Assistant Company Secretary

Assistant Company Secretary – 6 months fixed term contract starting end November/first week December

Hybrid – requirement to be in the London office (Kingdom Street, Paddington) once a week

Able to consider applicants interested in 4 days

We have an exciting opportunity for a UK qualified Company Secretary to join our team for a 6 - month fixed term contract.

The successful applicant will join a small professional secretariat team which manages all the Group's legal entities and all secretariat matters relating to a public listed company. The role will be varied, with the successful candidate assisting with -

• Completion and submission of Companies House filings.
• Maintaining statutory registers and company records.
• Assisting with preparation of subsidiary company/shareholder documentation, meeting minutes, regulatory announcements, and year-end procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with governance and regulatory requirements.
• Manage Stakeholder relationship and expectations
• Collaborate and partner with key stakeholders to manage key deliverables
• Identify newer opportunities and new ways of working to enhance excellence at work and better delivery output
• Implement process development and better ways of working and be solution oriented
• Support on Quality Projects for Team Members

Successful candidates must be a member of the Charters Governance Institute in the UK and possess professional expertise in handling Secretarial activities compliances (MNC exposure).

Diversity statement

We're truly committed to building a diverse and representative workforce and as part of our strategic plans we are aiming to accelerate gender and ethnic representation in leadership. As such we would particularly welcome applications from people who are female and/or are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds

Role Level – D

Job title:

Assistant Company Secretary

Job Description:

What we're looking for:

Essential:

• Member of the Chartered Governance Institute in the UK
• Possess professional expertise and domain knowledge in handling Secretarial activities and compliances
• Experience working with overseas colleagues

In addition, you will also have:

• The ability to demonstrate confidence to effectively manage stakeholder expectations
• Strong intuition to identify challenges and be solution oriented
• Sound business acumen, good organisational awareness and strategic approach to problem solving
• Excellent written, oral and presentation & communication skills
• Highly responsive, accountable, proactive and reliable
• Ability to maintain positive and harmonious work culture even during extreme work pressure and challenging times.
• Demonstrate Capitas Purpose, Values, Behaviours and Code of Conduct

About Capita

Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences.

Operating across 8 countries, Capita's 34,000 colleagues support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology.

We're a vital support service for our clients, enabling the everyday interactions that we expect to run seamlessly, to run seamlessly.

Check out our website for more information

What's in it for you?

• 23 days' holiday pro rata

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What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We're an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you'd like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email and we'll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

Location:

London

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)