Coordinator, Corporate Secretary- En

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Job Summary

The Coordinator Corporate Secretary is responsible for providing administrative and technical support to the Vice-President (VP) Corporate Secretary Deputy and General Counsel Securities and Governance. The role collaborates with the Corporate Services team and interacts across functions at CN, including Public Affairs, Legal, Operations, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Strategy, Sustainability, Investor Relations and Security .

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the end-to-end admin user of Diligent for the CN board
• Handle incoming and outgoing mailings for the VP as well as the Corporate Services department
• Providing training for new users
• Maintain key tracking information for projects
• Upload required board and committee books for the executive weekend review and upload the final product for the CN Board of Directors review
• Coordinate and plan various board meetings, related events, and field trips including hotel arrangements, transportation, catering, and security
• Prepare and review drafts of letters
• Handle expense reports for the VP
• Carry out various administrative duties in support of the VP and the department (e.g. printing, mailing, organizing documents, ordering gifts, renewing subscriptions, etc.)
• Collaborate with the Senior Counsel on legal documents for companies and entities that require filings
• Process all the Board meeting invoices and Board members’ expenses
• Prepare all documentation related to the Board meetings such as the attendance log, meeting timetable and agendas for CEO approval
• Collaborate with the Senior Counsel on any review, including CN’s website content
• Handle complex access to various folders and users
• Prepare in-person and virtual regular, special board, and committees’ meetings as well as execute and coordinate with various stakeholders to ensure meetings are successful and concise
• Collaborate with the President and CEO Investment Division, Senior VP Human Resources (HR), CFO, Corporate Controller’s and the EVP Operations offices on documentation required for each of the committees: Governance, Sustainability, Safety, Pension, Investment, Audit, Finance, Risk, HR, and Compensation
• Scan clipping and delegate action items required
• Prepare cards and compliments
• Responsible for all e-mails that are sent out to the Board members, CN Executives for all meetings or any communications such as press releases, sell-side reports or other
• Prepare the internal information binder for the EVP Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) by consolidating specialised and specific documents required for Committees’ and Board meetings
• Collaborate with the Senior Counsel on preparing and coordinating New CN Directors with the documents required for their onboarding, orientation planning and off boarding
• Provide the VP Corporate Secretary Deputy and General Counsel Securities and Governance with the final books for revision
• Ensure high-quality and timely distribution of information and documentation
• Check the VP’s voicemail regularly
• Provide the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Executive Vice-President (EVP), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) with their respective books for the weekend review
• Work across function to follow up on various documentation review and editing

Working Conditions

The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday and is eligible for hybrid work. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be available to attend Board meetings on weekends when necessary and to travel for field trips. Work outside of normal hours should be expected. The incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure and stress.

Requirements

Experience

Legal and Corporate Environments

• Collaborates with others and shares information
• Advanced knowledge of Systems, Applications and Products (SAP)
• Knowledge of expense management software*
• Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset
• Demonstrates agility and drives change
• College Diploma
• Experience working in a complex and fast-paced environment
• Any knowledge for any of the above would be considered as an asset
• Innovates
• Any designation for these above would be considered as an asset
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint)
• Fluently bilingual both written and verbal (English, French)
• Advanced knowledge of Diligent*
• Bachelor’s Degree in law or a related field*
• Solves problems to create value
• Communicates with impact
• Demonstrates active listening
• Experience in project management, coordination, and communication
• Applies critical thinking
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a legal environment in a large corporate setting