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Exciting opportunity to join a high profile organisation

* Manage the Board and Committees and lead on Governance for the organisation

About Our Client

For the past 21 years, FSCS has been getting customers of failed authorised financial services firms back on track.

Our strength is in our numbers. Since 2001, we have helped 6.5m customers and paid back £26bn in compensation. Over the years we have continually strived to be better, faster, and more empathetic to our customers' needs in an ever more complex financial world. Our people have worked together to make sure we can offer protection and reassurance every step of the way, even during the toughest of times over the last two years. FSCS is an organisation that makes a difference, and in which our people truly make a difference.

We have grown from modest beginnings in 2001 to helping customers during historic events such as the 2008 banking crisis and supporting vulnerable customers during the pandemic. As a result of this success, FSCS has become increasingly respected, insightful, and influential in the UK's financial services regulatory system. It is an exciting time in our journey as we now have an opportunity to play a bigger role in breaking the cycle of rising consumer harm and costs; by being part of a system that is as much about prevention as it is cure.

Job Description

The role will include:

* Advising the Board and others on corporate governance and best practice, including the application of corporate governance codes and other requirements

* Supporting the Chair in ensuring that the Board has the policies, processes, information, time and resources it needs to function effectively and efficiently, and periodically reviewing them to ensure that they are fit for purpose

* Advising directors on their duties and responsibilities

* Managing Board and Committee meetings

* Attending and taking minutes for meetings of the Board and its committees

* Managing timetable and process for directors' appointments and reappointments, liaising with the Chair, the Board and the FCA and PRA (and HMT) where necessary

* Ensuring that there are good information flows within the Board and its committees, and between senior management and non‑executive directors

* Maintaining and updating key governance documents - Board and Committee memberships and terms of reference, delegations and similar documents

* Maintenance of all statutory books and registers

* Completing statutory filings with Companies House, including directors' and secretaries' appointments, Articles of Association, annual Confirmation Statement, annual report and accounts, and any other required notifications

The Successful Applicant

Essential Criteria:

* CGI qualified or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified

* Excellent knowledge of Companies Act 2006

* Outstanding knowledge of UK Corporate Governance Code

* Demonstrable experience in a Company Secretarial/Corporate Governance role

* Strong working background of managing Board and Committee meetings (including agendas, minuting, and follow-up actions)

* Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills

What's on Offer

Company Secretary

London

Legal

Permanent opportunity

Salary range: £100,000-£110,000 dependent on experience

Hybrid working: 40% in the office over a month

Contact

Brighde N-Luxmoore

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