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At Santander we’re driven by our purpose - to help people and businesses prosper. We help our customers at the moments that matter most and champion businesses to help them to grow sustainably. That’s why we’re building a community to be a digital bank with a human touch and deliver an outstanding customer experience living our values of Simple, Personal and Fair.
In this high-profile role as Senior Secretariat Assistant, you’ll be providing high quality company secretarial support to subsidiary Boards and management committees.
You’ll be implementing senior management directives in regulatory and statutory compliance and enforcing governance and best practice throughout the Santander UK group. You’ll play a critical role in maintaining high standards, systems and procedures which will be constantly reviewed and improved upon.
The difference you will make.
- Supporting Senior Management on Board and Board Committees
- Collating and circulating Board papers, preparing agendas and taking minutes of meetings
- Contributing to the annual report and financial statements programme
- Providing specialist advice on new business and legislative developments/projects
- Identifying statutory, compliance, corporate, governance and prudential control risk implications for Santander’s companies in the UK
What you will bring.
- Graduate or Associate membership of the Chartered Governance Institute
- Practical knowledge of governance, the mechanics of formal meetings and the relationship between committees and the Board
It would also be nice for you to have.
- Well-developed organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, work efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Experience from working effectively in a busy secretariat function
- Highly developed stakeholder management skills with experience of direct interaction with senior stakeholders (Chairman/non-Executive Director, Senior Executive level)
- Experience of working in a regulated environment, ideally financial services
What else you need to know.
Given the recent impact of the Coronavirus outbreak we will be conducting all interviews via telephone or video-conference where possible.
The role is currently located in Triton Square (Euston, London), supporting physical and virtual meetings at that location and Milton Keynes in the future.
At Santander, we each take personal responsibility for managing risk by embracing the I AM Risk framework - to Identify, Assess, Manage and Report risks, and to continuously build a deeper understanding of the risks we face. It is an important part of our culture at Santander and we will provide you with knowledge to help you manage risks in your role.
How we’ll reward you.
In addition to your salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs
- Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
- Receive a £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
- Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
- 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
- Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
- Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
- 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform
- Share in Santander’s success by investing in our Sharesave and Partnership shares plans
- Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships
Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies
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A bit more about Santander
At Santander we’re driven by our purpose - to help people and businesses prosper. This means we help customers to create change for themselves and those around them, and we champion businesses to grow sustainably. We do this by always living our values of Simple, Personal and Fair.
At Santander, we each take personal responsibility for managing risk by embracing the I AM Risk framework - to Identify, Assess, Manage and Report risks, and to continuously build a deeper understanding of the risks we face. It is an important part of our culture at Santander and we will provide you with knowledge to help you manage risks in your role.
What to do next:
If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.
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