Assistant Company Secretary - Global Functions

Job description

The health and safety of our employees and candidates is very important to us. Due to the current situation related to the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), we're leveraging our digital capabilities to ensure we can continue to recruit top talent at HSBC. As your application progresses, you may be asked to use one of our digital tools to help you through your recruitment journey. If so, one of our Resourcing colleagues will explain how our video-interviewing technology will be used throughout the recruitment process and will be on hand to answer any questions you might have.


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The Company Secretarial function leads, develops and manages corporate governance throughout the Group. As principal advisors to the boards of directors on corporate governance matters, the team also holds responsibility for establishing and managing stock exchange listings; directing and managing shareholder meetings and equity raisings, and representing Group interests in the development of laws and regulations.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as an Assistant Company Secretary.

Principal Responsibilities
· Advise the Boards of Directors of companies through the respective Chairman and, where appropriate, Chief Executive, on all corporate governance matters and provide direct support to the Board, Non-Executive Directors, its Committees and senior management.
· Contribute to the development of strategic and operational objectives of the Global Company Secretarial function through the Company Secretary
· Ensure that the Company Secretarial staff reporting to the Job Holder are appropriately advised of material corporate governance matters.
· Provide advice, guidance and support to the Board of Directors and senior management of Group companies.
· Maintain and develop positive and professional working relationships with senior business managers within the business.
· Contribute to an environment for the delivery of consistent performance measurement, training, career management and succession planning across the Department.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Requirements

·  Qualified company secretary or lawyer.
·  Detailed knowledge and clear understanding of corporate culture is desirable.
·  Leadership, management and communication skills.
·  Lateral thinking, problem solving and creativity.
·  Communication and inter personal skills including the maintenance and development of relationships with Directors

To be considered for this role, the relevant rights to work in Singapore is required.

When applying, please submit a full resume and attach your appraisal reports for the last two performance years. Your local internal application policy should be followed. For internal applicants in Singapore with less than twelve months in their current role, including changes in GCB banding, please also obtain and enclose the endorsement from your current line manager in the application; for more information you can visit HRDirect and search for content "SGP: Internal Job Application Criteria”.

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