Corporate Governance Manager

Closing date: 28 November 2025

Starting Salary - c. £65,000

We are looking for an ambitious Corporate Governance professional who is keen to take the next step in their career! If you are a graduate CG or AGC with at least five years of corporate governance experience working in a FTSE250 and are used to completing tasks to a high standard within a large, corporate setting, then we’d love to hear from you!

A bit about the job:

As a Corporate Governance Manager, you will provide high-quality company secretarial and corporate governance support to Aviva’s General Insurance business, boards and committees, enabling them to set and achieve strategic priorities.

You will Work as part of a driven team responsible for delivering timely and accurate governance advice, maintaining statutory records and registers, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies. You’ll support board operations, and act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, and support integration of M&A activity into governance frameworks and encourage sustainability initiatives.

The role also contributes to the development of best practice governance across GI and the wider Aviva Group, including collaboration with Subsidiary Governance and other Corporate Governance teams. You’ll support year-end processes, coach junior team members, and enhance risk management capabilities, supporting the three lines of defence model.

• Qualified company secretary with extensive listed company secretarial and corporate governance knowledge, gained from working for FTSE 250 companies previously.
• Senior stakeholder management skills, confident communicating up to Executive/Director level.
• Proven track record of supporting boards/committees, leading governance for complex transactions, and managing high-stakes reporting
• Excellent self-management i.e., the ability to work independently, making business critical decisions.
• Strong attention to detail, with high standard minute writing abilities

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• 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
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Amber Britton a call on 07775546100 or send an email to amber.britton@aviva.com