Overview

Morgan Advanced Materials is a world leader in advanced materials science and engineering of ceramics, carbon and composites. We operate in a series of well-defined markets where our applications expertise offers our customers a valuable differentiator, engineering high-specification materials, components and sub-assembly parts that solve their challenging technical problems.

Key Figures: Revenue £950m (2021), ~7,500 employees, manufacturing in 30+ countries, and customers in 100+ countries. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK. Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

A key member of the Corporate Secretariat team, you will provide robust, timely and professional support to the Company Secretary and deliver excellent company secretarial service to Morgan Plc and its subsidiaries, alongside another qualified team member. This is a great opportunity to gain experience across the full range of governance, company secretarial and share plans requirements of a global FTSE 250 listed plc, with a flexible, down-to-earth and respectful culture.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will typically include the following:

Board support

• Supporting the Company Secretary in managing the annual programme of Board and Committee meetings including drafting agendas and Board and Committee papers
• Acting as Secretary to a committee as and when required

Corporate governance

• Taking a leading role as part of a team to deliver on the corporate governance requirements for Morgan Advanced Materials Plc, ensuring compliance with the Group’s UK listing continuing obligations including maintaining accurate insider lists, drafting stock exchange announcements, managing the end-to-end dividend payment process
• Preparing the Corporate Governance Report and Directors’ report in the annual report and supporting the year end process
• Playing a key role in the delivery of the AGM
• Advising the Company Secretary and key stakeholders on corporate governance developments, staying abreast of key changes. Drafting papers for the Morgan Advanced Materials Plc Board and Board Committees.

Share schemes/Share registration

• Working closely with the Group Reward team and external administrators, to manage the various executive share plans and the Sharesave scheme. Ensure the plans are run effectively and in compliance with legislation. Provide guidance on interpretation of scheme rules
• Maintaining accurate records relating to share capital, including share plan transactions relating to the executive share plans and the Sharesave scheme. Review director interests’ spreadsheet information to ensure that these are accurate
• Main point of contact with registrars, taking responsibility for shareholder/registration matters and shareholder communications.

Subsidiary compliance

• Involvement in administration of the non-UK subsidiaries across all regions
• Companies Act compliance for the UK subsidiary companies (approx. 25 companies).

Systems, processes and ad-hoc projects

• Ensuring Corporate Secretariat has documented and streamlined checklists and processes to manage key activities. Ensuring these are readily available to team members, identifying opportunities to streamline and enhance. Keep effectiveness of checklists under review.
• Responsibility for ensuring the information on the various systems and portals supporting the delivery of the work of the Secretariat are accurate including through keeping the effectiveness of checklists under review and ensuring the quarterly review and audit processes are run appropriately.
• Leading role on corporate projects that may arise from time to time, including company name changes, director changes, acquisitions, disposals and restructuring and all other Group Treasury and Group Tax driven projects.

Qualifications

• ACG or FCG
• Min 4 years post-qualification experience in Corporate Secretariat function, including time with a listed plc
• Thorough knowledge of the UK Companies Act, UK Corporate Governance Code and the Listing Rules, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the Market Abuse Regulation
• Understanding / general experience of share schemes preferable.

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer