Company Secretary

The role of the Company Secretary involves the following key components, supported by all Trustees, staff, active volunteers and wider RUSS team:

• Overseeing the roles and activities of Board members and volunteers to ensure that RUSS is keeping in line with its responsibilities as a charitable trust


• Organising the agenda and papers for each board meeting and ensuring that those providing reports and updates do so on time


• Attending finance and audit committee meetings to ensure that financial processes including yearly audits are running on time


• Intervening when RUSS activities are not taking place in line with the RUSS Rules & Principles and making recommendations to the Board regarding how to resolve such issues


• Organising the Annual General Meeting, alongside other Trustees


• Submitting the accounts to the Financial Conduct Authority


• Organising Board away days and training, alongside other Trustees and the Chair


• Overseeing Human Resources, alongside our interim Managing Director, Trustees and the Chair


• Line management of bookkeeper and other part-time admin roles Liaising with our lenders regarding our long-term loan


• Leading the process of applying for Registered Provider of Social Housing status: research and scoping, setting up and engaging with a working group and appointing consultants, to work towards making an application in 2025.


• Liaising with our estate management company (CDS) to ensure that service charge and hot water accounts are supplied promptly and accurately, Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.
  
  With the successful completion of our first communtiy-led housing project, which is unique in terms of scale, its mix of tenures, and its self-build housing component, RUSS has cemented its reputation within the sector. This role is a fantastic opportunity to shape our future.