Head of PLC Board Governance & Operations, Aviva
£135k
+ Bonus opportunity 25% of annual salary + Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
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Insurance, wealth and retirement business
Open for applications
Insurance, wealth and retirement business
1001+ employees
Open for applications
£135k
+ Bonus opportunity 25% of annual salary + Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
With you today, for a better tomorrow. Aviva exist to be with people when it really matters, throughout their lives.
Role
Who you are
- Are you a highly experienced and qualified corporate governance professional currently seeking a new opportunity as a Head of PLC Board Governance & Operations?
- This role could be ideal for you if you enjoy monitoring the corporate governance and company secretarial landscape, acting as a source of guidance and input into the development of corporate governance practices, and providing advice on the business impact
- Strong experience delivering high-quality Corporate Governance Services, preferably within a FTSE100/250 organisation and ideally within the listed financial services industry/regulated environment. Fellow/Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute (FCIS/ACIS) or qualified lawyer
- Extensive experience delivering high-quality Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance support in a fast-paced environment. Proficient working knowledge of the regulatory environment in a financial services context would be highly desirable
- Strong stakeholder management and engagement experience at all levels, particularly with executive and non-executive board directors. Comfortable with supporting, advising and training directors within the business area to ensure that statutory duties are discharged effectively
- Proven extensive minute writing experience (ideally within a regulated environment) and producing other governance documents to a high standard and accurately
- Proven experience in leading, motivating and developing a high performing team
What the job involves
- We are currently recruiting for a Head of PLC Board Governance & Operations to be a part of our phenomenal Corporate Governance function
- This is a great opportunity to showcase your skills and experience through the delivery of outstanding plc board and committee governance and company secretarial operations and support
- The Company Secretarial function is a core Aviva team providing high quality corporate governance and company secretarial support and advice across the Aviva Group board and committees
- As the Head of PLC Board Governance & Operations (reporting into the Deputy Company Secretary), you will be responsible for leading on corporate governance advice and assurance, and delivering timely and value adding company secretarial services
- In addition to acting as secretary to a plc board committee, you will take the lead in board governance activities including director appointments, induction and training, the board evaluation and maintaining appropriate terms of reference, along with leading the delivery of timely and value adding company secretarial advice and support to the Aviva plc board, its committees and directors, and senior managers as applicable
- This will include coordinating team members in delivering operationally excellent board support
- You will also provide advice on corporate governance and company secretarial matters, assist with the compliance with applicable corporate governance requirements, corporate law and regulation, and implementation and enforcement of governance and best practice policies and procedures
- This is truly an exciting role at the heart of the Group function, leading the board governance agenda, engaging with Directors and senior stakeholders across the business and acting as secretary to a board committee
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Our take
With 18 million international customers, Aviva is the largest provider of insurance and leading life and pension funds in the UK. With a history that dates back to the founding of Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society in 1696, Aviva’s current form is thanks to a merger between Norwich Union and CGU plc in the year 2000.
Over the noughties, Aviva grew its market out to Europe and established a high-profile foothold in America thanks to the most expensive advertising campaign of the time that included celebrities Alice Cooper and Bruce Willis. Into the 2010s, the insurance broker was forced to restructure and close a large number of its non-core businesses in a bid to increase its shareholder returns and streamline its focus. In 2012 it sold its US wing to Athene Holding to further this goal.
Now stripped back after sell-offs of subsidiaries in Indonesia, Italy, and many more countries, Aviva is refocusing on pensions. In the wake of a Pensions Dashboard Programme delay in the UK, Aviva is in the running to take over the programme thanks to its pre-existing private systems. This exemplifies Aviva’s renewed focus on the fintech sector, all whilst playing national analyst during the cost of living crisis thanks to its annual Age of Ambiguity study.
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Company values
- Care
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- Community
- Confidence
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
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Leadership
Amanda Blanc
(CEO, not founder)Currently Group Board Non-Executive Director at BP. Previously Chairman of the Welsh Rugby Union, Senior Advisor at Trov, CEO at Zurich Insurance Company.
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