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About the Role

In this role reporting into the Company Secretary, you will be predominantly providing board and committee support for a number of MRSGM entities in the UK. Responsible for the accurate production of meeting minutes, ensuring compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements, and providing advice on corporate governance and relevant regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Establishing, advising on, maintaining, embedding and advocating robust and proportionate corporate governance, reflecting industry standards and best practice, at both Board and Committee levels.
• Performing company secretarial functions relating to certain committees by ensuring effective preparation for, administration of, and follow-up of all meetings.
• Providing advice on corporate governance and regulatory matters.
• Supporting and coordinating Board self-effectiveness reviews.
• Reviewing new and existing external and internal / MR Group requirements and ensure measures are put in place to comply and processes and procedures updated as necessary.
• Co-ordinating and submitting filings to Companies House.
• Supporting company incorporations and secretariat support on corporate transactions including drafting articles of association.
• Ensuring the smooth operation of the Boards, Board Committees and sub-committees.
• Managing meeting planning, logistics, agenda setting, and maintenance of the forward calendar.
• Compiling, reviewing for governance purposes, and distributing meeting papers.
• Attending relevant meetings for minuting.
• Supporting the Company Secretary and Assistant Company Secretary in delivering the team’s 6-Block commitments.
• Helping drive forward good Conduct for the business to deliver the best outcomes for customers / policyholders.
• Undertaking any ad-hoc projects and activities as and when required.

Requirements

• Ideally at least 3 years previous company secretarial experience, to include: company administration, board/committee support (including minute writing).
• Insurance or financial services experience.
• Experience in a regulated environment, with FCA, Lloyd’s and/or PRA.
• Excellent communication skills – written and oral, with experience communicating with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including senior stakeholders.
• Highly organised self-starter – able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
• Solution focused – an ability to investigate and respond to queries and issues arising.
• Self-motivated – Takes an enthusiastic approach and is able to work under own initiative without need for close supervision to achieve results.
• Personally Accountable – Willing to take personal responsibility to pursue tasks with energy and drive to completion.
• Pragmatic thinking style – Anticipates issues before they occur, is solution orientated, balances analysis, intuition, experience.
• Must have excellent written communication skills for report writing and taking minutes.

Skills

• Company secretarial functions
• Board and committee support
• Minute writing
• Corporate governance
• Regulatory matters
• Companies House filings
• Drafting articles of association
• Meeting planning
• Logistics
• Agenda setting
• Paper compilation
• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Stakeholder communication
• Prioritization
• Task management
• Problem-solving
• Initiative
• Accountability
• Pragmatic thinking

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• University Degree and/or relevant professional qualification
• ICSA qualified, or other equivalent qualification.

About the Company

• At Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets (MRS-GM), it is our ambition to become the leading Primary Specialty Insurance provider, underpinned by an effective and adaptable strategy, superior products and industry leaders working in a supportive environment to achieve this.
• At the heart of our success is a strong culture where people are encouraged to be present, bold and curious, allowing them to achieve their individual goals.
• Learning and innovating today, striving for sustainable societies and business tomorrow.
• Our approach to ESG is underpinned by our desire to seize business opportunities and to nurture a stimulating and inclusive work environment.
• Our ESG strategy aims to deliver holistic impacts across environmental, social and governance topics including supporting a number of local initiatives within our community and offering volunteering opportunities for colleagues.

Equal Opportunity

• At Munich Re, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion foster innovation and resilience and enable us to act braver and better. Embracing the power of DEI is at the core of who we are. We recognise diversity can be multi-dimensional, intersectional, and complex, so we want to build a diverse workforce that includes a wide range of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities; economic and geographic backgrounds; physical abilities; ages; life, school, and career experiences; and political, religious, and personal beliefs. Additionally, we are committed to building an equitable and inclusive work environment where this diversity is celebrated, valued, and has equitable opportunities to succeed.
• All candidates in consideration for any role can request a reasonable adjustment at any point in our recruitment process. You can request an adjustment by speaking to your Talent Acquisition contact.