Board Assistant

Page Personnel is recruiting an Assistant to the Board of a Construction/ Property Company based in London. This is a brilliant opportunity as it is a brand new role with the opportunity to broaden it. This is also a hybrid role, 2-3 days in the office, 3 days initially.

Client Details

They are a family owned property company with circa 1800 in the office in London and this role works with the executives who oversee the largest and most profitable part of the business. They really look after their staff well. They promote work life balance and flexibility.

Description

• Ensure that the statutory requirements of the business (including statutory registers) are met
• Ensure the company secretarial database (Diligent Blueprint) is kept up to date as appropriate, ensuring timely and accurate information of the business is recorded
• Prepare timely board documentation (including critical business data and reports) for Board and Committee meetings on Diligent
• Provide general company secretarial support to Board members
• Facilitate Board and Committee meetings; prepare meeting agendas, set deadlines, record notes and actions ensuring those actions are followed up and completed.
• Implement corporate governance initiatives and prepare material for the Board on recent developments
• Manage all aspects of the meeting life cycle for the Board, including planning meetings, co-ordinating tasks and handling important queries
• Co-ordinate with different departments, collecting and organising information from various departments and committees.

Profile

• Demonstrable knowledge of UK Companies Act and other corporate legislation, corporate governance codes and best practice and other regulatory codes and frameworks.
• Experience in a company secretarial role previously
• Knowledge of a secretarial software package (Diligent Blueprint) and digital platforms for Board papers
• Understand that it is a fast paced environment and things change really quickly
• • Preferred: completion of the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme
  • Preferred: Bachelor degree
  • • Proficient using Microsoft Office
    • Minuting meetings
    • Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the business and with external professional advisers and agencies
    • Highly skilled multitasker, can prioritise own workload effectively and work within tight time-frames
    • Critical thinking
    • Ability to work independently
    • Strategic and problem - solving skills

Job Offer

£55,000 - £60,000 (plus excellent benefits)