Corporate Governance Assistant
Salary: From £31,300 • Location: Bristol or London (Hybrid) • Role Type: Permanent • Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full‑time)
As part of BGIUK Legal team, the Corporate Governance Assistant supports smooth governance activities across BGIUK subsidiary companies. The role leads planning and delivery of Board and Committee meetings, ensuring all documentation and statutory requirements are met. You’ll work closely with legal, finance, compliance, operations, and group governance teams, contributing to projects that improve governance processes and technology adoption across the UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Support planning and delivery of Board and Committee meetings including preparing agendas, drafting minutes, coordinating papers via the digital board portal and managing meeting logistics.
- Maintain forward agendas, track actions and ensure governance documentation remains accurate and up to date.
- Assist with annual governance activities such as distributing and collating director questionnaires, gathering conflict‑of‑interest information and supporting year‑end processes.
- Keep accurate entity records and coordinate statutory and regulatory filings.
- Monitor changes in corporate legislation and respond to updates when needed.
- Support corporate governance projects such as entity rationalisation, corporate transactions and adoption of new technologies.
- Contribute to wider team initiatives across the BGIUK Corporate Governance team.
- Champion continuous improvement, encouraging teams to test, learn and adjust their approaches to deliver the best customer outcomes.
- Role‑model Bupa’s values, creating a positive, inclusive culture that supports learning, transparency and accountability.
What We’re Looking For
- A law degree and an interest in pursuing a professional corporate governance qualification.
- Strong organisational and planning skills with ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical thinking.
- Experience supporting corporate projects or transactions (helpful, not essential).
- Good IT skills, including confidence with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat and governance systems such as digital board portals.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills with ability to build strong working relationships.
- A high level of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion when handling sensitive information.
- Integrity, resilience and a proactive mindset that aligns with Bupa’s values and ways of working.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service, with option to buy or sell.
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
- Onsite gyms or local discounts where an onsite gym is not available.
- Various other benefits and online discounts.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We aim to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Bupa is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
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