Assistant Company Secretary | S3 | Corporate Governance Office | Multiple Locations

Responsibilities

• Running of one board‑level committee and subsidiary boards (including board committees) or management committee; preparing minutes and distributing actions.
• Taking responsibility for your own portfolio of subsidiary legal entities.
• Implementing and overseeing compliance with the Subsidiary Governance Framework.
• Contributing to the annual report and financial statements programme.
• Providing specialist advice on statutory compliance and governance best practice, internal governance requirements and new business and legislative developments/projects.
• Working closely and building strong, effective relationships with senior management and board members.
• Acting as line manager to member(s) of the Corporate Governance Office Team, including identifying and facilitating development opportunities for them.

Qualifications

• Professional Experience
• Practical knowledge of corporate governance, including the Companies Act 2006, the UK Corporate Governance Code, PRA/FCA governance requirements and listing rules, together with excellent stakeholder management and diplomacy skills (Required).
• Experience running a board‑level committee (Required).
• Experience working effectively in a busy corporate governance or secretariat function (Required).
• Experience working in a regulated environment, ideally financial services (Required).
• Experience contributing to the annual report and financial statements programme (Required).
• Membership of the Chartered Governance Institute as an Affiliate, Associate or Fellow, or equivalent (Required).
• English language proficiency (Required).
• Excellent attention to detail and written communication skills including strong minute writing (Required).
• Well‑developed organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, work efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines (Required).
• A positive attitude and the ability to work well in a team, interacting effectively with people at all levels of the organisation (Required).
• Line management experience (Preferred).
• Ability to mentor and develop more junior team members (Required).

Benefits

Salary: £76,000.00 – £114,000.00 per annum (depending on experience); 35‑hour standard week.

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 31 days after 5 years of service; option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• £6,000 car allowance per year.
• Company‑funded individual private medical insurance.
• Protection for you and your family, with company‑funded death‑in‑service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share plan participation.
• Staff versions of products and other discounts.
• Competitive rewards.
• Wellbeing support: access to a suite of apps, discounted gym and fitness access, weekly online classes, flexible healthcare and mental health support.
• Support for various life stages: enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.
• Volunteering opportunities.
• Global growth opportunities.
• Equal Opportunity

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Right to Work

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK to commence employment with Santander.

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