Management Level
G
Corporate Governance, ESG, Regulatory
Permanent role
Competitive salary
Excellent benefits
Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.
EQ’s vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.
Business Function
Critical to the EQ UK Shareholder Services business and the success and ongoing growth of the corporate governance advisory business, is the delivery of corporate governance and ESG advisory services to our clients. The primary responsibilities of the role is to support our Corporate Governance team, provide research, analytical data and industry knowledge, monitoring and updating knowledge databanks, with ongoing in house training to develop the position up to Corporate Governance Manager level.
EQ is a leading provider of progressive proxy solicitation and contemporary corporate governance advisory services. Our team supports clients undergoing events such as AGMs, EGMs and M&As, which demand optimised shareholder approval.
Our team helps companies establish and maintain best practice corporate governance policies and systems. The team assists Main Market and AIM companies with their ongoing corporate governance requirements, companies planning to float or perform an IPO and complex private groups.
Core Duties/Responsibilities
Corporate Governance and ESG Research
1. Support the maintenance of a regular internal ESG, regulatory and corporate governance knowledge framework;
2. Provide analysis of best practice on key Voting, CG, ESG, DEI and Industry themes;
3. Prepare and support externally facing presentations on ESG and corporate governance developments, company resolutions, shareholder voting policies and related key market and industry trends and best practice;
4. Support the preparation of regular externally facing remuneration, ESG, DEI and corporate governance updates; and
5. Undertake research projects, investor voting policy roadshows and analysis to support the corporate governance Managers.
Corporate Governance and ESG Advisory
6. Support team members on delivering remuneration corporate governance & ESG advisory to clients;
7. Prepare informed research, detailed analyses, reports and briefing materials for clients with references to Corporate Governance codes, policies and prevailing best practice within the legal, regulatory and political framework;
8. Provide qualitative and quantitative risk analyses using in house and third-party systems; and
9. Attend & minute client meetings as required.
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate an enthusiastic passionate interest and knowledge in the following experience, skills and behaviours:
10. 1-3 years’ experience working within the Corporate Governance advisory/analytical fields, or delivering on corporate governance, executive remuneration or ESG matters, or within a relevant investor relations role;
11. Have demonstrable knowledge and experience of listed Corporate Governance and compliance matters (especially the UK Corporate Governance Code and the UK Companies Act);
12. Be proactive and enjoy keeping up to date with changes and developments in corporate governance, company meetings, ESG, DEI and all other related industry matters and best practice requirements;
13. Good communication skills; capable of presenting, explaining and discussing research findings internally and externally;
14. Strong organisation and analytical skills;
15. Be proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and databases
16. Have good data management and processing skills;
17. A proactive and hands-on attitude alongside the resilience to deliver to tight deadlines;
18. A facilitative approach; enjoys operating as part of a team and proactively builds relationships across the business;
19. The interpersonal skills associated with working within a professional advisory environment; and
20. The personal impact to set the appropriate tone and get to the core of issues quickly.
What We Offer
Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%
All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.
Health and Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.
Employee discounts – Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.
Flexible Benefits – The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.
Time Off – Typically 29 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.
Winning together – Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks.