Consultant, Governance Services

About the role

Northern Trust is hiring a Consultant, Governance Services in St Peter Port. You will take ownership of the day-to-day governance and company secretarial requirements of an allocated portfolio, acting as a reliable point of contact for clients, directors and colleagues. The role gives direct exposure to boards and senior stakeholders across listed funds, private equity structures, fiduciary entities and other corporate vehicles, and includes mentoring junior colleagues without formal line management.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end board and committee meetings, including calendars, agendas, papers, distribution, attendance and follow-up, and draft minutes, resolutions and other governance documentation.
• Maintain action trackers and support the timely completion of decisions and actions.
• Manage statutory and company secretarial requirements, keeping records complete and accurate within timescales, and maintain statutory registers and corporate records.
• Coordinate annual and ad hoc filings, annual validations, changes to officers, share transfers, capital changes and other corporate actions, and arrange approval and execution of entity documentation.
• Support listing and governance obligations such as monitoring, approvals, announcements, share buy-backs and tap issues.
• Build working relationships with clients, directors, regulators, registries, legal advisers and auditors, and take ownership of queries and deliverables.
• Support less experienced colleagues with technical queries, work planning and procedure application, giving constructive feedback and knowledge sharing.
• Complete work according to procedures, controls and record-keeping requirements, escalate risks promptly, and contribute to departmental projects, statutory programmes and service improvements.
• Use approved AI tools responsibly to improve efficiency and consistency, with human review, confidentiality and data protection, and encourage colleagues to adopt technology to improve processes.

Required profile

• Typically three to five years' experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, legal, compliance, accounting, fund administration or a comparable financial-services environment.
• Practical understanding of the end-to-end board and committee process, including agendas, papers, minutes and resolutions.
• Knowledge of Guernsey company law and the regulatory environment for Guernsey financial-services businesses, or the ability to develop it quickly.
• Awareness of governance frameworks such as the AIC Code, the UK Corporate Governance Code and the Guernsey Code of Corporate Governance.
• Advantageous: experience supporting colleagues or reviewing work, experience with listed funds, private equity or fiduciary entities, and a relevant qualification (e.g. CGI).

Required skills

• Excellent written English and the ability to produce clear, accurate governance documentation.
• Strong organisation, prioritisation, professional confidence and sound judgement.
• Confidence using Microsoft 365, board portals, entity-management systems, PDF tools and approved AI tools.

What we offer

• Direct interaction with boards and senior stakeholders across a varied portfolio.
• Opportunities to deepen technical knowledge, take greater ownership and support others.
• Support for professional qualifications and continued learning.
• The chance to shape process improvement and technology adoption in Governance Services.