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Company secretary: Typical employers/vacancy sources

Typical employers

Since an amendment to the Companies’ Act in late 2008, only public Iimited companies are legally required to appoint a company secretary. However, it is still necessary for private companies to take responsibility for compliance and liaison with regulatory bodies and many of them therefore continue to appoint a company secretary.

Positions can be found in a wide range of organisations, including:

• accountancy and solicitors' firms;
• banks and building societies;
• insurance companies;
• housing associations;
• trade bodies;
• employers' cooperatives;
• investment trusts.

There are positions with consultancies that provide company secretarial services to companies who decide to outsource this function.

There are also opportunities within the public, voluntary and charity sectors, with local and central government, educational institutions, charities and hospitals, where the role may have the title ‘chartered secretary’ or simply ‘Secretary’. Since their resources come mainly from taxation or public donation, such organisations must ensure that their budgets and resources are well managed.

Sources of vacancies

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• Chartered Secretary Magazine
• Law Society Gazette
• information from professional bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) , the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
• national press.

Check key websites for vacancies in specific sectors:

• Third Sector for work with charities;
• Local Government Chronicle ;
• LocalGov .

Vacancies for qualified and, more rarely, for trainee posts are advertised by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) and also by specialist recruitment agencies such as Hays Legal , Chambers & Partners and BLT (Beament Leslie Thomas) .

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AGCAS

Written by Anna Lomas, University of Manchester

Last updated:

September 2009

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