Assistant Company Secretary (12 month FTC)

Job Profile Summary

Provide proactive support and assistance to the Group Company Secretary in all their areas of responsibility.

Main Duties

Company Secretarial and Governance

• Delivering board and committee governance support, including the preparation of agendas and papers for meetings, minute taking, written resolutions, and tracking post-meeting actions across boards and committees in line with applicable service levels.
• Carry out statutory company administration, including maintenance of statutory registers and filings in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
• Advise on and monitor compliance with applicable company legislation and governance codes and regulations.
• Liaise with third-party company secretarial service providers to Chaucer’s overseas companies.
• Manage annual effectiveness evaluations of board committees.
• Promote best company secretarial practice among all relevant Chaucer Group committee secretaries.

Other

• Manage documentation of departmental procedures.
• Provide such other support to the Group Company Secretary as required.
• Company secretarial aspects of business projects including corporate acquisitions and liquidations.

Skills and Competencies

Relevant Experience

• Thorough knowledge of UK company law and corporate governance codes, and company secretarial practice and procedures.
• Proven experience supporting boards and committees.
• Experience of the Lloyd’s market or insurance industry would be desirable.

Education

• Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) qualified or part-qualified.

Personal Skills

• Excellent organisational skills and a methodical approach.
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Confidence to tackle a wide range of company secretarial issues.
• Takes ownership of issues and ensures they are resolved to meet objectives.
• Ability to liaise with and provide guidance to the business.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to ensure work is produced on a timely basis and to the required standard.
• Able to work well with other departments and develop good working relationships across the business.

About Us

Chaucer is a leading insurance group at Lloyd’s, the world’s specialist insurance market. We help protect industries around the world from the risks they face. Our customers include major airlines, energy companies, shipping groups, global manufacturers and property groups.

Our headquarters are in London, and we have international offices in Bermuda, Copenhagen, Dubai and Singapore to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website.

Chaucer is committed to diversity, actively values difference and respects people regardless of the protected characteristics which are outlined in the Equality Act 2010 (UK legislation) as a result of the Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (EU legislation).

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace are core to our success as a business and integral to our winning strategy and culture. We recruit from the widest available pool of talent, and our hiring, assessment and selection process is fair, free from bias and one which ensures we select the right person for the job, based on merit. We are committed to promoting a culture that actively values difference, and recognises that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect throughout their employment.

We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles and encourage you to outline your needs during the interview process.