Company Secretarial Trainee
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,000 to £38,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 December 2025 |
| Location: | Canada, Southern, E14 4PU |
| Company: | Nest Corporation |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58533301 |
Summary
Role Overview
We are looking for a Company Secretarial Trainee to join the Corporate Secretariat and support the Director of Governance and Deputy Company Secretaries in providing a full Company Secretarial and Governance Advisory service to the Nest Corporation Board, its Committee’s and the subsidiary, Nest Invest Limited. The Company Secretarial trainee will play a vital role in this fast paced team and there will be a good level of stakeholder exposure and opportunities for development. Whilst the role holder will be responsible for a number of core company secretarial duties, there are a variety of projects across the team to get involved in allowing plenty of scope to learn and develop
The minimum criteria for this role are:
Experience of providing administrative support in a demanding office environment.
Proven ability to organise, prioritise and manage multiple tasks in fast moving environment on own initiative.
Some Company Secretarial experience and a good understanding of Corporate Governance.
Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications and able to learn new IT systems quickly.
Familiarity with Diligent Board Portal or an equivalent.
Experience of developing internal networks to achieve results.
Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.
Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.
Flexible and agile working
Everyone's personal situation is different.
To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):
- hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
- reduce or vary working hours
- reduce or vary the days worked
- work compressed hours
- job share
Click here to see the benefits we offer at Nest.
For more information about our recruitment process click here
Directorate/Department Overview
We are looking for a Company Secretarial Assistant to join the Corporate Secretariat and support the Director of Governance and Deputy Company Secretaries in providing a full Company Secretarial and Governance Advisory service to the Nest Corporation Board, its Committee’s and the subsidiary, Nest Invest Limited.
Working to the line management of the Deputy Company Secretary, Nest Corporation, the Company Secretarial Assistant will support the team across a range of administrative and company secretarial duties.
This is an exciting role for an entry level graduate looking to start their career as a Company Secretary or an administrative assistant who would like to branch into governance.
Nest is committed to helping employees develop their skillsets and progress in their careers and a variety of training opportunities will be available as well as study support for individuals wishing to complete the Chartered Governance Institute exams.
Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.
Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme.
We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.
If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact careers@nestcorporation.org.uk.
We are looking for a Company Secretarial Trainee to join the Corporate Secretariat and support the Director of Governance and Deputy Company Secretaries in providing a full Company Secretarial and Governance Advisory service to the Nest Corporation Board, its Committee’s and the subsidiary, Nest Invest Limited. The Company Secretarial trainee will play a vital role in this fast paced team and there will be a good level of stakeholder exposure and opportunities for development. Whilst the role holder will be responsible for a number of core company secretarial duties, there are a variety of projects across the team to get involved in allowing plenty of scope to learn and develop
The minimum criteria for this role are:
Experience of providing administrative support in a demanding office environment.
Proven ability to organise, prioritise and manage multiple tasks in fast moving environment on own initiative.
Some Company Secretarial experience and a good understanding of Corporate Governance.
Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications and able to learn new IT systems quickly.
Familiarity with Diligent Board Portal or an equivalent.
Experience of developing internal networks to achieve results.
Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.
Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.
Flexible and agile working
Everyone's personal situation is different.
To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):
- hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
- reduce or vary working hours
- reduce or vary the days worked
- work compressed hours
- job share
Click here to see the benefits we offer at Nest.
For more information about our recruitment process click here
Directorate/Department Overview
We are looking for a Company Secretarial Assistant to join the Corporate Secretariat and support the Director of Governance and Deputy Company Secretaries in providing a full Company Secretarial and Governance Advisory service to the Nest Corporation Board, its Committee’s and the subsidiary, Nest Invest Limited.
Working to the line management of the Deputy Company Secretary, Nest Corporation, the Company Secretarial Assistant will support the team across a range of administrative and company secretarial duties.
This is an exciting role for an entry level graduate looking to start their career as a Company Secretary or an administrative assistant who would like to branch into governance.
Nest is committed to helping employees develop their skillsets and progress in their careers and a variety of training opportunities will be available as well as study support for individuals wishing to complete the Chartered Governance Institute exams.
Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.
Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.
We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme.
We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.
If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact careers@nestcorporation.org.uk.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.