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About Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses.

We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,300 people working together. Our capability is diverse with more than 550 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our enterprise businesses — Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities.

Job Description

Where you’ll fit in & what our team goals are…

This is a unique opportunity to join the Company Secretarial team to support the firm's UK Real Estate subsidiary entities, including Limited Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and fund governance structures. You will also entail supporting management committees, as required.

How you'll spend your time...

You will primarily support the Alternatives business, specifically its UK Real Estate function, providing high quality, corporate governance and board support to UK regulated and unregulated entities, including Limited Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships, and fund governance structures. The role also includes supporting management committees, as required. Primarily this support requires you to:

• attend and minute Board meetings for the subsidiary Boards and their Committees, LLPs, shareholder meetings and other management committees, as required;

• draft accurate, high quality minutes within agreed SLAs;

• prepare agendas in consultation with the Chair and relevant stakeholders, and independently assemble and distribute meeting packs using an electronic Board Portal;

• prepare action lists and co-ordinate the timely follow up of actions, including execution of documents according to local requirements and maintain authorised signatory lists;

• support working with Legal, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and with good corporate governance practices, including, but not limited to, arranging relevant statutory and regulatory filings;

• oversee third party Company Secretary Firms as needed; and

• work with colleagues to respond to KYC, DD and RFP requests.

Additionally, the role will support the organisation's general legal and regulatory compliance functions as required, for example:

• maintain various corporate governance charts, guides, policies and terms of reference; and

• provide general assistance on group wide projects, as and when required.

To be successful in this role you will have...

• previous board support experience, specifically minuting taking at a regulated, financial services organisation required.

• must be proactive, a self-starter, and extremely well organised.

• fluent business English will be needed.

• must be a qualified company secretary / governance professional or qualified solicitor.

If you also had this, it would be great…

• working within a global financial services group, ideally including matrix management;

• real estate corporate and fund structures;

• minute taking at complex board meetings within financial services sector;

• experience of subsidiary governance; and

• statutory and regulatory filings.

In-Office Collaboration

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Worker Sub Type

Permanent

Job Family Group

Legal Affairs

Columbia Threadneedle is a people business, and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and performance-based culture where everyone can belong, grow, contribute and realise their potential.

We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to racial or ethnic background, religion or belief, sex or gender, nationality, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to aid your participation in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.