Assistant Corporate Secretary: Board Risk Committee

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom Barclays Full time

**Role Title**:Assistant Secretary: Board Risk Committee and Sustainability Committee, Barclays PLC/Barclays Bank PLC

**Location**:London, UK

**What will you be doing**:
This role provides the opportunity to operate at the highest levels of the Group, ensuring Barclays PLC adheres to those UK legal and regulatory requirements that are key to the robust and effective governance of a FTSE 100 bank.

The responsibilities centre around supporting the Barclays PLC/Barclays Bank PLC Board Risk Committee, ESG Governance Matters and the Board Sustainability Committee.

The role will involve working closely with the Group Company Secretary, Head of Governance and the wider BCS Leadership Team.

**Board/Committee Responsibilities**:

- Assistant Secretary to the Barclays PLC/Barclays Bank PLC Board Risk Committee

o Ensuring the Committee operates effectively.

o Shaping and guiding the business of the Committee to drive its contribution to the business and the discharge of its oversight responsibilities.

o Working closely with the Risk and Compliance Functions to ensure relevant matters are brought to the attention of the Committee.

o Advising the Committee Chair, guiding the Chair in their role and responsibilities and in their interaction with senior management and subsidiary board counterparts.

o Manage coordination of the committee agendas and forward plans and relevant governance requirements across key Group subsidiaries.

o Minuting meetings and ensuring follow up of action items.

o Responsible for ensuring the Committee terms of reference remain up to date.

o Preparation of the Risk Committee Chair’s report for inclusion in the Annual Report.

o Ad hoc support to other Board and Board Committees as and when required.
- **Assistant Secretary to the BPLC/BBPLC Sustainability Committee***

o Ensuring the Committee operates effectively.

o Shaping and guiding the business of the Committee in line with the Group's Sustainability Strategy, in collaboration with key stakeholders - including PPCR.

o Manage coordination of the committee agendas and forward plans.

o Minuting meetings and ensuring follow up of action items.

o Responsible for ensuring the Committee governance documentation remain up to date and fit for purpose and undertaking any required annual Committee effectiveness review.

o Support in relation to training and development.

o Preparation of Chairs report for the Annual Report.

**Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Matters**:
o Responsibility for oversight of ESG related matters within BCS, including co-ordination of governance responses to proxy advisor and other third party requests.

o Assisting the business with the preparation of relevant reports, including input into both the TCFD Report and ESG report included within the Barclays Annual Report.

o Support for shareholder and other stakeholder engagement on ESG matters.

o Support for ESG aspects of BPLC AGM.

**Secretary to a key regulated subsidiary board**:

- Secretary to one of the Group’s key regulated subsidiary boards

o Ensuring the Board operates effectively.

o Shaping and guiding the business of the Board to drive its contribution to the business and the discharge of its oversight responsibilities.

o Working closely with the business to ensure relevant matters are brought to the attention of the Board.

o Advising the Board Chair, guiding the Chair in their role and responsibilities and in their interaction with senior management.

o Manage coordination of the board and committee agendas and relevant governance requirements.

o Minuting meetings and ensuring follow up of action items.

o Responsible for ensuring the Board’s terms of reference and other governance documents remain up to date.

o Supporting preparation of the subsidiary’s Annual Report.

**What we’re looking for**:

- UK qualified corporate lawyer or chartered company secretary background, knowledge of the financial services industry strongly preferred.- Organised, with an ability to prioritise competing demands and operate under pressure in a fast-moving environment. Flexibility and adaptability to varying workload.
- Very high-level of attention to detail and accuracy, with discretion when handling highly sensitive and confidential material.
- Ability to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels and collaborate across teams and stakeholder groups in a complex Group structure.
- Strong analytical skills, and an ability to think holistically, commercially and pragmatically with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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