Senior Company Secretarial Assistant in City of Westminster

About the role

To support the delivery of core company secretarial and corporate governance services at RELX, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and assisting the Company Secretariat team in delivering effective governance and compliance across all areas of the function.

Responsibilities

• UK and Business areas entity support: Manage corporate governance and compliance activities, including statutory records, filings, board meetings, statutory accounts, and regulatory documentation, ensuring adherence to UK company law and internal policies.
• Lead entity management and corporate transactions, overseeing Diligent Entities administration, notarisation and legalisation processes, entity rationalisation projects, acquisitions, divestments, and stakeholder coordination with Finance, Tax, M&A teams, external advisors, and Companies House.
• Serve as the primary contact for auditors and business stakeholders, providing governance advice, managing compliance enquiries, and supporting strategic and ad hoc governance initiatives.
• PLC administration: Manage PLC governance, share capital administration and regulatory compliance, overseeing RNS announcements, market disclosures, block listings, share register activities and regulatory filings with HMRC, Companies House and financial regulators.
• Maintain and reconcile PLC share capital records, collaborating with Equiniti, Treasury, Finance, Share Plans and JP Morgan to support employee share schemes, shareholder governance and reporting requirements.
• Support strategic governance and company secretarial initiatives, monitoring legislative and governance developments, driving compliance improvements, and assisting with governance projects across the Group.
• Assist in delivering the Annual General Meeting, supporting the Senior Assistant Company Secretary and Head of Secretariat, and manage post‑AGM regulatory obligations.
• Support PLC governance, reporting and regulatory compliance, lead the preparation and verification of Annual Report and 20‑F disclosures, including Corporate Governance, Directors' Report and Related Undertakings sections, ensuring robust controls and accurate regulatory reporting.
• Drive governance process improvement and operational efficiency, manage key Secretariat controls, enhance subsidiary governance processes, oversee external service providers, mitigate risk and deputise for the Senior Assistant Company Secretary on strategic governance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Partially qualified, with a keen interest in pursuing the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme.
• Excellent organisational skills with good attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and credibly with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to think and work independently and prioritise and manage workload with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; willing to learn Power Automate and Co‑Pilot Agents.
• Experience working in a FTSE listed company secretariat is a plus.
• Working knowledge of the legal, regulatory and corporate governance framework applying to listed companies is desirable.

Behaviours & Attitude

• Excellent sense of ownership and accountability for the delivery of assigned tasks.
• Flexible, willing to collaborate with and support the team and other departments as needed.
• Committed to delivering to a high standard and building positive working relationships.
• Willing to contribute to new ways of operating, share ideas and engage in team discussions.

About the Team

The RELX PLC Company Secretariat is a London‑based team responsible for governance, compliance and shareholder administration, as well as supporting the effective operation of the Boards and their Committees. The team works closely with Company Secretarial colleagues in Delaware, Amsterdam and Delhi.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days; health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits; wellbeing programmes; life assurance; access to a competitive contributory pension scheme; Save As You Earn share option scheme; travel season ticket loan; electric vehicle scheme; optional dental insurance; maternity, paternity and shared parental leave; employee assistance programme; access to emergency care for both the elderly and children; RECARES days; access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer; access to extensive learning and development resources; employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work.