About the Opportunity

**Job Type**: Permanent

Title: Company Secretary - Investment Trusts

Department: Investment Trusts

Location: Kingswood, Surrey

Reports To: Senior Company Secretary - Investment Trusts

About Fidelity International

Fidelity International offers investment solutions and services and retirement expertise to more than 2.5 million customers globally. As a privately-held, purpose-driven company with a 50-year heritage, we think generationally and invest for the long term. Operating in more than 25 locations and with $ 739.9 billion in total assets, our clients range from central banks, sovereign wealth funds, large corporates, financial institutions, insurers and wealth managers, to private individuals.

Our Workplace & Personal Financial Health business provides individuals, advisers and employers with access to world-class investment choices, third-party solutions, administration services and pension guidance. Together with our Investment Solutions & Services business, we invest $567 billion on behalf of our clients. By combining our asset management expertise with our solutions for workplace and personal investing, we work together to build better financial futures. Find out more about what we do, our history, and how you could be a part of our future at


As a flexible employer, we trust our people to perform their role in the way that works best for them, our clients and our business. We are a disability-friendly company and would welcome a conversation with you if you feel you might benefit from any reasonable adjustments to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process and beyond.

Our Values

Integrity - Doing the right thing, every time and putting the client first

Trust - Empowering each other to take the initiative and make good decision

Our Behaviours

Our employees should be:
Brave - Challenge the status quo, be accountable and speak up

Bold - Act with conviction, encourage diverse thinking and keep things simple

Curious - Learn to do new things in better ways and encourage fresh thinking

Compassionate - Have empathy, care for colleagues, clients and the community

Department Description

The role of The Investment Trusts Company Secretariat (“Co Sec”) is to provide high quality, value-add professional company secretarial services, to six UK-listed Investment Companies. These companies represent an aggregate of circa £6billion of shareholders’ funds, and each is listed on the Premium Segment of the London Stock Exchange. Four of the companies are part of the FTSE 250.

Secretarial services must comply with all legal and regulatory requirements such as Listing Rules, Disclosure and Transparency Rules and the FRC’s UK Corporate Governance Code. The service proposition of Co Sec can be broadly broken down into the following broad categories:
Corporate Governance Support - end-to-end support of the board corporate governance process (agendas/papers/minutes) and advising on best practice;

Company Secretarial Duties - maintenance of companies in good standing including their statutory books and records. Implementing corporate actions and restructurings (e.g. changes in share capital). Drafting and lodging Stock Exchange announcements as required; and

Other Duties - including participation in business/regulatory/change projects, support for Annual General Meetings and handling shareholder queries.

To provide a full company secretarial service to those investment trusts for which the job holder has direct responsibility, either as the primary or secondary professional, and to participate in projects as required. To respond to internal and external queries relating to company secretarial matters.

Key Responsibilities
- To work closely with the entire Investment Trust team to meet and exceed the expectations of the Investment Trusts boards and Fidelity’s commercial objectives
- To take the Co Sec lead on a number of Fidelity Investment Trusts, including being up to date on all legislative and regulatory changes affecting Investment Trusts, and helping the Boards to understand the implications for their company
- Liaison with Brokers, Registrars, external auditors
- Responsibility for stock exchange announcements and appropriate Companies House filings
- To have input to any Fidelity wide projects which impact Investment Trusts, or where Investment Trusts should be represented
- To help develop future Investment Trusts

Experience and Qualifications Required
- Qualified Company Secretary with experience of Investment Trust Company Secretarial duties
- A strong credible personal presence with proven experience of gaining the confidence of experienced Board members through a combination of high quality communication skills, Investment Trust knowledge and proven delivery capability.
- Strong technical ability and experience to assess and implement the requirements and impact of company law and regulations and changes to both.
- Strong team player