Corporate Governance and Insurance Officer

2 months ago

Worthing, United Kingdom Southern Water Full time

Job Title: Corporate Governance and Insurance Officer
Location: Worthing
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37

**Salary**: Circa £50,000

It is an exciting time to join us

There has never been a better time to join us than now. Southern Water is currently going through key transformational programmes to improve our service to customers and for environmental benefit. Joining us at this exciting time will offer you an opportunity to be part of the transformation in this enterprising role.

**Job Overview**

This role requires you to provide high quality company secretariat, corporate governance and compliance support to Southern Water and associated Group Companies. In addition, you will be responsible for arranging and maintaining insurance protection of the organisation’s assets and liabilities. You will also support the Trustee of the Company’s closed pension fund.

Your role will involve working alongside the Company Secretary and Head of Company Secretariat to ensure an efficient and effective service to the organisation, Board and its Committees, and all associated companies.

You will be expected to work on your own initiative and we are looking for someone with strong administrative skills with the ability to produce accurate documents.

Duties will include:

- Providing advice on corporate governance matters
- Preparing draft briefing materials on proposed changes to the governance and regulatory landscape
- Assisting in the production and approval of the Annual Report and Accounts.
- Working with insurance brokers and the business to gather and review insurance renewal information and to lead on corporate insurance requirements
- Supporting the Pension Trustee of the Company’s closed pension scheme
- Providing accurate, effective and timely advice, analysis to the relevant business function on a wide range of matters to enable the business function to meet /manage its objectives
- Ensuring that the company complies with its Memorandum and Articles of Association and, drafting and incorporating amendments in accordance with correct procedures
- Maintaining a corporate governance framework for matters including Bribery, Modern Slavery and other regulatory and statutory compliance matters in conjunction with key stakeholders across the business
- Development and effective implementation of relevant policies

**About You**

The role is very varied and will enable you to have a wide breath of understanding across the whole organisation, working closely with the key stakeholders including the finance and treasury, risk and assurance and legal teams. Where required you will take minutes at Board and executive meetings and it is essential you will be confident in communication at all levels.

**Knowledge and requirements**:

- Expert knowledge of governance and secretariat function, insurance and pensions
- Good influencer, negotiator and pro-active individual with interest in business
- Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, including information gathering, collaboration and organisational skills, including excellent attention to detail
- Robust and comprehensive understanding of insurance and risk governance and management
- Developing a corporate governance framework Identify risks and opportunities and develop policies and processes as appropriate
- Skills to operate in a demanding performance driven environment requiring a high degree of team working and directly leading a team to deliver stretching objectives
- Self-starter with ability to work as part of a team and to work pro-actively across and with a number of other functions

**Must have**
- Minimum of two years in a similar role, preferably within a regulated sector.
- Qualified as a Chartered Secretary (ACIS), Lawyer or relevant professional qualification.
- Extensive and in-depth company secretary experience preferably within a listed company.
- Experience of insurance and pensions within a corporate environment
- Experience of developing and delivering a corporate governance and compliance framework

**Package**

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with then possibility of hybrid working between our Durrington office and home. You may be required to attend our other sites and offices across our geographic region of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

We are offering a salary of circa £50,000 [MR1]per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

- Company and performance-related bonus
- Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
- Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary
- Health benefits through a Cash Plan
- Two paid community volunteering days a year
- 25 days’ annual holiday
- Occupational health service
- Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences
- Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
- We offer competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options

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