Senior Company Secretariat Assistant | S2 | Legal and Corporate Governance

Santander USA; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Company Secretariat Assistant to join their UK Corporate Governance Office. This role involves providing high-quality governance advice to boards and committees while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in company secretarial roles, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work efficiently under pressure. With a hybrid working model and a supportive environment, this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to governance best practices in a dynamic setting.

Benefits

Annual cash allowance of £500

Discretionary performance-related bonus

8% pension contribution

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free digital health services

Death-in-service benefit

Employee discount platform access

Voluntary healthcare benefits

Share plans

Charitable giving support

Qualifications

• Experience in a company secretarial role within a listed or financial services company.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist with running various Board Committees, including meeting preparation and minute-taking.
• Manage a portfolio of subsidiary legal entities and ensure compliance.

Skills

Company secretarial experience

Stakeholder management skills

Minute writing skills

Knowledge of Companies Act 2006

Organizational skills

Education

Chartered Governance qualification

Job description

Senior Company Secretariat Assistant | S2 | Legal and Corporate Governance

Country: United Kingdom

Interested in part-time, job-share or flexible working? We want to talk to you!

Join our community.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Company Secretariat Assistant to join as part of the UK Corporate Governance Office.

You’ll be part of a specialist team providing high quality governance advice and support to Santander UK boards and committees ensuring legal and regulatory compliance and governance best practice throughout the Santander UK group.

If you’ve performed a similar role previously, this could be a great opportunity to develop your career.

The difference you’ll make:

• Assisting with running the Board Audit Committee, Disclosure Committee, Results Committee and Economic Crime Committee this will include preparation for meetings, taking minutes and distributing actions
• Taking responsibility for your own portfolio of subsidiary legal entities
• Contributing to the annual report and financial statements
• Adhering to statutory compliance and governance best practice, internal governance requirements and considering new business and legislative developments/projects

What you’ll bring:

These are the essential requirements you need to be successful in this role:

• Company secretarial experience preferably in a listed or financial service company
• Highly developed stakeholder management skills with experience of direct interaction with senior stakeholders (at Chairman/non-Executive Director, Senior Executive level)

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Minute writing skills and some knowledge of sections of Companies Act 2006 would be useful
• Working towards or interested in qualifying under the Chartered Governance Institute or equivalent
• Experience in assisting with running Board Committees
• Exceptional organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work efficiently under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines

What else you need to know:

This permanent role is based in Unity Place – Milton Keynes.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If you apply for this role in this location, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location.

We’re happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.

If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

As well asasalary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.

• £500annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP.
• 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.
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platformincluding retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates.Including:medical insurance, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing inour shareplans.
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

What to do next:-

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at [e-mail] or call 0870 414 9080.