Assistant Company Secretary

• Provide professional corporate governance guidance, secretariat support and advice to the NIAC Board of Directors, Board Committees and the wider Executive team
• Engage with the Chair, Directors and Senior Management Team in planning, organising and attending Board and Board committee meetings
• Ensure that the Directors are aware of/aligned with applicable company law, corporate governance, statutory and regulatory obligations and Group/NIAC internal policies and procedures
• Ensure effective information flows within the Board and its Committees and between the Executive / Senior Management Team and the Non-Executive Directors
• Ensure the maintenance of statutory records and registers
• Ensure an appropriate and professional administrative service is delivered in support of the Board
• Work with the Governance Centre of Expertise Team to ensure consistent, high-quality governance practices are embedded across NIAC and associated subsidiaries
• Support NIAC Company Secretary, the BOI Group Secretary, the Deputy Group Secretaries and the wider GS&CG team in fulfilling the broader accountabilities of the team

• Strong discernment with an understanding of how Boards operate and an ability to identify and distill essential information for Directors
• Ability to operate confidently at Board and Senior Executive level, challenging where necessary to ensure proper governance
• Strong inter-personal skills and demonstrated high levels of personal integrity with an ability to deliver solutions
• Excellent communicator with high impact and well-developed influencing and partner management/engagement skills
• Ability to distil lengthy and complex discussion material and capture succinctly the critical issues with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail
• Highly developed organisational skills with a shown ability to balance multiple priorities
• Experience working in the areas of business, insurance, finance, risk or legal either within the Group or externally

A relevant professional qualification (Chartered Secretary, Legal, Accounting)

• Flexible working
• 23 days annual leave
• Excellent pension contributions
• 6 months paid maternity leave
• Fertility and surrogacy policy
• Working parent supports
• Employee assistance program
• WebDoctor
• Financial wellbeing coaches
• Support for professional qualifications