# AVP, Assistant Corporate Secretary

**Company**: Aviva Canada
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

Join Aviva Canada's Corporate Secretary team as an AVP, Assistant Corporate Secretary. You'll work closely with the Corporate Secretary, Board of Directors, Executive Team, and senior business leaders to ensure effective governance across the organization.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Support the planning, coordination, and execution of Board of Directors and Board Committee meetings

- Partner with senior leaders to prepare and deliver governance materials

- Maintain Board governance processes and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

- Manage Board and Corporate records, documentation, and governance systems

- Support director onboarding, orientation, education, and ongoing governance activities

- Assist with governance approvals and sign-offs for transactions requiring Board or Group authorization

- Lead the governance and administration of Boards for designated subsidiaries

- Manage and lead individual corporate governance initiatives

- Collaborate with business partners to support corporate governance, delegated authority, and compliance processes

- Provide advice to the business, Executive Team, and Boards on corporate governance matters

- Lead research and analysis of emerging corporate governance issues

- Oversee corporate filings, licensing activities, and regulatory correspondence

- Assist with corporate transactions, reorganizations, and other legal and governance initiatives

**Requirements:**

- 7+ years of corporate governance, corporate secretarial, or related legal experience

- JD or LLB, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

- Strong stakeholder management and engagement experience

- Strong knowledge of corporate governance principles and regulatory requirements

- Experience using Board portal technology such as Diligent

- Demonstrated experience preparing minutes, resolutions, and other governance documents

- Sound judgment, discretion, and experience handling confidential information

- Flexibility to work outside regular business hours

- Self-motivated and highly organized with a proven track-record of taking ownership and responsibility

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office

- Comfortable adopting new technologies, including AI-enabled tools

**What you'll get:**

- Compelling rewards package, including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities

- Hybrid flexible work model

- Outstanding career development opportunities

- Professional development education support

- Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year

- Employee-driven programs focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion

- Corporate wellness programs to support physical and mental health

- Employee discount on home and auto insurance

## Skills

### Required
- corporate governance
- corporate secretarial
- legal experience
- Board portal technology
- Microsoft Office

### Nice to have
- subsidiary governance
- federally regulated financial institution
- insurance organization
- people leadership

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