Governance Consultant - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About this role:

Perform committee secretarial duties in support of regional and legal entity Executive Committees
Run effective committee meetings
This is a 6 month fixed term contract

In this role, you will:

Committee Secretary duties such as;
Preparing meeting agendas in collaboration with the Chairperson and distributing these to members
Organising Committee meetings, including sending calendar invites, booking meeting rooms and arranging virtual conferencing information.
Producing high quality and concise meeting minutes for sharing these with members in a timely manner postmeeting.
Ensuring that all outstanding action items, including escalations, are tracked and followed up on in a timely manner.
Ensure items for approval have been through a due diligence process and materials meet the required standard for committee members to review, challenge and approve in a timely manner.
Maintaining the membership and Terms of Reference of the Committee(s) and refreshing these on an annual basis or as required per the Committee Terms of Reference
Liaising clearly and effectively with lines of business, legal entity representatives and support groups to ensure timely material requests are sent, and that materials are received on time and meet the required standard. Knowledge sharing and trainingteams as required.
Quality assure and perform read across to ensure materials align to strategic plans.
Produce high quality consolidated committee packs and agendas
Conduct review meetings with Chairperson, liaising with relevant parties where revisions are required
Distributing committee papers in a timely manner to members prior to each meeting
Record keeping
Responding to any queries or requests relating to the Committees in a timely manner
Regularly review and obtain feedback on the performance of the committee, with a view to make ongoing continuous improvements to support the committee objectives.
Responsible for ensuring that the Committees comply with standard financial and legal practice and maintain high standards of corporate governance

Required Qualifications, International:

Company secretarial experience is an advantage, preferably with a paralegal background and a good understanding of UK/European regulatory and governance requirements for Committees
Proactive, able to identify opportunities for improvement and act on these
Confidence to challenge information as required
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
Exceptional organisational, analytical and documentation skills
Excellent command of written and spoken English
Excellent communication, networking and interpersonal skills
Experience in taking accurate and appropriate meeting minutes
Good understanding of business
Advanced computer skills including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook
Unquestionable conduct, ethics and integrity
Able to work independently and collaborate positively to meet deadlines

We Value Diversity

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company.

They are accountablefor execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and complianceobligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions.

There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with thebusiness unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.