Company Secretarial Assistant

Sitting in the Legal & General Group Secretariat team and working with a range of senior stakeholders, this role is responsible for supporting the team in providing a full governance and company secretarial service to Legal & General Group Plc and its subsidiary companies. This is a good introductory role for someone looking to progress their company secretarial career, offering a wide range of experience across the business including a portfolio of Board/Committee exposure.

Providing company secretarial assistance to the chartered company secretaries within the department ensuring that all entities remain fully compliant with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and where relevant, compliance with all aspects of the UK Corporate Governance Code, regulatory requirements and the FCA’s Listing, Disclosure and Transparency Rules

Arranging and fully managing a portfolio of Group and subsidiary Board and Committee meetings including but not limited to:

all Board/Committee meeting administration and logistics including site visits

drafting and timely distribution of agendas, action logs, board paper reminders and Board and Committee packs

managing the updating of the corporate forward planner for the Board and Board Committees and ensuring all activities are initiated and completed in a timely manner

Assist with governance projects that will improve the governance standards across the Group e.g. constitutional document updates, legal entity rationalisation projects, reviews of subsidiary governance frameworks and regular verification of Diligent Entities and statutory records.

Provide assistance on all Board/entity related matters. This includes but is not limited to:

assisting with the appointment, induction process and on-going training for directors;

assisting with the production of the Annual Report and preparation for the Annual General Meeting

assisting with co-ordinating the year end process for subsidiary entities which includes the preparation and approval of year end accounts, conflicts of interest reviews and verification of Annual Report content;

arranging for approval and sealing of contracts, drafting associated resolutions and maintaining records for subsidiary Boards;

Become a key point of contact within the team for all internal stakeholder queries.

Requirement to complete the Chartered Governance Institute’s qualifying scheme or studying towards qualification

Knowledge of the Companies Act 2006 and UK Corporate Governance Code.

Experience of the core fundamentals of a Company Secretarial role desirable

Whatever your role, we reward ability, performance and attitude with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Our employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 25 days’ holiday, private medical insurance, discretionary performance related bonuses, paid overtime, a variety of share schemes, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and our own great products. Your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

As a company, to be one of the world’s largest Asset Managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurances brands, we are diverse by our very nature. And we’re a company that wants to use our diversity and influence to make society better in the long term – for everyone. To do this we need to be a company that welcomes everyone, where everyone can succeed. That means we’re committed to building an inclusive culture in L&G where we can all perform at our best, no matter who we are, what we do or where we do it. So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we’d love to hear from you.

Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans and life insurance requires a lot of people behind-the-scenes. It’s up to us in L&G Group functions – which includes our tech and digital teams, Group Finance, HR, Risk and Corporate Comms to provide the essential support services that all areas of the business need, here in the UK and overseas. Simply put, we enable everyone at Legal & General to do what they do best. That means we’re helping to improve our customers’ lives, and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? We’re aware that candidates, especially women, can be put off from applying for a job unless they tick every box, or candidates who are parents or have other caring responsibilities may not think they can achieve the flexibility they need. If this is you, we’re keen to connect; and whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not apply?

If you’d like more information about this opportunity please contact Joanne Greenep at [email protected] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-greenep-03248264/). Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role; only applications submitted through our careers website will be considered.