Corporate Secretary

Who we are:

Triodos Bank is an award-winning organisation and one of Europe’s leading sustainable banks, whose mission is to make money work for positive social, environmental, and cultural change. We offer a wide range of banking services for people who want to use their money consciously - from current accounts through to investments and savings. We only finance companies, organisations and projects that benefit people and the environment.

Our mission is -

• To help create a society that promotes people’s quality of life and that has human dignity at its core.
• To enable individuals, institutions, and businesses to use money more consciously in ways that benefit people and the environment and promote sustainable development.
• To offer our customers sustainable financial products and high-quality service

We’re a certified B Corporation, meaning that we are part of a community of businesses driving the shift to a new kind of economy, that is better for workers, better for communities and better for the environment.

The Opportunity:

We are delighted to be recruiting for a Corporate Secretary to join our team at our Bristol HQ. This is a permanent full-time role and offers the benefits of flexible hybrid working. Typically, this would require on average 1-2 days in our Bristol office per week with a choice of working from home on the other days (following an initial induction period).

As Corporate Secretary you will provide logistical and professional support to the UK Board of Directors and Core Management Committee for the effective operation of the Board and CMC, including advising on and implementation of best practice governance principles and the effective engagement between the UK subsidiary and the corporate group in the Netherlands.

This role is responsible for management of the in-house regulations across the UK business and ensures a robust approach to delegations. You will also be responsible for project management and coordination of the Annual and Interim reports for TBUK, compliance of the narrative sections and drafting of the Corporate secretarial inputs.

This role, alongside the deputy corporate secretary, reports into the UK Head of Legal and has a high level of responsibility and autonomy of action within the authority delegated to it.

What we are looking for:

• Qualified as a Chartered Secretary or Governance Professional, Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), lawyer or relevant professional qualification. An equivalent level of relevant experience would also be considered.
• Experienced in all aspects of Corporate secretarial work, preferably with experience of working in a highly regulated sector.
• Knowledge of Financial Services regulatory requirements would be a distinct advantage.
• A thorough knowledge of Corporate secretarial practice, corporate and financial services law and the regulatory focus on Corporate Governance and Effective Boards.
• Highly developed organisational skills, with the ability to work efficiently under pressure and to tight deadlines and conflicting priorities.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
• Practical experience of managing projects and delivering change to the business.
• Able to manage relationships at all levels of the business to influence the achievement of good board outcomes.

Triodos Bank is proud of its culture, ethos, and ability to make a positive change in society. It is important that candidates evidence a strong commitment to Triodos Bank’s core values of sustainability and transparency, as well as the personal qualities to live these values.

What we offer:

In return for your hard work and expertise, you will receive a full-time equivalent salary of between £60,000 - £70,000 depending on experience, plus access to our extensive benefits package, where most of our benefits are non-contributory.

Our benefits include:

• Non-contributory pension scheme from your first day of 8% in year 1 and 10% from year 2 onwards
• Life Assurance (worth 4 times basic pay)
• Income Protection - 75% of basic pay after 13 weeks sick and following six months service.
• Private Medical Insurance with optional enhanced or HCP family coverage
• A Health Cash Plan
• Vitality Leave - After each 5 years of service, you will be able to take a sabbatical of up to 3 months.
• 27 days (Full Time Equivalent) annual plus bank holidays per annum increasing to 30 days after 2 years’ service.
• A buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days (Full Time Equivalent) to maximum of 35 days.
• 5 days fully paid carers leave.
• A wellbeing allowance of £200 a year
• 1 Wellbeing Day
• Free yoga classes
• Co-worker retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Refer a Friend scheme.
• Colleague recognition voucher scheme.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds. We value that receiving applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds is key in supporting our inclusive organisation to grow. We don’t want to miss out on candidates who feel they don’t exactly match the job description requirements, so if this is a role that sounds interesting to you, and you feel you could add value to the role please do apply. You could be exactly what we need!

Triodos reserve the right to close the vacancy once sufficient applications are received, so please do apply asap if this opportunity is of interest to you.

Closing Date: 15/09/2024