Assistant Company Secretary (Resources Sector)

Our client is a UK PLC, listed on AIM and in Canada. They are a growing mining company with a successful track record of growth assets.

The company is now looking to recruit an Assistant Company Secretary to work on a wide variety of duties. This is a newly created position and an opportunity for an energetic, enthusiastic, and confident Assistant Company Secretary to join and make this position your own. You will report into the COO, CFO and General Counsel.

As mentioned, you will have an excellent opportunity to set up the function for the Company Secretary role within our client for the future as well as grow your own skills and career. It is a roll your sleeves up position that will include advising and setting up systems and processes.

Our client undertakes joint venture arrangements with companies across the globe, acquiring new licences. As a result, this role will look after all duties associated with these joint venture arrangements as the company structure.

• Work closely with the legal, finance and operations teams to maintain the corporate structure and other onshore and offshore entities.
• Coordinate Board and Committee meetings to include prepare Agenda and Board packs.
• Ensure company compliance with applicable legal and statutory requirements.
• Prepare and file relevant meeting documentation.
• Ensure filing of annual returns and other statutory documents for all companies within the prescribed period.
• Organise signing of documents with Notary Public.
• Maintain statutory books.
• Implement and maintain company information on the prescribed database.
• Support the team with documentation such as NDAs and other documentation as required.

This role will give an individual an opportunity to be a part of this company's future growth to include another significant round of funding / acquisition.

You will be:

• A Paralegal who has experience of the company secretary duties and sees a career path in this respect. This role will not offer a training contract.
• A Lawyer whose has made the transition across to working in the company secretary function and wishes to continue this career path.
• A career Assistant Company Secretary with diverse experience whose educational experience includes ICSA qualification.
• Have a min of 2+ years' experience in an Assistant Company secretary function.
• Have the confidence and character to be appointed to a role in an environment that is growing and changing where your skills and ability include how to implement structure and process.
• ICSA qualified or a person in the process of this qualification.

A competitive base salary is on offer to include a discretionary bonus and employee share scheme incentives.

Jameson Legal are recruiting this position exclusively. To apply for this position, please send your CV to donna.rosenberg@jamesonlegal.com. All applications and conversations are in the strictest of confidence.

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