Posted 18 June, 2026
Group Assistant Company Secretary
Bank of Ireland
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 1439299646
What is the opportunity?
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Group Secretariat & Corporate Governance team as an Assistant Company Secretary, supporting the effective governance of the Bank. You will work closely with the Deputy Group Company Secretary to deliver trusted advice and high quality secretariat support to Board Committees. This role offers strong exposure to senior stakeholders and a chance to deepen your experience in corporate governance within a complex, regulated environment while contributing to meaningful, organisation-wide decision-making.
In this role, you will:
What will make you stand out?
You bring experience operating at Board or Executive level, with confidence, sound judgement and the ability to provide constructive challenge. You are comfortable navigating complex governance environments and can interpret regulatory requirements in a practical way.
You communicate clearly and build trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and Non-Executive Directors. You are highly organised and can manage competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.
You also have strong analytical skills, enabling you to distil complex discussions into clear, concise outputs that support effective decision-making. A proactive and thoughtful approach will help you identify opportunities to improve governance processes and contribute to wider team goals.
Essential qualifications
Relevant third level qualification, ideally, ICSA or relevant legal or business qualification.
More about the team
The Group Secretariat & Corporate Governance team provides company secretarial, compliance and advisory services across the Bank. The team plays a central role in enabling effective governance through the Board of Directors, Board Committees and Subsidiary Boards.
This is a hybrid role, based primarily at Baggot Plaza, Dublin 4. We typically ask colleagues to spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person to support collaboration and connection. Specific arrangements will be confirmed by your recruiter to ensure they meet the needs of the role and team.
You will join a collaborative and supportive team that values professionalism, shared learning and continuous improvement, with opportunities to build your expertise and contribute to important governance outcomes.
Why work with us
The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work life balance with a commitment to hybrid working, along with 25 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Flexible working options are available to help you balance your personal and professional life.
Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy along with working parent and carer supports.
Your health and wellbeing is important to us; we offer a substantial health insurance contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches.
We also encourage and support colleagues to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career.
Key Competencies
We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.
Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Your Journey, Our Support
We believe that embracing the perspectives of all of our employees is a value that connects us with our customers and our communities, and makes it an even better place to work. We're building an organisation that is welcoming to all, which enables our colleagues to thrive and reach their full potential.
Neurodiversity
We are on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We have recently partnered with Auticon, to improve inequalities in employment for neurodivergent adults.
Find out more
Gender Balance
Our Gender Balance Network creates an inclusive space where colleagues of all genders can connect, learn from one another, and work together to achieve our gender balance objectives.
Multicutural
We support colleagues from all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities. We want our colleagues to feel safe, included and experience a sense of belonging.
With Pride
Our objective is to drive representation and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community, promote bringing your whole self to work, and increase visibility across locations, regionals and mediums.
Read more about Inclusion & Culture
Flexible Working
We're committed to giving our colleagues the flexibility they need to thrive. Our hybrid working model is central to this approach, enabling more productive ways of working while supporting a healthier work-life balance.
For roles that offer hybrid working, we typically ask that colleagues spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person. Specific working arrangements will be confirmed with your recruiter to ensure they meet the requirements of the role and the team you will be joining.
Hear how flexible working has helped Helen find the balance that works for her:
Our Benefits
Every job at Bank of Ireland comes with...
Pay & Perks
Competitive pay package
Premium pension contribution
Pay reviews & profit-share scheme
Financial wellbeing coaches
Excellent healthcare contributions
Work-Life Balance
23 days annual leave
Flexible leave: buy or sell your days
6 months paid maternity leave
Fertility and surrogacy policies
Working parent and carer supports
Career Growth
Support for professional qualifications
Award-winning career framework
Clear pathways for development and progression
Hear what San San has to say:
"At Bank of Ireland there's a range of development programmes and supports. That brings fresh opportunities and the chance to futureproof my career."
To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Group Secretariat & Corporate Governance team as an Assistant Company Secretary, supporting the effective governance of the Bank. You will work closely with the Deputy Group Company Secretary to deliver trusted advice and high quality secretariat support to Board Committees. This role offers strong exposure to senior stakeholders and a chance to deepen your experience in corporate governance within a complex, regulated environment while contributing to meaningful, organisation-wide decision-making.
In this role, you will:
- Act as Secretary to key Board Committees, planning and delivering agendas, coordinating papers, and producing clear, decision-focused minutes
- Manage forward schedules and action logs, ensuring decisions are followed through and delivered in line with governance requirements
- Lead Committee effectiveness evaluations, coordinating inputs and identifying actions to strengthen performance
- Support the ongoing development of the Group's governance framework, working with stakeholders to improve clarity, consistency and effectiveness
- Enable strong communication between Boards, Committees and senior leadership, ensuring timely and well-judged information flow
What will make you stand out?
You bring experience operating at Board or Executive level, with confidence, sound judgement and the ability to provide constructive challenge. You are comfortable navigating complex governance environments and can interpret regulatory requirements in a practical way.
You communicate clearly and build trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and Non-Executive Directors. You are highly organised and can manage competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.
You also have strong analytical skills, enabling you to distil complex discussions into clear, concise outputs that support effective decision-making. A proactive and thoughtful approach will help you identify opportunities to improve governance processes and contribute to wider team goals.
Essential qualifications
Relevant third level qualification, ideally, ICSA or relevant legal or business qualification.
More about the team
The Group Secretariat & Corporate Governance team provides company secretarial, compliance and advisory services across the Bank. The team plays a central role in enabling effective governance through the Board of Directors, Board Committees and Subsidiary Boards.
This is a hybrid role, based primarily at Baggot Plaza, Dublin 4. We typically ask colleagues to spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person to support collaboration and connection. Specific arrangements will be confirmed by your recruiter to ensure they meet the needs of the role and team.
You will join a collaborative and supportive team that values professionalism, shared learning and continuous improvement, with opportunities to build your expertise and contribute to important governance outcomes.
Why work with us
The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work life balance with a commitment to hybrid working, along with 25 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Flexible working options are available to help you balance your personal and professional life.
Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy along with working parent and carer supports.
Your health and wellbeing is important to us; we offer a substantial health insurance contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches.
We also encourage and support colleagues to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career.
Key Competencies
- Customer Focused - Self
- Better together - Self
- Be Decisive - Self
- Take Ownership - Self
- Manage Risk - Self
We're on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email. Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.
Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Your Journey, Our Support
We believe that embracing the perspectives of all of our employees is a value that connects us with our customers and our communities, and makes it an even better place to work. We're building an organisation that is welcoming to all, which enables our colleagues to thrive and reach their full potential.
Neurodiversity
We are on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We have recently partnered with Auticon, to improve inequalities in employment for neurodivergent adults.
Find out more
Gender Balance
Our Gender Balance Network creates an inclusive space where colleagues of all genders can connect, learn from one another, and work together to achieve our gender balance objectives.
Multicutural
We support colleagues from all backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities. We want our colleagues to feel safe, included and experience a sense of belonging.
With Pride
Our objective is to drive representation and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community, promote bringing your whole self to work, and increase visibility across locations, regionals and mediums.
Read more about Inclusion & Culture
Flexible Working
We're committed to giving our colleagues the flexibility they need to thrive. Our hybrid working model is central to this approach, enabling more productive ways of working while supporting a healthier work-life balance.
For roles that offer hybrid working, we typically ask that colleagues spend a minimum of 8 days per month working in-person. Specific working arrangements will be confirmed with your recruiter to ensure they meet the requirements of the role and the team you will be joining.
Hear how flexible working has helped Helen find the balance that works for her:
Our Benefits
Every job at Bank of Ireland comes with...
Pay & Perks
Competitive pay package
Premium pension contribution
Pay reviews & profit-share scheme
Financial wellbeing coaches
Excellent healthcare contributions
Work-Life Balance
23 days annual leave
Flexible leave: buy or sell your days
6 months paid maternity leave
Fertility and surrogacy policies
Working parent and carer supports
Career Growth
Support for professional qualifications
Award-winning career framework
Clear pathways for development and progression
Hear what San San has to say:
"At Bank of Ireland there's a range of development programmes and supports. That brings fresh opportunities and the chance to futureproof my career."
To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process click the Continue to Application or Login/Register to apply button below.
