Advisor Company Secretary Office

You’ll be at the heart of Eneco’s most critical strategic decisions, directly supporting our highest corporate bodies.

Influence governance and compliance at the top level while continuously improving key decision-making processes.

Join a dynamic, collaborative team where your expertise in law and governance will directly shape Eneco’s future.

Why choose Eneco?

The energy transition is in full swing and Eneco is leading the way. Our goal? To be fully climate-neutral by 2035. This applies to our own business activities, but also to the energy we supply to our customers. We develop our own wind and solar parks and help customers take sustainable steps every day with smart products and good advice. Do you want to help us shape a sustainable future? Then we're looking for you!

What you’ll do

The pivotal role for Advisor Company Secretary Office is designed to advise, prepare, and support the highest-level decision-making processes within the organization. As Advisor, you will play a central role in enabling timely, well-informed, well-organized and legally sound decisions by our corporate bodies, including the Management Board, Supervisory Board, and Shareholders.

Your organization skills, legal expertise, governance insight, and organizational sensitivity will be critical in ensuring robust, transparent, and efficient governance processes. The ideal candidate brings initiative, discretion, integrity, and a keen eye for process improvement, and thrives in a high-trust, high-impact environment.

Is this about you?

We work together as one team to deliver the plan. In doing so, you are proactive in helping others to accelerate the energy transition. You create an environment where people can exchange insights and opinions, and you take responsibility for contributing to the joint plan. In addition, you have the following qualities:

• Master’s degree in Law (LL.M) or equivalent legal qualification.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience in a legal, governance, or corporate advisory role.
• Profound and up-to-date knowledge of company law and corporate governance.
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders, including board-level executives and regulators.
• Excellent communication skills in the English language.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; able to translate complex legal frameworks into practical processes.
• Demonstrated capability in stakeholder management, including the ability to simplify complex matters for diverse audiences.
• Ability to educate, inform, and influence colleagues and leadership at all levels.
• High level of integrity, discretion, and independence of judgment.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• A service-oriented attitude, committed to providing excellent support and fostering positive interactions with stakeholders.
• Ability to work on Wednesdays and Fridays, given departmental workflows.

Please be advised that, in order to be successful in this position, good command of the Dutch and English language in writing as in speech is required.

You’ll be responsible for

• Advise, execute, and coordinate the organization’s most critical decision-making processes.
• Provide both solicited and unsolicited legal and governance advice to senior management and top corporate bodies, ensuring decisions align with company law and internal frameworks.
• Identify and propose enhancements to the governance framework, initiating and implementing revisions to foundational documents and procedures.
• Perform in-depth analyses of strategic and complex topics, establishing optimal decision-making pathways.
• Develop and oversee all relevant governance documentation, ensuring decisions are accurately prepared, recorded, and archived in line with statutory and regulatory obligations.
• Organize, prepare, and document meetings of the Management Board, Supervisory Board, and General Meeting of Shareholders.
• Ensure full compliance with legal and internal governance requirements, and provide clear interpretations where ambiguity may exist.
• Respond to questions and requests from internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clarity, responsiveness, and professionalism.
• Cultivate and maintain trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at various levels of the organization, including the Shareholder, Supervisory Board, and Management Board.
• Organize and coordinate governance meetings and special events.
• Step in as company secretary when needed and take minutes during meetings.
• Provide governance input on company reports, such as the annual report, GRI, and CSRD. Develop and deliver governance presentations and trainings.

This is where you’ll work

We have a very small, efficient, and collegial team, led by the Company Secretary, and including an Advisor and a Management Assistant. Within our team, we foster an environment of continuous improvement and actively seek out collaboration. We take pride in our achievements, and view our failures as opportunities for learning and growth. Our synergy and shared dedication make us a strong and effective unit.

What we have to offer

Gross annual salary between €80.000 and €105.000

Including FlexBudget, 8% holiday allowance, and depending on your role a bonus or collective profit sharing.

FlexBudget

Have it paid out, use it to buy extra holiday days or save it up for something nice, it's up to you.

Personal and professional growth

Eneco is fully committed to help you in your personal and professional development.

Hybrid working, at home or in the office

You work 40% at the office and 40% at home. The other day you decide what works best for you.

Work that works for you and the climate

If you decide on a career at Eneco, you are choosing ambition, growth and opportunities. You will have all the space you want to improve yourself and do your job the way that suits you best, which includes having a good work-life balance. You can work to a flexible schedule and work partly from home if your role allows it. That is how you can work on your own future and on the future of the world. After all, you and your 4,000 colleagues are committed to our mission: climate neutrality by 2035. We assist customers to accelerate their sustainability efforts, devise innovative solutions and seize opportunities with both hands. Are you ready?