Company Secretary (FTSE 100)

Key responsibilities:

• Providing company secretarial services to a range of Schroders investment trusts and management companies as agreed with the Head of Asset Management Secretariat.
• This includes organisation and support for at least four quarterly board meetings per entity and involves:
  • • agreeing agenda items;
    • collating board packs;
    • following up on action points and drafting accurate minutes;
    • acting as point of contact for the board members and both internal and external advisers;
    • providing advice and assistance to directors
    • drafting and releasing RNS announcements;
• Advising the investment trust boards and Schroders management companies on governance matters to ensure that the corporate governance arrangements are appropriate and in line with Group practice;
• Co-ordinating and organising shareholder meetings for the investment trusts in conjunction with other internal departments, including monitoring proxy votes received;
• Arranging for the filing of documents with Companies House and other government bodies as necessary;
• Arranging for audit committee and board approval of annual and half year reports produced by the Schroders UK Fund Services team;
• Attending to requests for notarisation of documents, certified copies of registers and board resolutions;
• Ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory and statutory requirements;
• Arranging safekeeping of documents;
• Maintaining authorised signatories lists; and
• Providing support to other members of the Asset Management Secretariat team as required.

Education & Training/Qualifications:

• Chartered Company Secretary qualification;
• previous experience in a similar environment (funds industry); and
• experience of investment trusts would be a very strong advantage.

Skills/Core Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills;
• ability to hold the attention and respect of directors and senior management;
• highly organised, able to prioritise and to deliver within strict deadlines;
• ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure with minimum supervision;
• analytical and highly disciplined;
• proactive and self-motivated; and
• an effective team player.

Technical Requirements:

• Competent computer skills, with a strong knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Outlook;
• experience of Blueprint (statutory register software) and Worksite an advantage; and
• a working knowledge of the Listing Rules applicable to investment trusts.