Assistant Company Secretary - VCTs

Whats in it for you

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career within a dynamic Legal & Governance team. This role offers a variety of responsibilities where you get exposure to VCT boards and committees. You will be supporting the Lead Co Sec on all VCT matters including Co Sec processes policies and associated activities for Octopusmanaged VCTs.

The Team

You will be part of a team of 3 including the Lead Co Sec Assistant Co Sec and Co Sec Assistant.

Key responsibilities

You will be representing Octopus to external parties including the VCT boards and working with third party providers. This role requires someone with listed experience who has operated at board level with strong communication and organisational skills.

• Coordinate VCT board and committee meetings; schedule meetings draft agenda and supervise the production of papers owning the annual cycle ensuring timely consideration of issues and tasks
• Attend VCT board and committee meetings drafting minutes and ensuring actions are followed up in a timely manner
• Monitor and ensure compliance with the Companies Act Listing Regime and release of information under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules drafting and releasing stock exchange announcements
• Advise on corporate governance legislation/regulation/guidance
• Assist with the production of the annual and halfyear reports
• Assist with the management of the junior members of the team and play a key role in developing the teams overall capabilities and the careers and skills of the function

Qualifications :

• CGI qualified or lawyer by background with practical experience of working as an Assistant Company Secretary in either a listed environment investment fund or a law firms Company Secretariat team
• Knowledge authority and credibility on the Companies Act and corporate governance matters
• Attention to detail including with respect to interpreting and applying rules regulations or legislative requirements as well as in designing and maintaining effective governance arrangements
• Proficient in using technology and leveraging digital applications and media platforms such as Microsoft Teams Zoom Office 365 board pack software (such as Board Intelligence) and entity management software (such as Diligent)
• Excellent written and oral communications
• Appropriate demeanour to build relationships with the VCT boards and committees

Additional Information :

What we offer
Untracked holiday 
Hybrid working our people spend 3 days a week in the office 
Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud Digital GP Shout & more 
 

Our Values 
At our core we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. Thats why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders employees customers communities environment and shareholders are considered in every decision we make. 

We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development we embrace and celebrate all races genders religions sexual orientations ages disabilities and socioeconomic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

Were proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability including neurodiversity and mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to optin to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process well be happy to accommodate where possible.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime