Assistant Vice President (CoSec) - Cayman Islands

Overview of role

The Assistant Vice President will act as the primary relationship manager for a diverse portfolio of high value clients including hedge funds and private equity funds and, as a senior member of the team, will be responsible for a number of projects while also assisting clients in meeting their governance requirements.

Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification

• Creation of agendas, collation and distribution of board packs and liaising with relevant service providers
• Management of board, advisory and shareholder meetings including acting as company secretary for purposes of taking meeting minutes
• Preparation of detailed meeting minutes, distribution of board minutes, arranging for the sign-off of minutes and carrying out any post meeting actions as required
• Act as primary point of contact for portfolio of entities
• Dealing with correspondence and administrative matters on a wide range of issues from attorneys, clients and external service providers
• Invoicing and AR management
• Initiating, leading or assisting with projects as necessary including the documentation of processes and protocols and embedding best practice
• Able to work flexible hours and outside of normal business hours from time to time and as needed within the board meeting support service line
• Other ad hoc projects as maybe required within WPS from time to time.

Education, Skills & Experience

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in law, business or languages with strong academic background and ideally the ICSA or CGI qualification
• A minimum 5 years' relevant fund company secretarial experience in industry and/or professional practice
• Possess strong knowledge of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's Statement of Guidance, Corporate Governance, Mutual Funds and Private Funds
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of key business processes and the regulatory frameworks impacting board meeting support services
• A track record of attending, running and co-ordinating board meetings and the ability to prepare detailed and accurate minutes of such meetings in a timely manner
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Adept at multi-tasking with an ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines while working to a right first time standard
• Can comfortably work independently and as a cooperative member of a team

Walkers offers a dynamic working environment with opportunities for career progression and an excellent remuneration package, including a discretionary performance-based bonus, pension and fully covered health insurance for employees and 5 weeks' vacation. Remuneration will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please note that Walkers will not accept any applications received from agencies at this time. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the closing of the role.

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