Assistant Company Secretary

London, England, United Kingdom

12/6/2024

Lloyd’s is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace. We share the collective intelligence and risk sharing expertise of the market’s brightest minds, working together for a braver world.

Our role is to inspire courage, so tomorrow’s progress isn’t limited by today’s risks.

Our shared values: we are brave; we are stronger together; we do the right thing; guide what we do and how we act. If you share our values and our passion to build a future that’s more sustainable, resilient and inclusive, you’ll find a home at Lloyd’s – build a braver future with us.

The Role

To support the provision of a first-class company secretarial service to Lloyd’s governing committees and the management and operation of a robust governance framework.

Principal Accountabilities

• To support the provision of company secretarial support for meetings of the Council of Lloyd’s and its committees, preparing the first draft of the agenda, meeting packs on Diligent BoardBooks (or equivalent) and maintaining and monitoring action tracking on a rolling basis, including (but not limited to) attending and taking the minutes of the Council of Lloyd’s.
• To act as Secretary to committees of the Council and Lloyd’s UK subsidiaries as required, collaborating with colleagues in the Finance and Legal teams as appropriate, developing and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships with senior management.
• To support senior team members in ensuring that the governance arrangements for Lloyd’s are conducted in accordance with Lloyd’s constitutional arrangements, best practice and any applicable law or regulation.
• Provide proactive principal support to senior team members to deliver Corporate and Departmental projects, providing subject matter advice on Lloyd’s constitution and governance as required including preparation of draft materials for approval by senior team members.
• To play a key role in supporting the Annual General Meeting (AGM) process, including liaising with a number of internal and external stakeholders, reviewing the members register, working on the circular documentation for members, preparation for on the day meeting and contingency planning.
• To support the Council and Council Committee annual self-assessment process.
• To support the annual Terms of Reference review for the Council & Council Committee as needed
• Ongoing support of the Council & Council Committee annual agenda planning.
  
  
  

Skills

• Technical and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail when reviewing documentation
• Ability to manage a varied and challenging workload
• Confident in communicating with senior individuals
  
  
  

Experience

• Experience of working within a company secretariat environment
  
  
  

Diversity and inclusion are a focus for us – Lloyd’s aim is to build a diverse, inclusive environment that reflects the global markets we work in. One where everyone is treated with dignity and respect to achieve their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making workplace adjustments, we offer regular health and wellbeing programmes, diversity and inclusion training, employee networks, mentoring and volunteering opportunities as well as investment into your professional development. You can read more about diversity and inclusion on our website.

We understand that our work/life balance is important to us all and that a hybrid of working from the office and home can offer a great level of flexibility.  Flexible working forms part of a total reward approach which offers a host of other benefits over and above the standard offering (generous pension, healthcare, wellbeing etc).  These include financial support for training, education & development, a benefit allowance (to spend on our flexible benefits such as gym membership, dental insurance, extra holiday or to partake in our cycle to work scheme), employee recognition scheme and various employee discount schemes.

By choosing Lloyd's, you'll be part of a team that brings together the best minds in the industry, and together with our underwriters and brokers, we create innovative, responsive solutions allowing us to share risk and solve complex problems.

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