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We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant company Secretary to support to the Santander UK plc and Santander UK Group Holdings PLC Boards and Board Committees in order to assist them in functioning efficiently and effectively.

As an Assistant Company Secretary with the Board & Executive Governance unit, you’ll have daily interaction with the Directors and Senior Management and must have excellent communication and organisational skills. In addition to supporting the Boards and Committees, you’ll support the wider Corporate Governance Office with statutory and regulatory compliance and participate in project work.

The difference you’ll make:

• Proactively supporting the Deputy Company Secretary to manage the board meeting cycle and governance advisory support to the Board and its Committees driving effective coordination with the Committee Secretaries.

• Activities include drafting meeting agendas liaising with key stakeholders, managing quality and timely distribution of materials to the Committee members and Executive Management, drafting meeting specific documentation including minutes and chair’s script.

• Overseeing activities of a Company Secretariat Assistant to maintain forward looking calendars, meeting action schedules and support the agenda setting process.

• Maintaining statutory documentation and preparing regulatory and governance documentation as required, for internal purposes and/or external disclosures.

• Maintaining involvement with all aspects of the Corporate Governance Office’s work to ensure that effective support is provided to other team members when priorities change or to meet business demand.

• Undertaking specific project work ensuring that the Corporate Governance Office continues to provide an efficient and first class service.

What you’ll bring:

• Significant experience working as a company secretary either in listed or financial services businesses with strong minute-taking skills.

• Well-developed organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, work efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines.

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Qualified as a Chartered Secretary (ACIS), Lawyer, relevant professional qualification.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with experience of direct interaction with senior stakeholders (at Chairman/non-Executive Director, Senior Executive level).

• Flexible approach and the ability to adapt to variations in workloads and changes in responsibilities and priorities, with minimal supervision and work on own initiative.

• A positive attitude, sense of humour and the ability to work well in a team, interacting effectively with people at all levels of the organisation.

What else you need to know:

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.

By working this way, we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we’re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.

This role is based in Milton Keynes, and our current expectation is at least 2 days in an office.

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 as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

• 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.

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year

• £6,000 car allowance per year

• Company funded individual private medical insurance

• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments

• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover

• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans

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 resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.