Company Secretarial Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Secretarial Assistant

Salary:
National - ranging from £42,500-£47,000 and London from £45,500-£50,000 per annum

Are you interested in joining a team that will help shape and deliver the future of the future of governance at the FCA?

The team/ department

The Central Secretariat works with the FCA and PSR Boards and senior executive committees of the FCA.

It is a fast-paced, energising environment that provides an excellent insight into and overview of the day-to-day operation of both organisations and affords the opportunity to work with senior stakeholders to facilitate effective and efficient decision-making that will shape the future of financial regulation.

What you will be doing (the role)- Providing governance support to one or more of the FCA's senior executive committees and/or the FCA and PSR Boards and committees assisting with agenda and meeting planning, minute-taking and follow up work- Working with key stakeholders, including the Chairs and committee members, to ensure that committees operate effectively- Reviewing and updating procedures to ensure that they are in line with governance best practice- Participating in and leading governance projects- Notifying changes to Companies House records- Keeping up to date with, and providing advice on, governance issues

What you will get from the role

The role will suit a talented, ambitious and agile individual who wants to develop their governance and/or company secretarial skills and experience.

This is a very interesting time to join the FCA's Central Secretariat.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to ensuring high quality and efficient decision-making during a period of significant change and will work with the most senior stakeholders of the business on high-profile issues in an environment where problem-solving and strong judgement are essential.

The role provides opportunities for progression and personal development, including study for professional qualifications.

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
Private healthcare with Bupa
A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age
up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)
Life assurance of eight times your basic salary
Income protection

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations.

The skills and experience you will have

Minimum- Company secretarial and/or governance experience, including supporting boards and senior decision-making committees- Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience of dealing with people at a senior level- Strong minute-taking experience

Essential- Studying for or Chartered Governance Institute qualified (or equivalent) and/or relevant governance experience- Very strong written and verbal communications skills, and the ability to adapt style depending on audience- Sound attention to detail - can demonstrate taking pride in work and ensuring it is of the highest standard- Strong organisational, prioritisation and negotiation skills- Discretion and the ability to gain others' trust- Ability to ensure compliance with requirements to maintain and protect information appropriately- An ability to respond positively to change, adopting a flexible approach to new ideas, assignments and approaches- Basic project management skills

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found

here.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences.

We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

Flexible working

Multi-location

Useful information

This role is graded Senior Associate - Corporate.

Applications for this role close at 23:59 on Wednesday 28th February 2024.

Got a question?

If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact:

For internal applicants, please contact Melanie Dubock at
What to expect from our interview process

The process will involve assessment exercises and competency-based interview.

Application support

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.