PA/Secretary

Job Description

Assistant Company Secretary- Saint Gobain At Saint-Gobain, we pride ourselves on being innovative, customer focused, agile, open and engaging and entrepreneurial. We are also proud to have been named a Top Employer for 5 consecutive years. If you are a quick learner, you like working in a team,and you want to know what its like to work for a top employer that is working hard to make the world a better home; then please read on to find out more about this exciting opportunity to join us as Assistant Company Secretary in Coventry.Is this role right for meFirst and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working; so whether youve never worked in this industry before, or had years of experience with one our competitors, youre just as likely to be a greatfit!Our purpose, to make the world a better home, reflects who we are and sets the course for our future. Over 350 years of history, our collective strength and leadership empowers us to address major challenges facing humanity, including climate change, resourceprotection and inclusion. We operate both internationally and locally and are fully integrated within our local communities to support their vitality and help build a fairer and more sustainable world. Our purpose calls on us to innovate openly, with the profoundambition to act every day to make the world a more beautiful and sustainable place to live.The overall purpose of the role is to support and assist the Company Secretary in all aspects of the Company Secretariat function including all aspect of compliance with the Companies Act (UK and Ireland), To be a crucial partner to the Group by facilitatingand challenging commercial decisions, maintaining a robust control environment and actively seeking Group Compliance.Role Accountabilities:

• Takes responsibility for their own and their colleagues Health and Safety. Shows genuine concerned for peoples wellbeing
• Relationship Building; Works collaboratively throughout the group to meet business and Secretariat provision.
• To manage the subsidiaries compliance administration to ensure the effective governance.
• To advise and provide insight to the Company Secretary on any legal and regulatory implications which may affect the operations of the subsidiaries.
• Actively engages with the key stakeholders to communicate the importance of robust processes and highlight risk of non-conformance.
• To ensure effective corporate governance throughout the UK and Ireland.
• Supporting the Company Secretary in developing and implementing a functioning strategy in line with that of the Group.
• Monitor external development on matters of corporate governance, regulation, legislation or similar that might affect the Group.
• Assume accountability for the operation of the Classic Share Plan in collaboration with the Reward team.
• Oversee the management of statutory compliance & governance of all Group entities and ensure robust records are maintained.
• Provide guidance and support to the Legal, Risk, Compliance and Finance teams regarding ad-hoc projects.
• To review regularly the governing documents of UK and Ireland companies, and where appropriate, draft and incorporate amendments in accordance with correct procedures

Skills and experience we require from you:

• ICSA newly qualified with company secretarial experience.
• A bachelors degree with at least a 2:2.
• Knowledge of company reorganisations, amalgamations and liquidations.
• Knowledge of employee share schemes.
• Knowledge of data protection.
• Knowledge of Blueprint Company Secretarial software.
• Knowledge of insurance and pensions desirable but not essential.
• Excellent IT skills, including excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Visio.
• Excellent written and oral communications.
• Organised, efficient and reliable.
• Excellent attention to deal.
• Must be able to deal with staff at all levels (essential).
• A can-do attitude is a must and a willingness to provide help where required.

Are Saint-Gobain an Inclusive employerWere working hard to be, and were keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, taste in music, fashion sense or anything else that makes you, you!We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.And what about flexibilityThe world of work is changing, and at Saint-Gobain we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexiblerequirement or need that you may have for this role (this could be flexible hours, a job share, part time, to name a few). We cant guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting, but we promise to listen.