in providing a governance and company secretarial service to the Board, Board Committees, and various other internal committees. This role will require someone who is self-motivated and organised, someone who can prioritise their workload, take ownership and responsibility of key tasks from start to completion, ensuring they are completed to the high standard expected. The role holder needs to be able to engage with a wide range of stakeholders including senior management, the Board, across functions internally and external stakeholders.

They are looking for an individual that has current experience of working within a governance and company secretarial function, including end to-end meeting support and management, and is newly or partly qualified ICSA/CG member of the Chartered Governance Institute. This position required the successful individual to have excellent verbal and written communication skills, an ability to be articulate at all levels within the business with the ability to develop collaborative, partnership relationships internally and externally.

Sound like you? Apply now.

In return for your skills, experience, and commitment they’ll give you a challenging role within a business where you’ll get the support you need to develop your career.

They’ll also give you lots of opportunities for personal development and skills training.

Their Croydon office is just across the road from East Croydon station, which is around 15 minutes from Victoria or London Bridge, 10 minutes from Clapham Junction or half an hour from St Pancras.

They’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, the highest accreditation under the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this role you will be guaranteed an interview.

They embrace diverse talent welcoming people with different beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of working. Whatever your background, and however you identify, you’ll be welcome there.

They’re happy to talk about flexible working.

No agencies please.