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Assistant Company Secretary London, England

Aviva

Full Time London, England 40000 - 65000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Assistant Company Secretary – £40,000 to £50,000 for Norwich / £55,000 to £65,000 for London

Here at Aviva, we are looking for an ambitious Company Secretarial professional, who is keen to take the next step in their legal career! If you have prior experience working in a regulatory environment and are used to completing tasks to a high standard within a large, corporate setting, then we’d love to hear from you!

A bit about the job:

You will support Aviva’s General Insurance Company Secretarial team, ensuring the provision of high-end company secretarial and corporate governance support to enable the Boards within Aviva Insurance to set and achieve strategic goals. You will also lead on a defined portfolio of Aviva Insurance boards and board committees, as well as provide support and advice on a range of topics from Company Law and Regulatory Rule compliance activity, through to relevant codes of corporate governance, regulations, and guidelines. We also need a Company Secretarial professional who has exceptional senior stakeholder management skills, as you will act as a trusted adviser (up our board and executive level) through exercising good judgement and solid legal knowledge.

Aviva introduced “smart-working” in 2020 and encourage flexible working; however, the successful post-holder will need to be based a commutable distance from either our London or Norwich offices.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

Extensive company secretarial and corporate governance knowledge, gained from working in a regulated environment
Superb senior stakeholder experience i.e., be confident communicating up to C-suite and INED level, thanks to working for a large corporate organisation previously
Solid knowledge of company law, administration, and corporate governance (Financial Services sector knowledge would be highly desirable)
Excellent self-management i.e., the ability to work independently, making business critical decisions
Attention to detail, matched with excellent presentation & report writing skills

What you’ll get for this role:

Annual salary of £40,000 to £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity of 10% of annual salary (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.)
Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
Make a difference, be part of our
Aviva Communities
and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We are inclusive – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.

Most of our people are smart working – spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Daisy Holmes a call on (+44) 7436 672007 or send an email to

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