Our client is seeking a Senior Governance Officer to join their team. 

In this role, you will assist with the provision of first-class internal corporate governance support our companies forming part of Governance Services across all its locations, working closely with senior management.

About the role

• Assist with the organisation of meetings and maintenance of the annual meeting schedule
• Draft structured and coherent agendas and proactively forward plan for meetings so that all meeting packs are published on a timely basis with the right people in attendance
• Attend meetings and draft accurate and detailed minutes promptly after meetings
• Assist with the maintenance of director responsibility lists, authorised signatory lists, constitutional documents and committee terms of reference
• Record, follow up on and proactively encourage progress from stakeholders on their action points and keep board and committee action point trackers up to date
• Become secretary or assistant secretary of boards or committees (if required)
• Prepare and submit annual and event-driven filings and notifications with relevant company registries, regulators and law societies
• You will maintain statutory books and registers, as well non-statutory registers including registers of contracts entered into, exceptions to policy, conflicts of interest and assurance certificates
• Assist and respond to internal CDD requests and maintain our global CDD request register
• Arrange execution and approval or ratification of relevant documents
• Assist with the maintenance of our existing corporate regulatory calendar, global governance records and wider corporate governance framework, including our voluntary adoption of the UK Corporate Governance Code

About you

• The ideal candidate would be a keen governance professional with proven experience in an in-house governance and/or company secretarial role
• Prior experience of working in a regulated professional services environment and holding or studying towards a Chartered Governance Institute qualification is advantageous
• Working knowledge of Viewpoint, Document Management Systems (Worksite) and Board Intelligence or equivalent systems and platforms is advantageous
• Highly organised, proactive and diligent and able to manage a diverse and complex workload in a fast-paced working environment
• Enthusiastic and approachable with the calm and confident manner required to build strong working relationships
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of own workload, with confidence to raise questions and develop knowledge 

For more information, please contact Ben on 707811 or email your CV to jobs@excel-recruitment.com