Governance Executive - Cross, United Kingdom - Admiral

Admiral

Verified Company

Cross, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Subsidiary Company Secretariat department has a wide-ranging role, but is primarily responsible for the management and smooth running of board and committee meetings and governance matters for the UK trading subsidiary companies across Admiral Group plc.

We are recruiting for a Governance Executive to assist the Subsidiary Company Secretary and the subsidiary secretariat team.

The role will include a variety of secretarial responsibilities, working closely with the Subsidiary Company Secretary managing a number of boards and committees.

Key Responsibilities:

To support the highest standards of governance across the organisation.
Supporting the Subsidiary Company Secretary, subsidiary boards, board committees and members of the senior management team in all governance matters to include:
Liaising with all subsidiary board and committee members to coordinate board dates.
Coordinating board papers and circulating meeting invitations.
Drafting accurate and comprehensive summaries, minutes and action logs.
Coordinating subsidiary board evaluations and SMCR Fitness and Proprietary assessments.
Assisting with the preparation of annual accounts and governance statements where required.
Assisting with Companies House submissions and regulatory filings.
Organising catering for board and committee meetings.
Being a point of contact for nonexecutive directors including for induction, training, hotels, travel and adhoc queries.

Key requirements:

Excellent academic background, degree level desirable but not essential
Drive and selfmotivation, with the desire and commitment to succeed and deliver excellence.
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly build rapport and support people throughout the organisation.
Ability to be flexible, adaptable and multitask.
Team player, with the ability to also work independently.
Ability to work in a pressurised environment and meet deadlines.
Excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills.
Understand the necessity to be discrete and diplomatic due to the nature of the work being undertaken.

This role will require you to have the confidence and proficiency to communicate at all levels including with Executive and Non-Executive Directors and Senior Management.

Our Commitment to You
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance
At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first.

We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we're consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays).

You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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