Corporate Governance Assistant

Join Tower as a Corporate Governance Assistant - an exciting opportunity available on either a part-time or full-time basis. Please indicate your preferred working arrangement in your cover letter.

What You Will Be Doing

You are here to support the General Counsel / Company Secretary and Senior Corporate Governance Counsel with the day-to-day governance, including internal governance, and administration of Tower Limited and its subsidiaries.

Dive into the heart of your responsibilities:

• Assist the General Counsel / Company Secretary and Senior Governance Counsel with preparation for Board and Board Committee meetings for Tower Limited (New Zealand) and its Pacific subsidiaries, including coordinating calendar invites, arranging travel, agenda preparation, ensuring compliance with Tower's style guide, and uploading to the board portal
• Set up rooms for Board and Committee meetings and arrange catering and manage on the day logistics
• Assist in the administration and maintenance of Board and Committee registers and workplans
• Assist with the administration and organisation of the Annual Shareholder Meeting, as required
• Coordinate the payment of invoices for Legal and Governance teams
• Provide general governance administration support for other internal governance functions as required

What you'll need

To be successful in this role, you will also be able to demonstrate the following:

• At least 5 years' experience providing support to a company secretarial team
• Experience with the Board paper process including collating papers and uploading to Board portals
• Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels, including dealing with Directors.
• High attention to detail, including in document presentation, with exceptional organisational skills
• Strong administration experience
• Ability to work flexibly - outside of "normal" office hours when required

Our Commitment

We pride ourselves on encouraging everyone to bring their whole selves to work, embracing diverse opinions, experiences, and backgrounds. Our commitment is to create an inclusive workplace where our people come first, feel valued, safe, and respected. If you feel comfortable doing so, please let us know early in the process.

Why you'll love working with Tower

At Tower, we put our people first and pride ourselves on creating a diverse and inclusive space that provides opportunities for everyone to thrive. As a unique Kiwi and Pacific insurer operating for almost 150 years, with roots all the way back to Dunedin NZ, we embrace and encourage our people to bring their whole selves to work.

We celebrate all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, religions, anything that helps to make our people special. We are proud holders of the Rainbow Tick which is an important symbol for us.

What we'll bring to the table

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of perks and benefits to celebrate and look after our Tower employees.

Highlights include:

• Our people come first as we offer 16 weeks of paid leave for the primary carer and 4 weeks of paid leave partner`s leave.
• A paid day off on your birthday, as well as two extra annual leave days every year and the option to buy an additional eight days of leave. So up to six weeks off!
• Annual Performance Review where you get to showcase your progression.
• Wellness leave instead of sick leave so you can proactively look after your health and wellbeing.
• Career growth - we promote internal capability; we also have programmes that recognise star performers.
• Flexible workplace opportunities at our beautiful 6 Green Star Fanshawe St office packed with modern technologies, stand-up desks, open space and coffee machines in two large modern kitchens with cafe-inspired dining areas.
• Discounts on Tower insurance products of up to 50%.
• Free Life Insurance of up to four times your annual base salary.
• Paid parental leave top up for 16 weeks.
• Retail deals and discounts with Les Mills, JB Hi-Fi, PB Tech, The Coffee Club, Warehouse Stationery and more.

Apply now: Ready to embark on a journey where your experience truly matters in the heart of New Zealand and the Pacific`s insurance industry? If you are excited about defining a new era of insurance, submit your resume and a detailed cover letter highlighting your impactful career.

Please note: We're eager to get the right person on board as soon as possible. We don't have set closing dates, so we'll start reviewing applications as they come in. Don't wait—apply now to make sure you're considered.