Assistant Company Secretary

**_Senior Company Secretarial Assistant_****_Company Secretarial Manager_****_Role Purpose:_**- Global Corporate Governance & Secretariat vision statement: Driving Excellence in Governance_- Global Corporate Governance & Secretariat mission statement: By developing our people, processes and systems, we drive the highest standards of corporate governance globally to support the delivery of Group strategy and to satisfy the expectations of our stakeholders._- This job category provides advice, guidance and support on corporate governance, statutory, regulatory, governmental, listing and best practice requirements across board, director and corporate structure activities. Manage a small portfolio of subsidiaries and branches and enable effective operation of their Boards, Committees and line-of-business management committees. This role supports the Company Secretary/Deputy Company Secretary (LAM/Mexico) in delivering the Corporate Governance & Secretariat function activities._- This job category supports the drive to achieve the highest standards of corporate governance to support the delivery of Group strategy and to satisfy the expectations of our stakeholders._**_Key Accountabilities:_**- _Contribute to the organisation and management of the main Board, Committee and LoB meetings_- _Manage the corporate and business governance arrangements for subsidiary and other entity boards_- _Manage the discharge of regulatory obligations_- _Manage the administration of Powers of Attorney for HSBC companies and subsidiaries_- _Provide advice, guidance and support on the execution of corporate transactions for HSBC companies and subsidiaries_- _Provide advice, guidance and support to the Company Secretary and Boards of Subsidiaries_- _Manage a range of relationships with key internal and external stakeholders_- _Support the Company Secretary with governance and appointment of Board Directors for HSBC subsidiaries_- _Support the development of staff in the Corporate Governance & Secretariat function_- _Interpret and execute legislation and regulations within (LAM/Mexico)_- _Understand and execute statutory obligations for HSBC companies and subsidiaries_- _Maintain corporate records and submit filings for HSBC companies and subsidiaries_- _Contribute to functional projects and tasks_**_Management of Risk_**- _Ensuring that key governance/listing obligations/company secretarial matters are clearly identified, brought to the attention of the Regional/ Country/ Deputy Company Secretary, and as appropriate, recommended for inclusion in the Group Standards Manual or Corporate Governance & Secretariat Functional Instruction Manual._- _Adhering to processes and controls to identify and mitigate risks and ensuring timely escalation of control issues and corporate compliance risks. Also maintaining awareness of risk and through engagement with his/ her line manager minimising the likelihood of it occurring through its identification, assessment, mitigation and control._**_Major Challenges_**- _HSBC is an extremely diverse business, which is constantly expanding both geographically and into new areas of business. Such expansion is in an increasingly regulated and complex global environment with almost no consistency between laws, regulations and best practices in different jurisdictions. There is a constantly evolving environment of corporate governance, statutory, regulatory, governmental and best practice requirements and standards. In this context, it is the role of the Job Holder to support the Company Secretary/Deputy Company Secretary, (LAM/MX) in implementing an appropriate corporate governance framework in (LAM/MX) and to provide advice, guidance and support to the Board of Directors of the subsidiaries and branches of which he/she is Secretary on corporate governance matters._**Requirements**:**_Qualifications:_**- Bachelors Degree - Law or similar_- Proficiency English_- Experience:_- Experience of working in a notary's office._**_Knowledge_**- Strong knowledge in Corporate Law._**_HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and where their opinions count. We want to build a culture where our employees are comfortable in bringing their whole self to work, regardless of gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious belief, background, and any other aspect of personal difference. At HSBC we are oriented towards guaranteeing gender equality and constant training for our employees as well as the protection of their labor and social rights._****_We want you to be part of our team. Know what is like to work with us_