Company Secretary

Role overview

Our Company Secretarial team delivers the highest standards of governance support in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

If you are an experienced and detail-oriented professional seeking a vital governance and support role, we invite you to join our dynamic team, managing company secretarial functions for a diverse portfolio of internal entities, including our trust operating boards.

Key Responsibilities:

As a pivotal member of our team, you will:

• Maintain accurate statutory records and generate registers for internal entities
• Handle submissions with the Guernsey Registry and manage permanent files and minute books
• Coordinate quarterly board meetings, prepare agendas, compile board packs, attend meetings and record action points
• Act as secretary for board committees, scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes and recording actions
• Organise ad-hoc formal and informal meetings, attend, take minutes/notes and record action points.
• Assist with the provision of documents for the annual audit process
• Manage the annual GFSC Corporate Governance Self-Assessment and Board Evaluation processes

Education and Experience:

• STEP, ICSA, or equivalent professional qualification related to corporate governance (desirable)
• Minimum of five years' company secretarial industry experience, including minute taking

Additional Skills:

• Understanding of Guernsey Company Law and regulatory environment
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to work with initiative and minimal supervision
• Ability to manage multiple annual work streams and meet frequent deadlines
• Strong understanding of corporate governance
• Confidence to advise and support the Board with governance responsibilities

We are able to provide sponsorship and a housing licence for this role.

Commitment to diversity

We want you to bring your full self to work and maximise your potential. Praxis is a place where everyone
can thrive, whatever their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background.

Applying with a disability

We are committed to ensuring a great experience for colleagues with a disability. Once you get to the
selection stage, please let us know about any adjustments that you may require.

Apply

Thank you for your application. We receive a high volume of enquiries and aim to view and assess all
applications as soon as we can. We will do our best to respond to you.