Corporate Governance Specialist

The Corporate Secretariat has primary responsibility for supporting and maintaining Swift's Corporate Governance framework, and comprises the Board Office, the Management Board Office, and the Swift Council Office. The Corporate Secretariat ensures that governance arrangements operate effectively and continue to support the organisation's strategic objectives, regulatory obligations, and cooperative purpose.

The Board Office supports the Supervisory Board and its Committees on all governance-related matters, such as coordinating governance processes, ensuring the accurate documentation and implementation of decisions, maintaining governance policies and procedures, and providing advice and guidance to governance bodies in the discharge of their responsibilities.

We are seeking a Corporate Governance Specialist to support the ongoing activities of the Board Office, contribute to the continuous enhancement of Swift's governance framework, and provide governance support to the Supervisory Board and its Committees, and assist with liaison with the other teams in the Corporate Secretariat.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintain governance documentation, policies, charters, terms of reference, and supporting records to ensure ongoing accuracy and compliance.
• Maintain governance calendars, annual work plans, and material topics requiring Supervisory Board and Committee oversight.
• Facilitate the preparation of agendas, meeting materials, draft minutes, and follow-up actions.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of Board and Committee materials (papers, slide decks) to ensure submissions are clear, concise, aligned with approved paper-writing guidelines, and appropriately focused on the decisions, discussions, or information required from governance bodies.
• Support periodic governance reviews and effectiveness assessments and contribute to the implementation of resulting recommendations.
• Respond to day-to-day governance queries from internal stakeholders and provide practical guidance on governance processes and requirements.
• Review and enhance governance processes, standard operating procedures, guidance materials, and supporting documentation to promote efficiency and good governance practices.

Qualifications:

• BA in Corporate Governance, Law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a company secretariat, or a legal, compliance, or related governance function.
• Strong understanding of Corporate Governance principles, governance frameworks, and relevant regulatory requirements, particularly within a Belgian environment.
• Experience supporting a Supervisory Board, its Committees, a Management Board, and General Meetings or equivalent governance bodies.
• Familiarity with governance reporting, governance documentation management, and shareholder administration activities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced governance environment.
• Excellent organisational, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

What we offer

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Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.