Urgent Job as a Assistant Company Secretary 2025

Job Description

Assistant Company Secretary – 12 Months FTC

About Nationwide:

At Nationwide, we take great pride in our unique position as the world’s largest building society. We serve over 15 million customers, reaching nearly a quarter of the UK’s population. Our customers, who are also our members, form the backbone of our organisation, and we believe in doing things differently – offering a more fair, rewarding, and member-focused approach to banking.

Our Secretariat team is at the heart of this mission, providing comprehensive governance support across the organisation. We deliver high-quality corporate governance services to the Board and senior management, ensuring that we maintain the highest standards of decision-making and compliance.

The Role:

We are seeking an Assistant Company Secretary to join our Secretariat team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role will primarily support the Society Secretary and contribute to maintaining best practice in corporate governance at Nationwide. The role will involve advising the Board and Executive on a broad range of matters to help them fulfil their duties, compliance obligations, and strategic objectives.

As an Assistant Company Secretary, you will play a key role in shaping corporate governance and supporting Board Committees. You will be the Secretary to the Board Risk Committee, Group Risk Committee, and Executive Risk Committee, and contribute to the successful delivery of the Society’s AGM 2025.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Provide Company Secretarial Services: Assist the Society Secretary in delivering a professional, ‘best in class’ secretarial service to the Board, Committees, and subsidiary undertakings.
• Governance Standards: Advise on and help implement governance standards, ensuring that best practices in corporate governance are adhered to across the Society.
• Lead AGM 2025 Delivery: Assist in leading the delivery of the Society’s AGM in 2025, including all the key governance processes surrounding the meeting.
• Support Risk Committees: Serve as the Secretary to the Board Risk Committee, Group Risk Committee, and Executive Risk Committee, ensuring effective operation and governance.
• Compliance and Legal Duties: Ensure that the Society’s governance framework aligns with relevant regulatory requirements, especially in the context of financial services and listed companies.
• Develop and Implement Policies: Help develop policies, procedures, and frameworks to enhance the Society’s corporate governance, and ensure that all regulatory and compliance obligations are met.

About You:

To succeed in this role, you should bring the following:

• Professional Qualification: You should be a Chartered Secretary and Governance Professional (ACG or above) or hold an equivalent legal qualification such as solicitor or chartered accountant. If you’re working towards this qualification, you should be able to complete it within a reasonable timeframe.
• Practical Governance Experience: You will need a strong practical knowledge of company law, corporate governance, and secretarial practice, ideally gained within the financial services sector.
• Regulatory Knowledge: You should have knowledge of regulatory requirements applicable to listed companies, particularly in relation to governance, compliance, and reporting.
• Minute Taking and Committee Support: Experience with minute-taking at the Board or ExCo level is crucial. Knowledge of shareholder/member relations and experience in delivering AGMs is also desirable.
• Strong Relationship Management: The role requires excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and collaborate at a senior level.
• Excellent Communication Skills: You should have outstanding oral and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor your communication to different audiences.
• IT Proficiency: A working knowledge of board portal software, as well as common business tools such as Outlook, Word, and Excel, is essential.
• Experience with Risk Committees: Experience in working with Risk Committees and supporting governance around director appointment processes, succession planning, and induction planning is advantageous.
• Understanding of Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SM&CR): A good understanding of the SM&CR and governance around director appointments will be beneficial.

Our Customer First Behaviours:

At Nationwide, we are committed to putting our customers and members at the heart of everything we do. We value the following behaviours, and you can strengthen your application by demonstrating how you align with them:

• Say it Straight: Be honest and direct, providing clear and concise communication that is easy to understand, both internally and externally.
• Push for Better: Always aim for higher standards, seeking opportunities to improve and innovate in how we work together to serve our customers and members.
• Get it Done: Prioritize impactful actions, make decisive choices, and take full accountability for delivering on outcomes.

What You’ll Get:

Nationwide is proud to offer a comprehensive range of benefits to its employees:

• Generous Pension Scheme: Contribute 7% of your salary, and Nationwide will top up by 16%.
• Volunteering Opportunities: Up to 2 days of paid volunteering each year, giving back to causes that are important to you.
• Life Assurance: Receive life assurance coverage worth 8x your salary.
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme: Access a wide range of additional benefits through the salary sacrifice scheme.
• Health and Wellness Support: Access Wellhub, a range of free and paid options for health and wellness, helping you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Annual Bonus: Potential to earn an annual performance-related bonus, rewarding your contribution.
• Training and Career Development: Nationwide invests in your growth, providing access to training programs that support career progression.
• 30 Days Holiday: Enjoy 30 days of annual leave (pro rata for part-time employees).
• Individual Healthcare Cover: Benefit from individual healthcare cover, ensuring peace of mind for you and your family.

What Makes Nationwide Different:

At Nationwide, we are proud to be a mutual organisation, owned by our members. We are committed to serving our members’ best interests, offering a fairer approach to banking that benefits society. We offer a highly competitive benefits package and rewarding career experiences.

Joining Nationwide means becoming part of an award-winning organisation that values diversity, innovation, and purpose-driven work. We are on a journey to reach even more people across the UK, and we invite you to be part of this exciting time in our growth.

How to Apply:

If this opportunity excites you and you have the relevant experience, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. Attach your most up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions to submit your application.

We review every application individually and will respond to you shortly after the closing date with the outcome. Please note that the job title for this role on our internal systems will be Assistant Secretary.

Nationwide
Location: London or Swindon (Hybrid Working Available)
Contract: 12 Months Fixed-Term Contract (Part-time, 40% working time in office)
Posted: 1 day ago