Job Description You will be proactive in developing and implementing best practice, to provide expert advice on the Group’s corporate governance, and pragmatic, commercial and strategic input into company secretarial matters. You will have strong commercial awareness and be able to think creatively to offer ideas and solutions to support the evolving needs of the wider business. Other duties and responsibilities include: Corporate Annual Report process, including ownership of the governance section and supporting with project management of the report as a whole, providing strategic guidance and support to key stakeholders Management of the AGM, including preparation of the Notice of Meeting and ancillary documentation Administration of the corporate calendar, including annual and interim results, the AGM and dividend timetable Management of the Company’s Modern Slavery Working Group, including minute taking and action management and drafting the Modern Slavery Statement Governance, Board and management support Oversight of the Board and senior management meeting timetable, including all meetings, offsites and annual requirements Attendance and drafting minutes for senior management meetings (Disclosure Committee, Pride of Britain Fund charity) Compilation and circulation of Board and Board Committee packs, including preparation of board papers on governance matters Transactional and project support Manage, advise and support on the company secretarial aspects of any major corporate actions and transactions and any ad-hoc projects as necessary with the ability to deliver projects in a collaborative and collegiate way Manage and support on the corporate simplification programme Oversight of the maintenance of company registers and statutory records for c250 subsidiaries through Diligent Entities Supporting Group Finance on subsidiary report and accounts preparation and approvals Share plans and share registration Manage the Group’s relationship with its registrars Responsible for the management of share registration matters and processes, including the dividend process, Share forfeiture and small share dealing programmes and the operation of the UK and global sponsored nominee Development and implementation of the Group’s all-employee and discretionary share schemes. Ensure alignment of timetables and objectives and adherence to regulations and best practice