Deputy Company Secretary

Job Title: Deputy Company Secretary

Location: Home based

Salary: Competitive

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5

About the role:

You will support the Group Company Secretary in the delivery of company secretarial and governance responsibilities across the organisation and play an active role in the Group’s restructuring and refinancing plans.

You will be expected to:

provide company law and corporate governance advice to functional and operational colleagues;

facilitate the identification and management of legal, governance and regulatory risks in business areas and/or in respect of specific projects/proposals;

identify and implement efficiencies and improvements to the working practices and processes of the company secretarial team, taking a positive and proactive approach to implementing change;

proactively monitor the impact of changing governance, statutory and regulatory requirements on AHG and support the Group Secretary in identifying and undertaking actions to ensure compliance and the maintenance of best practice governance standards.

About you:

You will have:

Company Secretarial experience in a dynamic and fast-paced business;

Familiarity with listing/prospectus requirements;

Prior experience on large and complex corporate projects;

Experience in the Housing or Care sectors may be an advantage but is not critical.

About Us

Anchor Hanover Group is the largest provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life in England, employing more than 9,000 people throughout England. We provide more than 60,000 homes for people who love living in later life and are a trusted care provider with more than 100 care homes.

We know that quality services start with quality people. We work hard to be recognised as a leading employer and are committed to retaining and attracting the best in our industry.

At Anchor Hanover Group we believe in values. We are Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest. We believe our people should be proud of the work they do making a difference to society and our customers.

Hundreds of talented professionals with a range of specialist skills and experience based in our Bradford and London offices make up our Support Services. While we all do very different things, we work towards the same goal of improving the lives of the older people who live with us. 

Anchor Hanover is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to have an LGBT+ resident group, and also BAME, LGBT+ and Disabled colleague networks. These work closely with the organisation to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We recruit, train and promote without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or other protected status. One of our values is ‘respect’, therefore we do not accept harassment or discrimination from any colleague, resident or third party.

As England’s largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people, we’re able to negotiate great deals and benefits for our people. Here are just a few of the things you’ll get when you work with Anchor.

• Exclusive discounts on high-street shopping

• 20% off mobile phone contracts

• Cashback on dental and medical expenses

• Discounted Private Medical rates

Click here to find out more about our full benefits and wellbeing package (the link is https://ahbeingwell.co.uk/ )