Assistant Company Secretary

Avant is Australia’s leading medical defence organisation with a proud heritage of protecting Australian medical professionals for over 125 years.

Avant now represents ~82,000 health practitioners and medical students across every state and territory, delivering market leading products and services to meet their professional, personal and practice needs. Building on this heritage, our vision is to be the most trusted professional partner in supporting doctors throughout their lives and careers.

As a mutual organisation, owned by members and run purely for their benefit, our members are at the centre of all we do. As well as providing products and services to our member, we play a broader community role by advocating for improvements in the healthcare system and in quality, safety and professionalism in medicine, through delivering education and research activities.

About the role:

We are seeking a permanent, full time Assistant Company Secretary to work with and support the Deputy Company Secretary to service our boards and subcommittees and advise on corporate governance matters. You will be responsible for regulatory compliance filings with all key regulators and liaising with businesses in the group to deliver these.

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

• Previous company secretarial experience in a similar role.
• Highly developed planning and self-organisation skills.
• An understanding of the financial and insurance services environment.
• High level written and spoken communication skills with people at all levels.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to perform under pressure and maintain attention to detail.
• Intermediate skill level in Microsoft office (particularly Word and PowerPoint).
• An undergraduate degree or Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance (GIA) would be a huge advantage.

Why work at Avant?

• We value our people by offering an inclusive workplace with flexible work, career development and internal mobility opportunities.
• Our flexible working arrangements are designed to enable genuine work-life balance.
• Your development is our priority and we have a variety of learning and development programs that will support you in your career.
• We offer support to our people via Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health and wellbeing programs, Tertiary Education Sponsorship and Support.
• We have a diverse and connected work environment where your contribution and ideas will be valued and respected and make a real difference to the lives of others.

We prefer to deal with candidates directly. If you have any queries regarding the role, please do not hesitate to contact Adam Emery, Talent Acquisition Business Partner at 0484 300 064 or [email protected]

Please note: Avant Mutual is a vaccinated employer. Prior to the commencement of your employment by Avant, you are required to be fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus or have a medical certificate stating that you cannot receive a Covid-19 vaccination for valid medical reasons.