Assistant Board and Company Secretary
Location: Hybrid - Croydon Head Office (From 2 days per week) and Remote
Salary: £47,000 - £51,250 per annum + Civil Service pension and other benefits
Tenure: Permanent
Position type: Full Time
At the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), we provide security in retirement for our members and millions of people throughout the UK who belong to defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. Through the PPF and Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), we compensate members for their pensions after the employer funding their pension becomes insolvent. In total, we look after over 400,000 members across the PPF and FAS. With over £30 billion in assets under management, our investments support long-term economic growth across the UK.
Our award-winning team of around 450 professionals has earned the IPE UK Pension Fund of the Year title three times in seven years. We work closely with government and industry partners to improve outcomes for scheme members, employers, and the broader pension system—playing a vital role in strengthening retirement security nationwide.
We’re looking for an Assistant Board and Company Secretary to join our busy CoSec and Board Support team and ensure the PPF’s commitment to comply with relevant company law, regulation, and best practice corporate governance principles.
This position will support our Board Support function in providing a governance and company secretarial service to the Board, Board Committees, and various other internal committees. This role will require someone who is self-motivated and organised, someone who can prioritise their workload, take ownership and responsibility of key tasks from start to completion, ensuring they are completed to the high standard expected. The role holder needs to be able to engage with a wide range of stakeholders including senior management, the Board, internal functions and external stakeholders.
We’re seeking an individual with solid, hands‑on experience within a governance and company secretarial function, including delivering end‑to‑end meeting support and management, governance related to Board and Committee structures. The ideal candidate will be a qualified or partly qualified as an ICSA/CG member of the Chartered Governance Institute and will bring excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly in drafting high‑quality board and committee minutes. They will be confident engaging at all levels across the organisation and adept at building effective, collaborative stakeholder relationships internally and externally. Given this need we expect candidates have strong regulatory knowledge, advanced capability in Board Management software as well as Microsoft 365 and a sound understanding of Companies House requirements and submissions.
Sound like you? Apply now.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and actively encourage applications from people with disabilities. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We are happy to discuss your needs and ensure you have the support required.
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