Corporate Secretary

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Edinburgh

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) is the UK’s chartered professional body dedicated to educating, developing and regulating actuaries based both in the UK and internationally.

The IFoA regulates and represents over 32,000 members worldwide, overseeing their actuarial education at all stages of qualification and development throughout their careers. We set examinations, continuing professional development, professional codes and disciplinary standards for our members.

We are currently recruiting a Corporate Secretary for a Permanent contract.

This role is hybrid, both working from home and our Edinburgh hub. The role requires regular travel to London.

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly between home and the hub to suit their needs and preferences, in line with our hybrid working policy.
Colleagues are able to work their hours flexibly, in line with core business hours and requirements. We also offer formalised flexible working agreements.

The starting salary is either £66,310 or £75,525 if the successful candidate has legal qualifications.

Main purpose of Job

The Corporate Secretary is responsible for leading the delivery of the corporate secretary function of the IFoA and its subsidiaries, in the UK and internationally. This role is responsible for ensuring that the IFoA maintains high standards of governance and that Council, the Board and other designated key Committees are supported in a way as to enable their effectiveness in delivering the Royal Charter objectives.
The role acts as a key point of connection and communication between the elected, appointed, and executive leadership and other stakeholders.
This role should act as an exemplar of good practice for governance and secretariat service and be available to mentor and advise throughout the organisation as required.
Responsible for the delivery of successful General Meetings and elections, ensuring the integrity of all relevant processes.
Responsible for promoting and sustaining good corporate governance practice and acting as gate-keeper in relation to organisational compliance matters.

We are looking for people with the following knowledge and experience:

Essential

• Qualification as a Solicitor or Chartered Secretary
• Prior company secretary experience within a corporate environment
• Good relationship skills – engaging and approachable while remaining able to “get things done”
• Experience working with Boards
• Understanding of best practice in governance
• Excellent communication skills
Desirable
• Membership body experience
• Professional Regulator experience
• Understanding of financial markets
• Exposure to Public Affairs activity

The full job description is available on: https://actuaries.org.uk/ifoa-jobs/corporate-secretary/

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to HRsupport@actuaries.org.uk by the closing date of 14 July 2024.
Interviews will take place in the week of 22 July.

Alternative format and adjustments

Please email the HR Team if you require:

• any information regarding our vacancies in an alternative format
• any adjustments to support you to fully participate in any part of the application and recruitment process
Any information shared will be used only to enable us to make reasonable adjustments to support candidates to participate in the recruitment process. It will not inform selection decisions.

You can reach us at HRsupport@actuaries.org.uk.

The IFoA offers colleagues meaningful careers to work in partnership with our members to help address some of society’s biggest challenges.
The IFoA is an ethical, inclusive organisation where colleague wellbeing is a priority. Our people are supported to achieve their potential through a mixture of challenging work, opportunities for role- and project-based growth and formal training and development. Their value is evident to them through competitive salaries and a generous reward package in addition to outcomes-focused assessment and the ability to work flexibly.

We are Member-focused, Action-oriented, Forward- and outward thinking and Team-driven.

Read more on working for the IFoA: https://actuaries.org.uk/ifoa-jobs