Head of Legal & Company Secretary

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews, is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Head of Legal & Company Secretary to work in Burgess Hill on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Head of Legal & Company Secretary job is £80,000 per annum.

Benefits:

• 38 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Group life assurance
• Company Pension
• Perkbox (staff discount and benefits platform)
• Blue Light Card
• Eye voucher scheme
• Staff awards

Main purpose of the role:

• Responsible for ensuring a robust governance and compliance structure.
• Oversee the management of corporate risk and legal matters within the organisation, contributing to the successful delivery of strategic objectives by offering pragmatic legal perspectives on key business decisions.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and charity commission requirements.
• Lead on data protection matters for the organisation.
• Deliver fit-for-purpose legal advice and maintain strong corporate governance, providing compliance, data management, company secretarial, and information governance services.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Advise the board on their roles, responsibilities, and legal obligations to facilitate good corporate governance practices.
• Provide Company Secretarial services to the Board and board committees, ensuring proper conduct of meetings and accurate recording of minutes.
• Maintain and ensure adherence to Brainkind’s Articles and relevant Terms of Reference, ensuring compliance with company and charity law.
• Keep the board informed about legal and regulatory changes that may impact the organisation.
• Organise the Annual Accounts sign-off and lead on the preparation of notices and papers in line with the organisation’s Articles of association.
• Support the Chair with Trustee recruitment, inductions, and elections to the Board and committees.
• Co-ordinate, plan, and set governance meetings each year, maintaining up-to-date databases of directors’ information.
• Lead on the development of board-owned policies, ensuring compliance across the organisation.
• Support the Chair and CEO directly as required.

Requirements of the Head of Legal & Company Secretary:

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister ideally with a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience.
• Solid understanding of legislation, governance requirements, and best practices within a Health & Social Care setting.
• Demonstrated accountability for regulatory, governance, and legal activities.
• Experience in high-standard business writing with proven experience documenting complex and confidential meetings and proposals.
• Strong commercial acumen with good business skills.
• Proven experience in a senior legal role.
• Financial awareness with an understanding of managing financial assets.
• Works with gravitas and diplomacy, possessing developed influencing skills.
• Sensitive to the needs of working in a confidential environment.
• Ability to manage complex plans and projects through to completion.
• Logical and analytical with strong attention to detail.

Contact:

This Head of Legal & Company Secretary job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we can only respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

Sanctuary Personnel encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of the clients that candidates will support. This commitment has contributed to winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards and being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. We will provide appropriate support throughout the process and into your work placement.