Develop, improve and provide governance structure / strategies across a diverse estate with direct experience in 'best practice' for corporate governance in a large corporate entity. Provide governance structure to the Company Secretary and Senior Governance Manager engaging with senior stakeholders, C-Suite members of staff and third party vendors on a daily basis.
Core Responsibilities:
* Support the Company Secretary and Senior Governance Manager to develop, implement and improve the corporate governance structure and processes.
* Manage the operational support provided to governance entities within the client to assure high quality outcomes, right first time.
* Support the Company Secretary and Senior Governance Manager in providing a full range of company secretarial and related services for the client, its Board, Board Sub-committees, the Executive and its sub-committees to minimise exposure and risk.
* Maintain and contribute to the review of the governance arrangements for effectiveness and efficiency.
* Participate in team meetings to provide specialist guidance on governance, to assist colleagues and to enable the implementation of policy, projects and change initiatives.
* Provide support to review of the Company Secretariat information on Interchange/IMS and the client's Website to maintain accurate version control.
* Assist with the coordination of the Company Secretariat contribution to the Annual Report and Accounts.
* Assist with scheduling of the intricate annual corporate meeting schedule (circa 200+ meetings).
Key Experience:
* Experienced Governance Manager or Assistant Company Secretary with experience within a Company Secretariat or Governance function in private or public sector organisation.
* Experience of providing committee or board management services to given deadlines, and with minimal supervision, including effective minute taking, action tracking, and agenda setting.
* Experience in implementing governance process for matrix-type organisations with multiple stakeholders.
* Experience in drafting and presenting reports and briefings to a senior executive audience.
* Experience in dealing with and successfully influence key individuals at all levels.
* Experience in managing quality control for content and presentation of papers to Board and committees.