Corporate Governance 12 month FTC

Are you available for a 12 month contract to help this leading organisation? This role can be primarily home based but it would benefit you and the organisation if you can get in to the office once a week or at least when board meetings are happening. You will either be legally qualified or have strong company secretarial experience - which will enable you to build successful working relationships with, and communicate effectively with, colleagues, both inside and outside the function. You will have the skills to advise colleagues in a commercially practical, hands on and common-sense manner. In this role you will provide wide ranging support on company secretarial and corporate governance matters. You will ensure that processes in this area operate effectively and in line with applicable legal requirements. The role includes advising on a broad spectrum of corporate governance and secretariat matters so an interest/ experience in these areas are key. Other areas of work in the role include: · Provide support on legal and corporate governance related matters · Support The Board with governance processes to ensure the organisation remains compliant with legal requirements and external benchmarks. · Provision of a comprehensive secretarial and legal support service to the board and board committees and the Charitable Foundation. · Provision of legal advice to support projects and activities undertaken by the Charitable Foundation. · Draft and review Board and Board Committee policies, papers and minutes seek approvals from senior management, Executive and Non-Executive Directors as needed. · Skilled in producing high quality minutes and live minuting meetings. · Assist with corporate governance aspects of the Annual Report & Accounts and AGM, including review and approval of AGM communications. · Review Board and Board-Committee minutes and the Board decision log to ensure accuracy. · Manage all corporate governance aspects of Board Committees and the Charitable Foundation. · Complete all necessary annual returns with Companies House and the Charities Commission and keep up to date the company's registers. · Keep up to date with broader external trends relating to corporate governance and assess what impact they should have. · Provide legal support on reporting matters. With all of the above you should be able to show strong stakeholder management.