Assistant Secretary

1 day ago


London, United Kingdom Howden Full time

To support the Group Company Secretary as follows:
Provision of professional company secretarial and advisory governance services to the Group-level committees and senior stakeholders of Howden Group including preparation for divisional/subsidiary governance platform implementation and potential future scenarios such as US/UK public listing; Appointed Secretary to Group-level committees (including ad hoc committees such as Employee and Internal Share Offer), and to other Group or business forums as appropriate, including: (ii) planning, preparation and circulation of agendas and papers; (Support the implementation of consistent corporate governance and company secretarial practices, standards and templates, as appropriate, throughout the Group including at non-UK divisional and country level;
Group-level board and committee terms of reference review and advice, taking account of applicable governance requirements (e.g. Support a sound understanding of Financial Conduct Authority regulatory requirements within the Company Secretariat, reflected within board and committee papers, minutes and associated processes;
Planning of the annual board meeting calendar (dates and matrix of governance agenda items), actions monitoring processes and board governance;
Support as required to the Group Company Secretary, the Deputy Group Company Secretary and to directors and senior management of the Howden Group; Provide company secretarial support and advice to the Howden Shares team on board and committee documentation and approvals required in relation to HGH equity-related projects and processes including: share allotments; Assist the Group Company Secretary on an ad hoc basis where required in Howden Group-level responsibilities including:
CoSec strategy planning and annual strategy session arrangements / minuting / actions;
M&A activity, Group-wide large corporate projects (including utilising the Monday.com project management platform) and ad hoc matters;
Team social events

Strong written English and minuting skills
~ Legal knowledge and experience
~ Ideally but not essential, UK/US listed plc experience
~ Legal qualifications and experience useful



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