Company Secretarial Assistant

Job Title:                      Company Secretarial Assistant

Location:                      Wigmore Street, London + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation:            Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                    Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                         SF73590

Shape The Future of Corporate Governance in a Global Organisation Making a Real Difference

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Company Secretarial Assistant at our Wigmore Street office in London.

This is an exciting opportunity to launch or develop your career in company secretarial practice, corporate governance and compliance within a FTSE 100 environment. Supporting the Company Secretariat team, you’ll gain valuable exposure to the governance frameworks that help a global defence, aerospace and engineering organisation operate effectively and responsibly. Working alongside experienced professionals, you'll build specialist knowledge, develop your expertise and contribute to activities that directly support the success of the business.

The role

As a Company Secretarial Assistant, you’ll support the delivery of high-quality company secretarial and corporate governance services across Babcock International Group PLC and its subsidiary entities. This role is designed as an entry point into the governance profession and is ideal for someone with a genuine interest in company law, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. You'll gain hands-on experience in a listed company environment, providing an excellent platform for long-term career development and professional growth.

Day-to-day, you will be responsible for:

• Assisting with maintaining statutory records and corporate information for Babcock International Group PLC and its subsidiary entities.
• Supporting the preparation and submission of Companies House filings, including confirmation statements and other statutory documentation.
• Preparing draft board minutes, resolutions and routine governance documentation for review.
• Support with annual report and annual general meeting
• Supporting a broad range of governance, compliance and company secretarial activities across the organisation.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and is based at Wigmore Street, London. Hybrid working arrangements are available with the expectation of at least three days working in the office and the rest working from home.

Essential Experience of the Company Secretarial Assistant:

• Demonstrating a strong interest in company secretarial practice, corporate governance and company law.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Highly organised and methodical with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Proactive and adaptable approach to work.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Qualifications for the Company Secretarial Assistant:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Graduate of the Chartered Governance Institute is desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 21/08/2026

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