Share Scheme Associate

**Share Scheme Associate / Assistant Company Secretary - 4 or 5 day working week**

**London (Hybrid)**

**Role Overview**

**You will support the Senior Assistant Company Secretary and the Group Company Secretary in the delivery of company secretarial support within the Company Secretarial function and to the Group's plc and its group companies (the Company), with particularemphasis on the Just Group share incentive plans. In addition, you will support the Senior Assistant Company Secretary and the Group Company Secretary, by providing flexible support which meets the needs of the diversity of the business and the ever changinginternal and external environment.**

**This is a great opportunity to join an experienced collaborative and small traditional listed company secretary team of 4 in a role that will give you regular exposure to stakeholders at board level. You will take the lead within Company Secretariaton the Company's share schemes, manage the relationship with the Company's registrars including managing the dividend payment process, lead on AGM documentation and management and provide support to the Senior Assistant Company Secretary and the Group CompanySecretary with the production, coordination and quality control of Board and committee papers.**

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Managing share scheme grants including preparation of grant deeds and coordinating with the administrators.**:

- **Planning and managing the AGM from a team perspective including the preparation of the Notice of Meeting and proxy card, liaising with the registrar and monitoring voting.**:

- **Managing dividend payments.**:

- **Attendance at boards or committees, as directed, preparation of agendas with the Committee Chair, preparing minutes and planning and uploading papers to Diligent.**:

- **Writing and reviewing Corporate Governance sections of the Annual Report and Accounts, as directed by the Senior Assistant Company Secretary and/or the Group Company Secretary.**

**Key Skills**

**- Plc Share scheme knowledge and experience of running board committees is essential** **- Excellent knowledge of Company Secretarial practice, including blueprint and Diligent board books** **-Ability to translate technical jargon for use by stakeholders** **- Financial Services experience is essential** **- Associate of the Governance Institute qualification is beneficial but not essential** **Overview of Company**

**We're a specialist UK financial services group focusing on attractive segments of the UK retirement income market but guess what, we're not your traditional financial services company and we're not just looking for traditional financial servicespeople.**

**We need agile operators, who can quickly find solutions and are committed to doing the right thing for our customers. To fulfil our purpose to help people achieve a better later life.**

**In 2021 we were named as one of the UK's 100 Best Large Companies to work for and accredited as a 2-star organisation, representing outstanding levels of engagement. Alongside these we were also recognised as one of the Financial Services' 30 BestCompanies to Work For, London's 75 Best Large Companies to Work For, South East's 100 Best Companies to Work For and Northern Ireland's 10 Best Companies to Work For. We're extremely proud to have achieved this against the backdrop of the pandemic and themany challenges it posed to our colleagues and customers.**

**Benefits**

**- Such as a Competitive Salary, Pension Scheme and Life Assurance** **- Along with 25 Days Annual Leave plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday** **- Private Medical Cover andIncome Protection, just in case** **- A Bonus Scheme that takes a balanced approach and looks at both 'in role performance' but also 'the behaviours and attitudes you exhibit at work'** **- FREE accessto the Headspace App, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline and Trained Physical & Mental Health First Aiders (On-Site)** **- Plus, we have a variety of Employee Funded Benefits available to our Employees via our Online BenefitsPortal