Counterculture LLP
- Job Title: Trainee Governance Consultant
- Salary: £25k-£30k
- Hours:
Full time - Artform: Education
- Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026
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Location:
Remote
Job Summary
Job Description
Our Company Secretarial team provides expert advice to boards and senior managers to ensure the efficient, effective and compliant running of board governance. Our team of governance professionals have a range of experience across charities, education, arts and cultural bodies.
The company secretarial team is led by Richard Whitmill, an experienced governance professional, Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute and prize winner for the highest overall mark on the Institute’s Qualifying Programme in 2024/25.
With a client base primarily in Higher Education, the CoSec team sits within the HE team at Counterculture, led by James Coe who is a nationally recognised expert in Higher Education. Our students’ union team is led by Phil Benton who is a vastly experienced students’ union leader. Together, they run the fastest growing part of Counterculture’s portfolio and hold a client base which spans all kinds of universities and students’ unions.
Counterculture’s company secretarial offer is rapidly expanding. We work with a range of clients offering outsourced governance and company secretarial solutions. This includes retained offers where we give ongoing support to boards and committees, strategic governance advice and the maintenance of key statutory records. It also includes one-off projects such as training, governance reviews, advice on incorporations and charity registrations.
As our work expands we now need additional capacity to grow our practice area. We’re looking for someone who is interested in entering the governance profession to support this work, acting for a range of clients to support their governance.
As well as on the job experience, we will support the successful candidate to undertake the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme. This rigorous programme equips professionals with essential expertise in corporate governance, company secretarial practice and board support.
Job Requirements
The post would suit a junior governance professional looking to develop their career, or a person with board exposure looking for a career change (e.g. Executive Assistant, someone who has served as a trustee)
ESSENTIAL:
An interest in and commitment to the highest standards of good governance
Excellent organisational skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities to deadline
Proactive, organised and detail-oriented
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Confident working with senior stakeholders and handling confidential information
Excellent IT skills, ability to use Microsoft 365 and board portals
Team player with ability to work collaboratively
Commitment to learning and development and to meet learning expectations
DESIRABLE:
Experience in governance either in a staff, officer or volunteer role (e.g. previous governance role, EA, students’ union sabbatical officer, volunteer trustee).
An understanding of our primary client base
How to Apply
Please send a Covering Letter and your CV to [email protected] by the deadline of 6pm on Friday 23rd October.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 4th November.
- Contact name: Gillian Glover
- Contact email: [email protected]
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