Assistant Company Secretary, Not-For-Profit

Work Initiatives; North Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Work Initiatives, a not-for-profit organisation in NSW, seeks an Assistant Company Secretary for a 9-month full-time contract. You will support the Board, its Committees and a subsidiary, reporting to the head of legal and working with the Company Secretary.

Responsibilities include coordinating meetings, maintaining records, developing governance instruments, and facilitating stakeholder events while supporting governance and reporting across the legal and risk function.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3-5 years' experience in a company secretarial or governance role.
• Sound knowledge of Australian corporate governance practice.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive and confident working on your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating Board and Committee meetings, including agendas, board papers and minutes.
• Maintaining statutory records and registers, and preparing ASIC and ACNC filings.
• Helping develop and maintain governance instruments, including delegations of authority and Board and Committee policies.
• Providing company secretarial support to a subsidiary company.
• Managing and delivering stakeholder events on behalf of the Board.
• Supporting reporting and governance work across the legal and risk function.

Skills

Governance experience

Planning & organisation

Attention to detail

Proactive / self-starting

Job description

Assistant Company Secretary, Not-For-Profit

Our client is a well-regarded, not-for-profit. It works closely with government and a wide range of stakeholders across NSW. Due to an increase in workload, it is seeking an experienced Assistant Company Secretary to join its legal and governance team on a 9-month full time contract.

About the role

Reporting to the head of legal and working closely with the Company Secretary, you will support the Board, its Committees and a subsidiary company. Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating Board and Committee meetings, including agendas, board papers and minutes
  
• Maintaining statutory records and registers, and preparing ASIC and ACNC filings
  
• Helping develop and maintain governance instruments, including delegations of authority and Board and Committee policies
  
• Providing company secretarial support to a subsidiary company
  
• Managing and delivering stakeholder events on behalf of the Board
  
• Supporting reporting and governance work across the legal and risk function
  

About you

• Approximately 3-5 years' experience in a company secretarial or governance role
  
• Sound knowledge of Australian corporate governance practice
  
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, and strong attention to detail
  
• Proactive, and confident working on your own initiative
  

Why apply?

• A highly competitive salary for the level
  
• Direct exposure to a Board and its Committees
  
• Broad governance work across two entities
  
• Meaningful work with an organisation that makes a difference across NSW