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Leading financial services plc seeks to recruit an Assistant Secretary to join its stable and supportive team. A full job description is available on request. This team does not have a high turnover, so stability and a good team fit will be important to them. This role would suit a candidate who is ideally already CGI qualified, with a minimum of 2-3 years previous financial services experience.
The role will be offered on a hybrid basis, requiring the candidate to work 3 days in the Birmingham offices and the other two days could be from home. There would be occasional trips to London (c.3 times a year) for certain Board Meetings.
This is a visible role, and will require someone with a high degree of tact and discretion due to the level of work involved. You will support on a range of governance issues, largely Board, NED and meeting support, plus Annual Report and Accounts work, acting as named company secretary for a number of subsidiaries, and building strong relationships and engagement with stakeholders nationally and internationally as well as other duties.
Experience and skillset required;
* Qualified company secretary or lawyer with minimum 2-3 years’ experience in a fast paced, large and complex organisation.
* Financial services / UK regulatory experience is desirable but not essential.
* Strong knowledge of corporate governance principles, including driving high quality governance standards.
* Experience of ensuring applicable governance standards are met.
* Strong inter-personal, organisational, process management and verbal/ written skills.
* Proven ability to work well with all levels of management, handle confidential and sensitive information, work independently, under pressure and handle multiple tasks.
* Ability to think laterally to solve problems and drive continuous improvement.
* Proven ability to work well in a challenging and frequently changing environment.
* Ability to see and understand the bigger picture as well as have a keen eye for detail.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Administrative and Legal
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