Advert Close date: 7th February 2025
Purpose of Role:
As a leadership position, the Company Secretary leads on and ensures the best in class compliance, coordination and administration of the Board and Committees (both within and between meetings). As an integrated part of the team, this role is key in ensuring that The Crown Estate’s governance and best practice are followed and evolve alongside the business. The Company Secretary manages a small team and reports into the Chief Executive with direct accountability, and access, to the Chair of the Board on defined areas of delivery. Main accountabilities: Accountable to the Chair for discharging the role of Company Secretary at Board meetings, including the delivery of best in class secretariat support to the Board. Accountable for maintaining and evolving The Crown Estate’s corporate level governance and delivering a best in class secretariat service to the Board and its Committees. Responsible for leading and ensuring high quality administration and operation of the key Executive committee, exercising delegated authority of the Board. Ensuring papers are delivered for Board and other meetings covered by the role in a timely manner and to a standard which meets the requirements of the enterprise and those attending the meeting. Responsible for advising and supporting the business on general governance matters in line with best practice governance standards. Ensure compliance, from a governance perspective, with the Framework Document between The Crown Estate and HM Treasury, statutory and regulatory requirements and corporate best practice. Liaison with the Chairman and Chief Executive in preparation for meetings, including preparation of agendas and organisation of offsite meetings and strategy away days. Review and propose updates as required to governance processes and, in particular, to the Board and Committee Terms of Reference on at least an annual basis. Most important skills based requirements: Demonstrable experience of performing as a group or major corporate division’s most senior company secretary. Alternatively, should have a strong knowledge of corporate governance. Substantial experience of preparing Board and Committee packs, including using Diligent. Leadership, decision making and to support and coach the team. Ability to think and act strategically. Ability to innovate and encourage insight based decision making. To balance delivery within varying accountabilities and reporting lines. Ability to adapt and lead in an evolving business environment. Ensuring the organisation is operating in accordance with relevant statutory and regulatory company secretariat and governance requirements. Providing advice and guidance to the organisation in respect of corporate governance. Able to establish effective working relationships across the business with key stakeholders, both external and internal. This is a 12 - 14 month Fixed Term Contract Our Offering / benefits: As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work. We encourage applications from candidates who may feel as though they do not possess all of the essential skills. The Crown Estate is firmly focussed on skills based hiring and recognises transferable skills / experiences. Disability Disclaimer: We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme
Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity. If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on
careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
.
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As a leadership position, the Company Secretary leads on and ensures the best in class compliance, coordination and administration of the Board and Committees (both within and between meetings). As an integrated part of the team, this role is key in ensuring that The Crown Estate’s governance and best practice are followed and evolve alongside the business. The Company Secretary manages a small team and reports into the Chief Executive with direct accountability, and access, to the Chair of the Board on defined areas of delivery. Main accountabilities: Accountable to the Chair for discharging the role of Company Secretary at Board meetings, including the delivery of best in class secretariat support to the Board. Accountable for maintaining and evolving The Crown Estate’s corporate level governance and delivering a best in class secretariat service to the Board and its Committees. Responsible for leading and ensuring high quality administration and operation of the key Executive committee, exercising delegated authority of the Board. Ensuring papers are delivered for Board and other meetings covered by the role in a timely manner and to a standard which meets the requirements of the enterprise and those attending the meeting. Responsible for advising and supporting the business on general governance matters in line with best practice governance standards. Ensure compliance, from a governance perspective, with the Framework Document between The Crown Estate and HM Treasury, statutory and regulatory requirements and corporate best practice. Liaison with the Chairman and Chief Executive in preparation for meetings, including preparation of agendas and organisation of offsite meetings and strategy away days. Review and propose updates as required to governance processes and, in particular, to the Board and Committee Terms of Reference on at least an annual basis. Most important skills based requirements: Demonstrable experience of performing as a group or major corporate division’s most senior company secretary. Alternatively, should have a strong knowledge of corporate governance. Substantial experience of preparing Board and Committee packs, including using Diligent. Leadership, decision making and to support and coach the team. Ability to think and act strategically. Ability to innovate and encourage insight based decision making. To balance delivery within varying accountabilities and reporting lines. Ability to adapt and lead in an evolving business environment. Ensuring the organisation is operating in accordance with relevant statutory and regulatory company secretariat and governance requirements. Providing advice and guidance to the organisation in respect of corporate governance. Able to establish effective working relationships across the business with key stakeholders, both external and internal. This is a 12 - 14 month Fixed Term Contract Our Offering / benefits: As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work. We encourage applications from candidates who may feel as though they do not possess all of the essential skills. The Crown Estate is firmly focussed on skills based hiring and recognises transferable skills / experiences. Disability Disclaimer: We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme
Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity. If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on
careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
.
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