About the role We are currently seeking a highly skilled governance professional to play a critical role in providing support and guidance on a wide range of corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters.
Reporting the Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary, you will support the Company Secretary function to meet the organisation's corporate governance and regulatory requirements.
Your key responsibilities will include: Maintaining and uplifting as appropriate the Board governance framework including reviewing and updating policies, procedures, registers and other supporting documentation Monitoring the evolution of the corporate governance landscape Maintaining the member register Advising on governance related matters Ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance Providing company secretarial and governance support to the Board, Board Committee and Executive Management Committee including meeting scheduling, workplan management, agenda setting and taking minutes Drafting high quality papers and reports Assisting with Board governance workplan activity including the Board performance review processes, Board skills analysis and the Board professional development program Providing support to Directors Assist with the delivery of an effective Annual General Meeting and other member meetings as required Provide company secretarial services and governance support for the subsidiaries of People First Bank Company Secretariat administration activity Ad hoc governance projects Promoting a sound risk culture and proactively managing risks Uplifting corporate governance practices and identifying and implementing continuous improvement Leading one or more company secretary professionals About you To be considered, you'll be a proactive professional with a minimum six years' experience in a similar position.
Your expertise will be instrumental in assisting the organisation to navigate complex regulatory frameworks and achieve key strategic objectives.
Your work history will also demonstrate: Strong experience in corporate governance Strong drafting, analysis and negotiating skills Relevant tertiary qualifications in law, business or commerce Significant financial services or other regulatory experience (desirable) Ability to manage staff A bit about People First Bank In March 2023, People's Choice and Heritage Bank merged to form Heritage and People's Choice Limited - Australia's leading mutual bank.
We are now on an exciting journey to bring together our products, services, and technology under a single brand - People First Bank.
We have over 700,000 members and 1,900 employees, with dual head offices in Adelaide and Toowoomba, an Australian-based contract centre and branches across five states.
With a vision 'To deliver positive change through banking', People First Bank serves members and contributes to the community, while offering an inclusive, flexible work environment.
We're big enough to make an impact; but agile enough to influence and do interesting work.
If this sounds like you, this could be the next step in your career.
Click 'Apply' now and submit your application, including a cover letter and current resume by Friday, 18 October 2024 .
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and support candidate requests for adjustments to enable everyone to equitably participate in our selection process.
