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At IHG Hotels & Resorts, our Company Secretariat team plays a central role in
supporting our Board, committees, subsidiaries and senior leaders. We’re looking
for a Senior Assistant Company Secretary to join us in our global HQ in Windsor,
UK, on a fixed-term contract for up to six months, helping deliver a
high-quality secretariat service across a global, UK and US listed business.
This is a hands-on role with real breadth. You’ll take ownership of key share
scheme activity, support UK committee and subsidiary matters, advise on
governance and regulatory requirements, and work closely with senior
stakeholders across IHG.
Keep the governance engine of a FTSE 100 business running smoothly.
What you’ll do
• Manage and administer IHG’s employee and executive share-based incentive
schemes, including the Employee Share Ownership Trust.
• Support senior and former executives with share dealings and provide guidance
on insider dealing rules, PDMR interests and Market Abuse Regulation
requirements.
• Prepare regular reports for the PLC Board and its committees, including
routine minutes and follow-up actions.
• Act as secretary to UK subsidiary companies and routine committee meetings,
covering meeting arrangements, minutes, statutory accounts and related
actions.
• Advise on UK and US listing rules, company law, stock exchange rules and
wider company secretarial matters.
• Contribute to major corporate events and transactions, which may include
dividends, share consolidations, capital returns, reorganisations, disposals
and acquisitions.
• Develop and maintain company secretariat policies, procedures and good
practice across the function.
• Work with internal teams including Finance, Treasury, Tax, HR, Corporate
Affairs, Investor Relations and Legal, as well as external advisers and
service providers.
What you’ll bring
• Qualified Chartered Secretary status, or equivalent qualification.
• At least five years’ post-qualification company secretarial experience,
ideally in a UK FTSE environment.
• Strong current knowledge of share schemes, share registration processes, UK
company law and relevant listing rules.
• Confidence working independently, prioritising well and delivering to
deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with strong attention to detail.
• Good judgement, commercial awareness and the ability to manage sensitive
matters carefully.
• A practical, flexible style, with the ability to build good working
relationships across different teams and seniority levels.
This is a fixed-term contract opportunity, therefore it would be beneficial to
have worked or have experience of working in the company secretarial team of a
UK listed PLC.
If you’re a company secretarial professional who enjoys variety and working
closely to senior decision-making, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and
help us support the governance of one of the world’s leading hotel companies.
Closing date for applications Friday 4th September 2026
At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re
here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel
welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world.
Want to be part of the journey?
Who we are
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good
on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations
worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll
experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and
inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you
are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for
You at IHG.
Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to
drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the
hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.
We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being
together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports
productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and
balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working
collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work
with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.
We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work
life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties,
recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing
framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle,
and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always
Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate
difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG
Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and
employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any
other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust,
support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences,
and perspectives.