Corporate Secretariat GSK Graduate Programme, UK, 2025

Corporate Secretariat's role is to aid the understanding of all statutory and regulatory requirements globally, and to build and enhance trust by facilitating decision making that aligns with our stakeholders and with corporate governance requirements. We do this internally by supporting and collaborating with colleagues across the Group, from the CEO down, and are involved in corporate projects that impact on the future strategic development and direction of GSK. Ahead together with tailored training and career development If you're a graduate with the talent and ambition to lead others in the future, we will help you develop the expertise to become part of our team. It's our aim to prepare you for a future role, so your early career development will be rapid across this career path. As well as experiencing challenging job rotations across a variety of Corporate Secretariat's activities and the wider business, you'll have the benefit of improving your understanding of corporate governance. You'll do this while gaining valuable training in the pharmaceutical industry with the view to you directly influencing our growth and development. With first-class support and training, you'll take your career into progressively more senior leadership roles and help us achieve our commercial ambitions. What will you do?

• Develop a sound understanding of corporate secretarial practice and corporate governance
• Build working relationships with people at all levels of our organisation, understand how Companies and Boards operate, and interact with the business
• Learn how companies respond to feedback from shareholders and other key stakeholders
• Gain a detailed insight into a large, multi-national, and dual (UK and US) listed company
• Help facilitate the delivery of our corporate strategy
• Learn how to collaborate with our business partners and external suppliers
• Get involved in managing projects and prioritising a variety of tasks
• Create innovative ideas that add value to GSK
Throughout this early stage of your career path, your experience will be complemented by numerous opportunities to meet with other graduates, both during training and at networking events. You will undertake several core training and personal development courses, alongside additional opportunities arranged using your personal development budget. We will also help you to achieve your professional qualification with the Chartered Governance Institute. Examples of potential job rotation exposure: Governance, Plc & Shareholder Services
• Undertaking market intelligence reviews and benchmarking to assist in maintaining and communicating governance structures
• Ensuring GSK plc's compliance with statutory requirements, listing regimes, corporate governance requirements and best practice
• Executing stock exchange announcements
• Liaising with shareholders and overseeing the relationship with the Share Registrar and ADR Depository
• Participation in the production of the Group annual reports
• Assisting in the organisation of the Annual General Meeting
Global Subsidiary Operations
• Involvement in company incorporations, liquidations, appointment and removal of directors, and the filing of statutory accounts for various UK subsidiary companies
• Drafting of minutes, shareholder resolutions, powers of attorneys, letters of authorisation, authorised signatory listings, and relationship letters
• Completion and review of confirmation statements, return of share allotments, overseas company updates and statutory accounts, undertaking filings with Companies House
• Preparation for, attendance at, and minuting of, UK subsidiary board meetings
• Involvement in a range of Corporate and Treasury-related projects and procedures
• Assisting with the management of the Group's investments in other, third-party, companies
• Actively participating in the Group's Disclosure Committee and public reporting and announcements
• Training in, and use of, the Diligent Entities global corporate database and other governance systems and technology
  
  Education required: A Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferably in the areas of law, accountancy or business, however a passionate interest in this area is more important.
Graduation by August 2025. Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English Other requirements: Based at GSK HQ, Central London, with some flexible working 2/3 office days a week, Are you interested in getting a solid grounding in corporate secretarial practice and governance? This 3 year graduate training scheme is designed for stakeholder-focused analytical thinkers with good commercial awareness and excellent communication skills.,
• A desire to build on existing skills and focus on learning and development
• A self-motivated approach with the ability to prioritise, multi-task and be focused under pressure
• A team player who actively collaborates with others
• The ability to build strong relationships with, and influence, key stakeholders
• A clear and precise communications style
• The confidence to trust your own judgment and influence others
• The ability to analyse and interpret information
• Good project management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and progress matters independently, Our Graduate Programmes are designed to accelerate the development of graduates who don't have significant previous professional work experience in the area to which they are applying. Of course, many graduates who join the program have worked while studying or after graduation. If you've already developed substantial experience working in a professional role in your sector, while you would be able to apply for this program, you may also want to look at direct entry roles in our businesses, as these may be the best way to build on your existing skills and expertise and develop a career at GSK.
  
  We're 100% open to all talent - whatever your gender, marital status, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality or disability. We want to recruit the right people for GSK from the widest possible backgrounds, so we can better serve the diversity of our patients. And, because it's the right thing to do.
You can learn more about Inclusion and diversity at GSK gsk.to/DEI If applying to one of GSK's Graduate programmes in the UK, please be advised that you must have and be able to evidence the right to work in the UK before the start date of your programme. GSK's ability to make and honour any offer to you will be subject to the UK government immigration rules applicable at the time. Any offers will be made subject to immigration status being confirmed. GSK welcomes applications from everyone, however there are Government restrictions on who can be sponsored. GSK cannot make any guarantee that you will be eligible for sponsorship and GSK keeps its approach under review in line with new government guidance as it is published. Sponsorship is also based on business needs., Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology). Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class
• (US only).
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.


• A competitive salary
• An annual bonus based on company performance
• Relocation Allowance (eligibility will be confirmed once your first location is confirmed)
• Access to Private Healthcare Insurance which includes 24-hour access to an online GP
• Well-being programmes to encourage mindfulness and support your mental needs
• Option to opt into our share save plan which gives you long-term incentives by linking your rewards to our longer-term performance
• Opportunities to work with Employee Resource groups that focus on encouraging inclusion & diversity
• Employee recognition programmes and awards to reward exceptional achievements
• An opportunity to learn commercial skills from experienced colleagues and access to senior leaders to help guide your career development
• Formal and informal technical and soft skills training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching and mentoring by senior leaders, your manager, your peers, and a mix of virtual & in person courses
Let's do this! You'll find hints, tips and guidance on our recruitment process on our website