Company Secretary

About the Role

The role involves governance and company secretarial activity across Mace’s global consult business, ensuring rigorous compliance and effective board support following the demerger. Acting as a trusted advisor, it oversees statutory operations across Europe, MEA, APAC and the Americas, enabling strong governance for a fast‑growing, dynamic organisation. • Manage company secretarial and governance services across all consult entities. • Act as statutory Company Secretary, ensuring compliance and maintaining statutory records. • Organise board and committee meetings, preparing agendas, board packs, minutes and tracking actions. • Develop and maintain governance frameworks, policies and procedures. • Advise senior leaders on governance, regulatory and company law matters. • Oversee corporate actions such as share capital changes, acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations. • Support M&A activities, including due diligence and integration. • Coordinate with finance, tax and treasury on group structure, funding, distributions, KYC and reporting. • Prepare governance content for annual reporting and statutory disclosures. • Manage overseas service providers and support director appointments and inductions. • Lead governance projects and contribute to strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸governance
• ▸secretarial
• ▸board prep
• ▸m&a
• ▸compliance
• ▸reporting

What You Bring

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey. • Chartered governance professional with senior multinational company secretarial experience. • Strong knowledge of UK and multi‑jurisdictional governance frameworks. • Skilled in board support, stakeholder engagement and clear communication. • Proficient with entity management systems and strong commercial judgement.

Requirements

• ▸chartered
• ▸senior secretarial
• ▸uk governance
• ▸board support
• ▸entity management
• ▸stakeholder engagement

Benefits

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you do not meet all the criteria, you are encouraged to apply as you may be the best fit for this role or another within the organisation. The company is open to part‑time, flexible and hybrid working options where suitable.

Work Environment

Hybrid