AddressJob Title: Company Secretarial Assistant
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Alderley Edge
Working style: Hybrid 50% home/ office based
Closing date: 16th May 2024
Royal London is looking for a highly motivated Company Secretarial Assistant to join our collaborative and agile Company Secretariat team, to provide governance support to our Group Companies and to the Trustee Boards of our colleague pension schemes.
As a Company Secretarial Assistant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of our company's secretarial activities. Your responsibilities will include supporting the Company and Trustee Secretaries with day-to-day governance and compliance requirements.
You will also be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely reporting, maintaining accurate records, and providing support for any ad hoc projects.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You will have the opportunity to work closely with a team of experts and contribute to the smooth running of our company's secretarial function.
We are looking for a candidate who has a keen interest in developing their knowledge of Pension governance, and in this role, you will receive support and training.
At Royal London, we value the unique strengths each team member brings to the table, ensuring a supportive and growth-oriented environment.
About the role
- Provide Secretarial support to Group Companies and Pension Trustee Boards.
- Provide general support to the Group Company Secretarial Team with the delivery of Board and Committee cycle processes, governance projects and cyclical activities.
- Provide assistance with the maintenance of documents and Trustee Policies owned by the Trustee Secretary.
- Assist with organising responses to pension scheme member queries and complaints under Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure (IDRP).
- Assist with reviews of pension scheme advisers and contracts.
About you
- Company secretarial experience within the financial services industry or a keen interest in pensions with a focus on governance and secretarial support.
- Knowledge of corporate governance and/or pension schemes legislation and regulatory requirements is desirable.
- Studying towards a Company Secretarial or a Pensions Management Institute qualification, or a graduate seeking to develop a career in governance.
- Experience of writing minutes would be beneficial.
- Knowledge of governance best practice, relevant issues, and new upcoming trends in the industry.
- Experience of engagement with Trustees, Non-executive directors, or Board/Committee chairs would be preferable.
- Excellent stakeholder management, organisational and IT skills.
About Royal London
We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.
Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits
Inclusion, diversity and belonging.
We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.
