Assistant Company Secretary - London, United Kingdom - The Royal British Legion

The Royal British Legion

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Salary

£39,140 to £44,033 + £4452 London Weighting

Package

Permanent. Full Time 35 hours per week. 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Employee Assistance Helpline, Life Assurance.

Voluntary Benefits:
Group Pension Plan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Charity Worker Discounts.

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Finance, IT and Commercial

The Role
At the Royal British Legion, we believe in building on potential

As our Assistant Company Secretary your ability to work to achieve best practice in terms of governance, could have a real impact on our people's lives._

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If you have knowledge of advising on a wide variety of complex and routine legal matters including mergers in the public sector, _we are keen to hear from you_
For this role, a qualifying Law Degree is essential. It is advantageous if you are also CGI qualified, or part qualified._

At its heart, RBL is a people organisation.

People who want to do the very best for others, while at the same time making the most of the opportunities and experiences we offer them.

We are the country's largest Armed Forces charity, with 210,000 members, 50,000 volunteers and a network of partners and charities; helping us give support wherever and whenever it's needed.

If successful, some of your main focuses will be:_
Devise and update corporate codes relating to declarations of interests, gifts & hospitality, codes of conduct and statements of diversity, maintain records of these requirements and provide advice to staff or volunteers as required in relation to them
Provide advice on options in relation to breaches of the code of conduct and its interpretation in relation to current Charitable guidance
Participate in governance projects, as required, and where appropriate, manage the incorporation or dissolution of companies
Filing of incorporation documents with Companies House, drafting appropriate model articles, and ensuring registration with relevant authorities
Act as our Data Protection champion for the Governance function seeking advice and guidance on matters of GDPR and document management in relation to volunteers within the governance structure

This role will involve hybrid working, travelling on some days (minimum of 2 per week) to our Head Office, which is located at Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA, and working from home on other days.
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About the Royal British Legion - Careers in Finance, Commercial and Projects

Across the country, in every city and on every street, the RBL is there to support our Armed Forces community.

When it comes to providing this support to such a deserving community, every penny counts.

Not just because we owe it to those who have served for us and their families, but also to those who choose to support us.

They need to trust that we do the right thing and make the most of their contribution.

It's this mission, this scale, this challenge and the values we all live by, that makes the RBL such a fulfilling place to thrive.

Our Finance, Commercial and Project directorates consist of various sub departments - such as Business Processes, Financial Planning and Analysis, Procurement, Facilities, Property and the Transformation Office.

If you were to join any one of them, you'd help ensure these financial responsibilities are achieved. While seeing that RBL has the means to go on innovating and developing.

Diversity Statement

We believe that the compassion, understanding, and service we show each and every individual should be reflected in the way we all support, respect, and include every individual who works with us.

We want everyone involved in our work or receiving our services, to feel proud to contribute to or be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that we still have a long way to go to ensure that we make the RBL a truly great and inclusive organisation to work for and be part of so we have set out our commitments to provide a clear path to deliver this ambition.

We will keep listening, learning, and sharing our progress and impact.

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