Senior Company Secretary - London, United Kingdom - Quilter

Quilter

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

What the Hiring Manager Says

Quilter Corporate Secretariat provides excellent Board Corporate Governance Advisory Support to our dual listed FTSE 250 company and its regulated subsidiaries.

We strongly believe in training and developing Chartered Secretaries who have both breadth and depth, so over time we will discuss with opportunities to grow your experience by managing or leading departmental projects or core governance responsibilities to keep the challenges fresh.

To be successful in this role you'll have a strong desire to work in a fast paced, but supportive team environment, where you will have the opportunity to make a difference.

You'll also be comfortable with change and be happy to represent our function with others in the Company.

With excellent technical skills, a collaborative stakeholder management style, robust planning and delivery of Group wide deliverables, your contribution will be valued by the most senior stakeholders.

Clare Barrett, Group Company Secretary

About the Role

Senior Company Secretary

Level: 5

Department:
Company Secretariat

Location:
London, United Kingdom

Contract type:
Permanent, Full-Time, Hybrid Working

In this role you will be Committee Secretary to the Quilter Board Risk Committee and responsible for the corporate governance framework documents.

You will work with the Chair, Non-executive Directors, and Management to set an appropriate annual committee calendar, draft Committee minutes and manage associated actions arising, manage the Committee's annual effectiveness review and oversee the Committee cycle.

As part of your Corporate Governance Advisory remit, you will support the Company Secretary to:

Set the approach for Corporate Governance at Quilter, which includes advising on best practice in terms of the corporate governance framework i.e. Board Charter, Director role profiles, Terms of Reference and Matters Reserved to the Board
Assist with Quilter plc Director inductions, including preparation of appointment letters, reports and business or Committee inductions
Drafti reports for the Quilter plc Board and Board Committees, including assisting with the annual Board Evaluation process
Manage the Group Governance Manual

As a Senior Company Secretary, you will manage core procedures for Quilter as a dual listed company, make routine and non-routine RNS and SENs announcements and co-ordinate with Investor Relations and Finance.

You will also manage and contribute to core listed company activity, such as managing the production and content of the Quilter plc Annual Report and Accounts, maintaining the Company's issued share capital records and managing relevant sections of the Quilter plc corporate governance website and any intranet communications.

To ensure statutory, legal and regulatory compliance, you will provide input on the Group's Board Corporate Governance for Group statutory and regulatory filings, draft non-routine board minutes, papers, statutory forms, and review corporate documentation such as the Annual Report and Accounts.

You will also undertake research on technical matters and share knowledge with other team members.

Respond to technical issues and questions received from the business and be responsible for the Quilter Company Secretarial Team's policies and procedures are maintained and reviewed on a regular basis.

To support the Company Secretarial Team's strategy, you will collaborate with the Company Secretary to set the strategy for the Team, manage projects to support the delivery of the overall team strategy, manage the relationship with key suppliers and our budget.

About You

Applications from people with diverse backgrounds enables our inclusive organisation to thrive.

If you feel you don't match our job description exactly, why not take a chance on yourself and apply? You could be exactly what this role needs.

You will have demonstrable project and people management experience, as well as evidence of your ability to influence senior stakeholders.

You will also have strong organisational skills, good attention to detail and proactively collaborate with others.

You will have an effective communication style (both written and verbal), be solution-oriented and have a flexible approach to helping others deliver on team tasks.

Our purpose is to help the generations today and tomorrow to prosper. That means we must guide people through the complexity of planning for their future, with the right financial advice and investment solutions, so that they can have more secure financial futures._
In this everchanging world, we see that our role in society has never been more meaningful, and we are committed to using our expertise and care to guide our customers through these challenging and unprecedented times._
Our impressive talents and capabilities set us apart, but our unwavering commitment to our customers is what defines us. We truly believe that we have all the ingredients to be the very bes