Company Secretary / Legal and Regulatory Compliance Manager

Company Secretary with knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements for charitable companies, implementing policies and systems to ensure compliance and good knowledge of GDPR, is required for a well-established global organisation based in Rugby, Warwickshire, West Midlands.

SALARY: £51,969 per annum + Benefits

LOCATION: Hybrid - a mix of office-based work in Rugby, Warwickshire and working from home

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent - will consider Part-Time

WORKING HOURS: 35 hours per week (hours are negotiable)

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Company Secretarywith knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements for charitable companies, implementing policies and systems to ensure compliance and good knowledge of GDPR.

Working as the Company Secretary you will support all the organisations’ entities and subsidiaries in proving effective and efficient legal, governance and operational support.

As the Company Secretary your role will support the Board and Senior Management by keeping abreast of developments in the legal and regulatory environment and acting as focal point for providing/security specialist advice to support decision making.

The role also manages and develops several internal systems.

DUTIES

Your duties as a Company Secretarywill include:

• Oversight and management of UK legal budget

• Ensure that all legal registrations for all offices and subsidiaries are maintained and that relevant documents are available to key staff and governance bodies

• Ensure all returns to Companies House/Charity Commission are made and that Board/Committees sign off as needed

• Maintain statutory registers including register of members, register of People with Significant Control, Register of Directors (including residential addresses), register of secretaries and register of charges

• Provide specialist support to GLT, Chair of Board of Trustees and Chair of Finance, Audit and Risk Committee in relation to governance, legal and regulatory compliance. The role will act as secretary to FAR

• Maintain lists and records of staff and trustees holding Powers of Attorney and ensure that these are renewed or replaced as needed

• Provide governance information for the Annual Report, statutory audits and other purposes

• Work with the Executive Assistant to the CEO to ensure that Admin Control is up to date and incorporates all of the above

• Stay abreast of legal and regulatory changes and notify relevant staff of any implications

• Oversight of the Annual Legality Questionnaire

• Lead on annual review of insurance requirements to ensure insurance needs are met whist delivering good value for money

• Provide support on projects relating to charity governance e.g., development of Governance manual, Governance self-assessments and GDPR

• Contribute to the monitoring of GDPR compliance as a member of the GDPR management team

• Support the trustees to administer the Defined Benefit pension scheme as requested

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements for charitable companies and experience of developing and implementing policies and systems to ensure compliance

• Good knowledge of GDPR with ability to develop robust systems to share and protect personal data

• Organised, thorough and with good attention to detail

• Highly numerate with a strong capacity to analyse and utilise complex data

• Strong team working with the confidence to seek advice from expertise elsewhere

• Strong IT skills including the ability to specify or design new systems

Desirable

• A background in international development including some time spent working overseas

• A good understanding of the role of internal audit, finance and other key departments

WHY JOIN?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working - these are just some of the reasons why the organisation is a great place to work.

Their open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby near to the train station.

In addition, the organisation offers the following benefits:

• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week
• 27 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
• Hybrid/flexible working options
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes a minimum of 5%
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary)
• Bike to Work scheme

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The organisation treats all applications for employment fairly, regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability.

The organisation is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

The organisation has the right to close applications earlier than the specified date. Please be advised that if you do not hear within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

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JOB REF: AWDO-P12811

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