Assistant Company Secretary

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated Assistant Company Secretaryto join the Corios rapidly growing offshore wind business and support the transition to a low carbon sustainable global economy.

Corio was developed under the Green Investment Group and remains a subsidiary of Macquarie Group (Australias largest investment bank) so we have strong financial support to drive the business forward.

You will:

This role is UK based with a primary office location in either London or Edinburgh (travel will be required to London every 12 months); homebased candidates will also be considered. The role will report to the Head of Subsidiary Governance as part of the Corio Legal team.

Responsibilities:

• Subsidiary Governance

Help to build embed and continuously improve Corios approach to subsidiary governance by supporting the establishment and maintenance of scalable best in class policies systems and processes.

Establish a close working relationship with the Global Governance team at Corios parent company Macquarie facilitating their compliance with the statutory and regulatory obligations of a regulated financial services group as well as their internal governance policies and standards.

• Entity Management & Compliance
  

Support on a full range of company secretarial and subsidiary governance matters for our global portfolio of entities:

1. manage the statutory compliance and goodstanding of Corio entities including oversight of outsourced service providers (OSPs) and/or completion of compliance tasks and routine corporate changes; and
2. maintain of our entity management system as a true and correct source of information on Corio entities (including instruction of OSPs).

• Transaction Advice & Support
  

Support on structuring and transactional matters from planning to execution this will include the drafting of resolutions and other corporate documentation. Build collaborative relationships with Corio colleagues across the business and core group functions (Tax Finance Legal and Asset Management) establishing yourself as a trusted advisory on company law and corporate governance matters.

• Subsidiary Board Support
  

Deliver Board support services and where appropriate act as Secretary to various Corio entities. Support entity Directors on the discharge of their duties delivering training where appropriate and advise on company law corporate governance and entity management matters.

Requirements:

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following skills and attributes:

• at least 34 years of company secretarial subsidiary governance transactional corporate law and entity management experience;
• experience of drafting subsidiary governance and company secretarial documents supporting transaction activity and ensuring global statutory and regulatory compliance;
• a proactive approach to problem solving combined with attention to detail and strong organisational and prioritisation skills;
• excellent interpersonal and influencing skills to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels globally;
• an enthusiastic and flexible approach to operating as part of a small team in a fast paced earlystage environment able to meet deadlines and adopt a pragmatic approach to support the establishment of Corio Generation as a global leader in offshore wind;
• ideally a part or fully qualified member of the Corporate Governance Institute or a qualified lawyer in the UK with corporate law experience.

What we offer you

Additionally when you join we want you to enjoy what you do and be rewarded for your contribution so we have a range of attractive benefits on offer:

• 25 days holidays (plus 8 bank holidays)
• Income protection policies to support your family whatever the circumstances.
• Life insurance
• Pension scheme
  
• Private Medical insurance
• Dental Insurance

We are supportive of hybrid and flexible working to suit individual and company circumstanced.

We offer a discretionary annual bonus relative to company and individual performance.

Methods of Communication during recruitment cycle

In Corio we will never utilise communication tools like WhatsApp and Telegram for job interviews. While we do use LinkedIn once initial contact has been established our Recruitment team will always use an official Corio Generation email address for correspondence about interviews and recruitment processes such as interviews and job offers.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and an inclusive workplace enables us to embrace that diversity to deliver more innovative and sustainable solutions for our people clients shareholders and communities. Youll be encouraged to be yourself and supported to perform at your best. If youre inspired to deliver on our purpose of empowering people to innovate and invest for a better future we want you on our team. If you need adjustments made to the recruitment process please reach out to your recruiter.

Joining this business means youll be able to work in a way that suits you best. With the right technology support and resources our people can work in a range of flexible ways. Talk to us about what working arrangements would help you thrive.

About Corio

Corio Generation is a specialist offshore wind business dedicated to harnessing renewable energy worldwide. With a unique blend of sectorleading expertise and deep access to longterm capital we work closely with our partners in the creation and management of projects from origination development and construction and into operations.

Our 30 GW offshore wind development portfolio is one of the largest in the world spanning established and emerging markets as well as floating and traditional fixedbottom technologies. These next generation offshore wind projects will help form the backbone of the netzero global energy system while meeting the energy needs of communities and corporate offtakers sustainably reliably safely and responsibly.

Corio Generation is a Green Investment Group (GIG) portfolio company operating on a standalone basis. GIG is a specialist green investor within Macquarie Asset Management part of Macquarie Group.