Senior Corporate Governance Professional

1 month ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Irwin Mitchell Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Assistant Company Secretary to join our team at Irwin Mitchell. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Company Secretary / General Counsel, ensuring effective and efficient decision-making across the group.

This in-house role will provide company secretarial support to Group Committees and subsidiary boards, including SRA and FCA regulated entities. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing agendas, papers, and minutes, as well as advising on regulatory and governance developments.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist with Board meetings, including drafting annual meeting plans, agendas, reports, and papers for distribution prior to meetings.
  • Provide company secretarial support to Group Committees and subsidiary boards, including organising and preparing agendas and papers, taking minutes, and advising as secretary to sub-committees and subsidiary boards.
  • Support Chairs on regulatory and governance developments and best practice.
  • Oversee the creation and maintenance of schedules and actions of Board and Committee meetings and maintain rolling agendas.
  • Maintain statutory records, board, and committee minutes, and liaise with external company secretarial administrators and registrars in relation to filings and group company minutes.
  • Undertake corporate governance projects, including reviews of terms of Reference and Matters Reserved for the Board, oversight of project insider lists, and annual reporting requirements.
About You
  • Educated to degree level and/or ICSA qualified (Associate) or previously qualified as a Solicitor.
  • A solid background in company secretarial roles with several years of experience.
  • Prior experience of subsidiary management, meeting support, and minute-taking.
  • A working knowledge of UK Company Law and its application in a private limited company.
  • Professional or Financial Services experience is desirable, as is experience of law relating to partnerships.
Our Benefits
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - you can 'buy' up to 35 hours of extra holiday time.
  • Generous and flexible pension schemes.
  • Volunteering days – two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
  • Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to promote positive mental health both in and out of the workplace. Our Flexible by Choice programme allows colleagues to choose a hybrid way of working, subject to role, team, and client requirements. We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024. Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity, and tackling climate change is fundamental to who we are. It consists of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment, and Our Pro Bono.



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