Assistant Company Secretary, Not-For-Profit

JLegal; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JLegal in Sydney, NSW, seeks an experienced Assistant Company Secretary for a 9-month full-time contract. You will report to the head of legal and work closely with the Company Secretary to support the Board, its Committees and a subsidiary.

You will coordinate board and committee meetings, maintain statutory registers, prepare filings with ASIC/ACNC, and help develop governance instruments and policies across two entities, delivering stakeholder events and governance support.

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, and 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

Attention to detail

Proactive

Initiative

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