Corporate Secretary

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality professional company secretarial services to the and Global News business in India.
• Assist the APAC lawyers to manage company secretary service across BBC studios APAC
• Maintain corporate secretarial records, statutory books and registers and internal databases.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements, advising Senior Management and regional corporate teams on the compliance requirements.
• Arrange board and/or general meetings and prepare minutes of such meetings.
• Draft board and/or shareholder approvals/resolutions, where required.
• Attend to filing and/or registration of any documents, including forms, returns and applications by or on behalf of the company.
• Maintain a corporate calendar with the key meeting dates for the company, working closely with management and other colleagues within BBC Studios to achieve this and assist with the planning and management of the meeting lifecycle.
• Maintain a comprehensive shared drive and filing system for the India company secretarial function and manage a consistent naming structure for all board and committee meeting papers.

Qualification & Experience

• Be a qualified Company Secretary with a current membership with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and LLB graduate.
• Be highly organised and methodical with a first-class attention to detail.
• Be experienced in working at pace in a changing environment, able to operate under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Have strong planning skills and the ability to prioritise tasks.