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Assistant Company Secretary
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Assistant Company Secretary
Permanent
Hybrid working with 2 days per week based at our NHQ, in St John’s Lane
Salary: up to £41,000
Closing Date: 27/Aug/2026
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
- Hybrid, Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme (subject to terms)
- Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,100 employees and over 20,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, and Young Responders programmes).
Job Summary
The Assistant Company Secretary plays a key role in supporting the Company Secretary, Director of Governance and Board of Trustees at the heart of St John Ambulance’s governance arrangements. The role provides high-quality company secretarial and governance support, helping to ensure that St John meets its legal, regulatory and governance responsibilities while enabling the Board and its Committees to operate effectively.
You will work closely with senior executives, trustees and colleagues across the organisation, providing trusted advice and support on governance matters, managing key processes and contributing to the continuous improvement of our governance frameworks.
About You
We are looking for an experienced and professional individual with a background in company secretarial, governance or a similar environment. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of governance principles and charity law, be confident working with senior leaders and trustees, and possess excellent organisational and communication skills. You will be able to manage competing priorities, handle sensitive information with discretion, build trusted relationships across a range of stakeholders, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced and evolving environment.
About the Role
In this role, you will:
·Provide high-quality company secretarial and governance support to the Company Secretary, Director of Governance, Board of Trustees and Committees.
·Support the organisation in meeting its constitutional, legal, regulatory and statutory obligations, including charity law and statutory returns.
·Coordinate effective Board and Committee administration, ensuring meetings, papers, minutes and actions are managed to a high standard.
·Provide advice and guidance on governance matters to senior stakeholders and colleagues across St John Ambulance.
·Lead and support planned and ad-hoc governance projects and workstreams, responding effectively to changing priorities.
·Build strong working relationships with trustees, senior executives, internal teams and external partners.
·Identify opportunities to improve governance processes, systems and ways of working across the organisation.
·Manage competing demands and sensitive information with discretion, professionalism and a strong attention to detail.
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here
For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have seven networks including The Armed Forces Network, The Disability & Accessibility Network, The Family & Carers Network, The Heritage & Ethnicity Equity Network, LGBTQIA + Equity, The Multifaith Network & The Women’s Network. We do nottolerate any form ofdiscriminationandengendera sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship.We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.
St John Ambulance is proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. We are committed to supporting current and former members of the Armed Forces, reservists, veterans, cadet force adult volunteers, and military families, ensuring they are treated fairly and are not disadvantaged in their recruitment or employment with us.
St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role'.
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
Thank you!
Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.
You’ll join Marie Curie’s Legal & Governance team that provides governance, company secretarial, legal and compliance support to help ensure Marie Curie and its subsidiary operate effectively and in line with their statutory and regulatory responsibilities. You’ll work closely with Trustees, Independent Committee Members, the Executive Leadership Team, auditors and colleagues across the organisation.
As Assistant Company Secretary, you’ll play a key role in making sure Marie Curie’s governance runs smoothly and effectively. You’ll be at the centre of Board and Committee activity, ensuring meetings are well organised, papers are accurate and decisions and actions are properly recorded and followed up. You’ll also support the charity in meeting its legal, regulatory and governance obligations, while providing practical advice and helping embed effective governance processes across the organisation.
This is a hands-on role in an environment where priorities and processes can evolve, so we’re looking for someone who combines strong governance knowledge with excellent organisation, sound judgement and the flexibility to adapt.
Your Impact:
- Provide high-quality secretariat support to the Trustee Board and management committees, including preparing agendas and meeting papers, taking accurate minutes and tracking actions.
- Coordinate the logistics and administration of Board, Committee and other stakeholder meetings and events.
- Work with the Company Secretariat to ensure organisational activities and decisions comply with the charity’s Articles of Association, delegated authorities and relevant legislation and regulation.
- Prepare and submit accurate and timely filings, returns and other documentation to Companies House, the Charity Commission and other relevant bodies.
- Maintain statutory registers, corporate records and the annual governance calendar.
- Support the onboarding, induction and training of new Trustees and Committee members.
- Provide pragmatic governance, compliance and regulatory advice and support to colleagues across the organisation.
- Build trusted relationships with Trustees, Independent Committee Members, the Executive Leadership Team and auditors.
- Support the embedding and continuous improvement of governance processes, policies and procedures.
Key Requirements:
- Relevant professional qualification, such as the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme (full or part-qualified) or Level 4 Certificate in Charity Law and Governance.
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
- Experience working in a governance role within a charity or similarly complex organisation.
- Good understanding of charity governance frameworks and the relationship between Boards and Committees.
- Experience supporting the governance of complex organisations and providing governance advice to senior stakeholders or equivalent.
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and competing priorities.
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise and accurate papers and documentation.
- Sound judgement and discretion when handling sensitive information.
- Confidence building effective relationships with senior and diverse stakeholders.
- Ability to work flexibly and adapt as processes, priorities and organisational needs change.
- Strong commitment to maintaining high professional standards and keeping up to date with developments in charity governance.
Please see the full job description.
Application & Interview Process
- As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and supplementary details. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
- Close date for applications: 2 Sep 2026. We encourage early applications as we may close the job advert sooner after receiving a sufficient number of applications.
Salary: £40,000 per annum (+ £3,500 London Weighting Allowance if applicable)
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35h per week)
Location:Hybrid. You will work from home and from our Embassy Gardens office in London (min. 2 days a week)
Benefits you’ll LOVE:
- Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
- 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
- Continuous professional development opportunities.
- Industry-leading training programmes
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
- Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
- Access to Blue Light Card membership
- Subsidised Eye Care
Registered Charity
101 - 500
Marie Curie provides a better end of life for more people, whatever the illness.
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