Company Secretariat Specialist

Job description

Company Secretariat Specialist - Salary circa £60.000

We are looking for an ambitious Company Secretarial professional to join us on a 12 month secondment, who is keen to take the next step in their legal career! If you have prior experience working in a regulatory environment and are used to completing tasks to a high standard within a large, corporate setting, then we'd love to hear from you!

A bit about the job:

You will support the General Insurance Company Secretarial team, ensuring the provision of high-end company secretarial and corporate governance support to enable the Boards within Aviva Insurance to set and achieve strategic goals. You will also lead on a defined portfolio of Aviva Insurance boards and board committees, as well as provide support and advice on a range of topics from Company Law and Regulatory Rule compliance activity, through to relevant codes of corporate governance, regulations, and guidelines. We also need a Company Secretarial professional who has exceptional senior stakeholder management skills, as you will act as a trusted adviser (up our board and executive level) through exercising good judgement and solid legal knowledge.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Extensive company secretarial and corporate governance knowledge, gained from working in a regulated environment
• Superb senior stakeholder experience i.e., be confident communicating up to C-suite and INED level, thanks to working for a large corporate organization previously
• Solid knowledge of company law, administration, and corporate governance (Financial Services sector and SMCR regulations knowledge would be highly desirable)
• Excellent self-management i.e., the ability to work independently, making business critical decisions
• Attention to detail, matched with excellent presentation & report writing skills

What you'll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £60.000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working -spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you've applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we'll interview you.

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Many thanks,

Vivi