Manager - Governance Advisory

About Law Debenture

Law Debenture is an Investment Trust supported by a wholly owned professional services business. LawDeb is an unusual and exciting proposition; on a day–to-day basis we are nimble, ambitious and small enough to know everyone by name, whilst also benefiting from the profile and credibility of a listed business. This is thanks to our 135-year-old FTSE250 investment trust and our fast-growing independent professional services business of over 300 colleagues across 6 business lines.

At LawDeb, doing work that has a positive impact is important to us. We need the very best people to be the custodians of our business for the next stage of our proud history and growth. We’re ambitious to innovate, collaborate and push forward in providing peace of mind and excellence for our clients and each other.

We’re on a journey to shape a culture we’re all proud to be part of. One where everyone feels trusted, supported and empowered to own their success. Working at LawDeb, you will have access to our enviable network of clients and innovative projects, as well as brilliant colleagues to learn from and collaborate with.

Role Overview

You will be responsible for delivering an extensive range of corporate secretarial and governance services to a portfolio of clients, providing high quality advice and work with others in the portfolio team to deliver an excellent client experience and ensure clients remain up to date with their statutory obligations. You will also be responsible for contributing to driving success of the Governance Advisory team as a whole, and the individuals within it.

As a manager you will make a commercial contribution to Law Debenture, bringing company secretarial experience and managerial skills to the team as required. You will work collaboratively with other members of the team to enable us to meet our business plan.

Job Role & Responsibilities

- Deliver a range of high-quality company secretarial services to a range of clients in line with your billable hours and recovery rate targets.

- Provide end to end board and committee support for clients, including drafting meeting papers where applicable, meeting paper collation, attendance at meetings, drafting minutes and chasing actions.

- Provide advice on corporate governance best practice and reviewing relevant documentation.

- Follow operational processes which ensure financial hygiene (time recording, in/out of scope work, billing etc), effective document management and support data driven decision making (e.g., up to date resourcing plan, skill matrix, feedback and performance management etc).

- Mentor junior members (including Assistant Managers) of the team on technical matters, where applicable.

- Provide feedback on work produced and answer queries by more junior members of the team to ensure that quality service delivery to clients is maintained across UK CSS.

- Act as relationship manager for certain clients (depending on size).

- Regular relationship meetings with key clients.

- Provide support as required in developing processes and procedures within the UK CSS team.

- Ensure you remain up to date with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and horizon scan for upcoming changes.

People Manager Responsibilities

- Onboard team members

- Hold regular 1-1s with your team

- Conduct twice yearly Performance Reviews

- Mentor team members

- Agree and set goals with your team members

- Oversee Health and Compassionate Leave, ensuring the policy is adhered to, approving other types of time off requests

- Manage Performance and Conduct through both informal and formal means, engaging with HR where appropriate

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

- ICSA/CGI fully qualified (or other professional qualification if relevant experience can be demonstrated).

- A degree in Law/Business Studies preferable but not essential.

- Experience of attending and minuting Board and Committee meetings, preferably in the financial services sector.

- Commercial and practical outlook.

- Ability to build relationships and rapport, demonstrating credibility.

- Solution focused, confident in communicating effectively with stakeholders at all levels.

Your Reward

- Competitive salary with performance bonus scheme

- Generous pension contribution

- Full healthcare cover

- Health cash plan

- Life assurance

- Buy/sell annual leave scheme

Additional Information

People who thrive at LawDeb make the most of this foundation to grow themselves, help us improve and have fun playing their part in building the culture that’s fuelling our growth.

LawDeb hires people based on personal merit and qualifications regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background or any other protected attribute. We celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to work. We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. If you feel that you require any reasonable adjustments to be able to participate in this recruitment process, please provide further details where prompted.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.

If you’d like to find out more about LawDeb and our open vacancies, please contact our careers team on  [email protected].