Corporate Governance Manager

Corporate Governance Manager

Salary circa £75,000  (depending on skills, experience, and qualifications)

We are looking for an ambitious Corporate Governance professional who is keen to take the next step in their career! If you have prior experience working in a listed company or regulated environment – ideally within Financial Services - 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 for Aviva Insurance, Wealth and Retirement (IWR), you will provide high-quality company secretarial and corporate governance support to the IWR business, boards and committees, enabling them to set and achieve strategic priorities.

You will be 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.

The role also contributes to the development of best practice governance across IWR 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 feed in to iCARE control testing for IWR controls.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• CGI qualified Corporate Governance professional, or qualified solicitor, with proven company secretarial and corporate governance expertise, ideally gained through experience within FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 organisations.
• Proven excellence in developing, managing and influencing senior stakeholders, demonstrating clear, confident communication up to Executive and Director level.
• Solid knowledge of company law, administration and corporate governance, with  particular emphasis on the UK listed company environment.
• Excellent self-management i.e., the ability to work independently, manage a complex workload, and to effectively prioritise workload.  
• Attention to detail, matched with excellent presentation & report writing skills.

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 £75,000 (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
• 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 interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

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