Southern Housing Hiring for Assistant Company Secretaries at London ECM Full Time

Are you a self-motivated individual with impeccable attention to detail and a good understanding of governance?

If so, you may be interested to find out more about our vacancies for Assistant Company Secretaries based in Farringdon; the buzzing yet cultural area of London which is centrally located and easy to access via various means of transport. We have a hybrid working style which offers you the flexibility to work from home for part of your working week, so we’ll provide you with mobile working equipment. But there is the requirement for you to work in the office for a few days a week too, so you must be willing to be flexible.

The role in detail:

Working in the Governance team, the Assistant Company Secretary will support the provision of a full company secretarial service to the Group. You’ll work with the Head of Governance to ensure that the highest standards of governance are achieved Group wide through promoting governance best practice across the organisation. You will support the effective servicing of meetings, arrange seminars, AGMS and EGMS; provide support to new members, and complete day to day company secretariat administration tasks whilst ensuring the Groups remains compliant.

The role is a fixed-term contract for 6-12 months, working 35 hours per week Monday to Friday.

What we need from you:

• Proven experience in a similar role with a good understanding of governance in a complex organisation
• Membership (or working towards) of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (or qualified in experience of role level)
• Able to use cloud-based meeting portals
• Good at multi-tasking and working to tight deadlines
• A strong communicator who is confident working with various internal and external stakeholders

There is an opportunity to include a cover letter with your application. Please utilise this to provide additional information on why you are the best candidate for this role, matching your skills and experience to the criteria as set out in the job role profile and person specification. Unfortunately, if you are not able to demonstrate how you meet the above skills and criteria within your CV, cover letter or application then you will not be shortlisted.

What we’ll offer you:

• A competitive salary of up to £45,000 depending on experience
• 26 days holiday (which includes Christmas closure) plus public holidays
• A great pension scheme
• Access to various discount cards
• Cash claim-back on medical treatments
• Discounted rates on a cycle scheme, personal medical plans, life assurance, give as you earn, critical illness and travel insurance
• As an employer, we offer flexible working options to our colleagues as we recognise the importance of a good work/life balance

As a Disability Confident employer with disabled-friendly offices and remote working opportunities, we actively encourage everyone to come and work for us, regardless of any form of disability. As such, we’ll happily make any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to help you, should you need it. If you need additional support with your application due a disability, please contact us at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help.

We actively encourage applications from people of any background who can bring an array of experience, skills and culture to our business, making us stronger and united. We celebrate our diversity and offer a safe environment where you can feel comfortable to truly be yourself. We’re proud to be part of various networks including BAME, The Women’s Network, PRISM – we’re also a Stonewall Diversity Champion, allowing those from within the LGBTQA+ community to feel empowered to express themselves freely without prejudice.

Please be aware that due to the nature and sensitivity of some of our roles we are not always able to consider applications from Southern Housing Group residents.

Southern Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that colleagues who are at risk of redundancy due to the current business reviews will be given priority consideration for this role. Applications from colleagues who are not at risk will be considered if there are no expressions of interest from ‘at risk’ colleagues.