Senior Assistant Company Secretary

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Reference ID R180320
Updated 08/04/2025
Legal Jobs
United Kingdom
London
N/A
What’s the role

As the Senior Assistant Company Secretary, you should have strong PLC experience, extensive knowledge of company secretarial functions within a listed environment, and a solid understanding of best practices in all legal and regulatory requirements necessary for the effective delivery of the role.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Assistant Company Secretary, you will report to the Deputy Company Secretary. You will be supporting the delivery of a high-quality service within the corporate secretariat function, covering plc support, entity management, corporate governance, compliance processes, board activities and shareholder services.

More specific responsibilities include:

Assist the Deputy Company Secretary with the provision of day-to-day Corporate Matters related to Shell plc.

Support on the provision of company secretarial services, including statutory compliance activities, shareholder and board actions; advice on governance and company secretarial issues; participation in corporate projects and transactions; responsibilities for company secretarial processes, procedures, databases and know-how.

Provide insight and advice on the governance controls and processes attributed to subsidiary entities across the global footprint.

Responsible for elements of the Governance section of the Shell Annual report and Form 20F and associated shareholder documentation.

Ad-hoc support on other Shell entities within the Shell group of companies as needed.

Ensure compliance with changing statutory, regulatory and corporate governance landscape.

Manage the relationship with the registrar and ensure that shareholders receive a quality service.

What you bring

Having significant years of CGI qualification (or equivalent) is a must.

In addition to the above, we would hope you possess the following attributes:

Self-motivated and have excellent communication and organisation skills with strong attention to detail, execution and reliability.

Maturity and gravitas to deal with a senior stakeholder group.

A conceptual thinker with problem solving and analytical capability and learning agility.

Proactive, well organised with the ability to work under pressure and adaptable to different cultures.

Skilled in using GEMS, Diligent, Microsoft Package, Docusign or similar systems.

Given the nature of the work for this role, we would be needing someone with rights to work in the UK. You will need to be able to work in the London office.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You will have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You will be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.

Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, ****** orientation, and life experiences to apply.

Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.

Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.

Shell in The United Kingdom

Shell UK remains one of the North Sea’s biggest producers, supplying around 10% of the UK’s total oil and gas needs. But perhaps the most recognisable face of Shell in the UK is our network of over 1,000 Shell-branded service stations.

In the years ahead, as the UK looks to strengthen energy security and deliver its 2050 net-zero goal, Shell UK aims to play a crucial role. We aim to be a major investor in the UK energy system by helping our customers decarbonise with a focus on transport and industry.