Corporate Governance Assistant

Job Description:

Corporate Governance Assistant
Salary: From £31,300
Location status: Hybrid
Location: Leeds, London or Bristol

Role Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours pw - Full‑time
 

We make health happen

At Bupa, we exist to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world. It’s what drives us and shapes how we work together each day. As a global health insurer and provider with no shareholders, we reinvest in improving care, strengthening our services, and supporting our people and customers.

As our Corporate Governance Assistant, you’ll play an important part in supporting the smooth running of our governance activities across BGIUK subsidiary companies. Working within the BGIUK Legal team, you’ll help ensure our Board and Committee meetings are well‑organised, well‑documented and in line with our statutory and regulatory responsibilities. It’s a role that blends attention to detail with collaboration, giving you the chance to develop your corporate governance skills while contributing to work that helps make health happen for people across the UK.

You’ll work closely with colleagues in legal, finance, compliance, operations and governance, as well as our wider Group Corporate Governance function. This is a great opportunity if you’re looking to grow your experience in a fast‑paced environment where your work makes a meaningful difference.

Key Responsibilities

In this Corporate Governance Assistant role, you will:

• Support the planning and delivery of Board and Committee meetings, including preparing agendas, drafting minutes, coordinating papers via our digital board portal and managing meeting logistics.
• Maintain forward agendas, track actions and help ensure all governance documentation remains accurate and up to date.
• Assist with annual governance activities such as distributing and collating director questionnaires, gathering conflict of interest information and supporting year‑end processes.
• Keep accurate entity records and help coordinate statutory and regulatory filings.
• Monitor changes in corporate legislation and respond to updates when needed.
• Support corporate governance projects such as entity rationalisation, corporate transactions and the adoption of new technologies and ways of working.
• Contribute to wider team initiatives across the BGIUK Corporate Governance team.
• Champion continuous improvement, encouraging teams to test, learn and adjust their approach to deliver the best customer outcomes.
• Role model Bupa’s values, creating a positive, inclusive culture that supports learning, transparency and accountability.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone motivated, organised and ready to build their skills in a friendly and supportive environment. Ideally, you’ll bring:

• A law degree and an interest in pursuing, or already working towards, a professional corporate governance qualification.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical thinking.
• Experience supporting corporate projects or transactions (helpful, not essential).
• Good IT skills, including confidence with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat and governance systems such as digital board portals.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• A high level of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion when handling sensitive information.
• Integrity, resilience and a proactive mindset that aligns with Bupa’s values and ways of working.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family‑friendly benefits.

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”. We champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you’re treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Locations:

Kirkstall Forge