Senior Assistant Company Secretary

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Job Introduction As Senior Assistant Company Secretary, you will work within the Governance team in London. You will be responsible for helping to ensure that Handelsbanken plc maintains high standards of corporate governance and complies with all requirements relevant to its plc status. This role, which reports into the Company Secretary, involves working as part of this small but highly involved Governance team and playing a key role in embedding the governance framework to enable the Bank to operate at the high standards of governance expected for this newly established authorised Bank. Main Responsibilities Act as Secretary to main Board Committees, setting the agenda with the Chairs, preparing meeting packs, minuting the meetings and supporting Board members as required. This includes liaison with the Chair, Board members and executive management. Act as Secretary of the Executive Committee to ensure its smooth running and stand in for the Company Secretary when necessary. Advise on the smooth running of the Management Committees (those chaired by members of the Executive team and reporting into the CEO). This includes advising the Chairs and members of those committees on best practice and ensuring suitable management information is produced and escalated. It will also involve oversight of their annual effectiveness reviews. Help draft the Governance section of the Annual Report and Accounts and related announcements and presentations, ensuring high standards of corporate governance, company law and compliance are maintained across the Bank. Provide advice on corporate transactions (e.g., capital issuances, dividends, restructures) from a governance perspective. Assist in the day-to-day management of the function helping to drive development activity and goals. Support in relation to and co-ordinate board effectiveness reviews, inductions, policy reviews, terms of reference reviews and onboarding of Senior Management Function holders. Be involved in, and in some cases lead, Bank-wide strategic projects. Ideal Candidate Professional Qualification (The Chartered Governance Institute or Solicitor Regulatory Authority) is desirable but not essential. Previous proven Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance experience acquired through working at a senior level in a large listed or private company; financial services is desirable but not essential. Previous experience of both attending and running main Board Committees. Ability to take a pragmatic and commercial approach to deliver solutions to the business, with an ability to influence broadly at all levels, up to and including board level without relying on excessive authority. Confidence and gravitas to proactively negotiate and build strong relationships with senior members of the Bank's managerial team. Ability to manage a flexible and varied workload in a fast-paced and demanding environment, coordinating both projects and people against tight deadlines, often in relation to significant projects. Company Information Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products. The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is to ensure that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation. Check our

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for further information. At Handelsbanken, we deeply value our unique culture and values including trust in and respect for each individual. We take pride in nurturing a work environment where people flourish, and where they are empowered to take decisions in their areas of expertise. We take a long-term perspective in everything we do and want each employee who joins us to build a long-term successful career with the Bank. What is in it for you? We have a wide range of learning and development available, empowering and enabling our colleagues to take ownership of their own development. Competitive salary and an extensive range of benefits is provided, including private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance. A market-leading pension contribution of 15% paid by the bank, which can be invested in a wide range of funds (including ESG and Shariah funds). Application next steps Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken recruiters will review your details and will later organise a phone conversation if you match the role requirements. If there is a mutual fit, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview. How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to provide support e.g., if you need additional time to prepare for an interview or you have any requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process - just let us know by email

uk_talent@careers.handelsbanken.co.uk . This advert will be live for a minimum of two weeks. However, please note that after the two weeks, the closing date could change at any time depending on the number of responses received.

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