Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Company Secretary
Job Type: Contract (6-months)
Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days in the office)
Rate: Competitive

A fantastic opportunity has opened to join my client as an Assistant Company Secretary. The client is a global leader in financial services, offering solutions to the world\'s most important corporations, governments, and institutions in more than 100 countries.

Opportunity Overview: This position is in the company\'s Office of Secretaries which sits in the firm\'s legal function. The team partners with senior management, control groups, lines of business, and corporate units to promote effective governance of the firm.

Your key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing proactive support to EMEA boards and senior management on corporate governance matters that relate to legal entities and funds that operate within the business.
• Overseeing and delivering day-to-day corporate governance and company secretarial services for EMEA legal entities, including board/board committee governance and legal entity management.
• Monitoring changes in corporate legislation and the financial services regulatory environment and taking or recommending action as appropriate.
• Overseeing and coordinating information flows to EMEA legal entity boards and board committees, by proactively driving the agenda-setting process with the relevant board or committee Chair and partnering with relevant stakeholders on the preparation of board and committee meeting/briefing materials.
• Acting as an effective channel of communication for EMEA legal entity board members, with a particular focus on non-executive directors
• Providing support and coordinating board member onboarding, induction, and ongoing training, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders within EMEA.

Requirements:

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Strong degree-level academic background.
• Part/Fully Qualified Company Secretary, Corporate Governance Professional or Corporate Solicitor with at least three years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge And Experience
• Track record of strong execution on corporate governance and company secretarial matters within a high-profile environment, including extensive interaction with non-executive directors.
• Track record of delivering change and driving corporate governance best practice.
• Detailed understanding of corporate governance matters impacted by changing law and regulations in the financial services industry.
• Experience gained working in other regulated financial services, asset management or insurance organisations.

Don\'t hesitate and miss out on this exciting opportunity! Apply at the earliest!

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