Assistant Company Secretary - 6-month FTC

Job description

Sainsburys Bank - Assistant Company Secretary

Why join us

By joining us as Assistant Company Secretary, you will ensure efficient governance, regulatory compliance, and effective Company Secretarial support to the Bank's key committees. You will work closely with the Company Secretary, providing assistance in managing board and committee meetings, maintaining records, and contributing to the Bank's corporate governance framework. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will have the chance to streamline processes and stay up-to-date with corporate governance best practices. This role offers exposure to a wide range of stakeholders, including board directors, and provides a platform to further develop your legal and company secretarial skills within a fast-paced and innovative environment. Join us and be part of our dynamic team that values professionalism, attention to detail, and a commitment to excellence in corporate governance.

What you'll do

You will be supporting the Company Secretary to ensure efficient governance of Sainsbury's Bank. Your primary responsibilities will include ensuring regulatory and statutory compliance, providing proactive and effective Company Secretarial support to the Bank's Board, Board Sub-Committees, and Executive Committees. This will involve creating, documenting, and maintaining accurate records of papers, presentations, and decisions taken at key Governance committees, arranging Board and Committee meetings, and deputising for the Company Secretary when necessary. You will also contribute to the improvement and streamlining of the Bank's Corporate Governance framework, maintain regulatory and statutory records, and liaise with stakeholders to ensure smooth organisation of key Governance committees. Additionally, you will stay updated with Corporate Governance best practices, manage the Bank's relationship with external service providers, and demonstrate excellent organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills. Your attention to detail, ability to manage and prioritise workload, and professional approach will contribute to your success in this role.

Who you are

You are a highly experienced professional with a background in company secretarial or legal functions. Your exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage and prioritise your workload ensure the efficient governance of the Bank, maintaining regulatory and statutory compliance. With your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you provide proactive and effective company secretarial support to the Bank's Board, Board Sub-Committees, and Executive Committees. Your proficiency in word processing, note-taking, and secretarial tasks, combined with your knowledge of various software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio, enable you to efficiently create and maintain records, arrange meetings, prepare minutes, and handle the Bank's Annual Report process. Your professionalism, discretion, and ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment make you a valuable asset in managing confidential matters and building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
 
 Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.  
 
 Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.
 
 Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. 
 
 Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).