Company Secretary

SUMMARY:
Role Purpose:

• This role is accountable for all company secretarial functions across the Company's Group, ensuring full compliance with legal, statutory, and governance obligations. It serves as a cornerstone for maintaining the integrity of corporate governance frameworks, promoting transparency, and enhancing stakeholder trust
• The individual in this role actively contributes to the optimisation and continuous improvement of the company secretarial department by identifying efficiencies, implementing best practices, and driving innovation. In addition to statutory responsibilities, the role involves oversight and advisory input on corporate legal matters, with a focus on mitigating risks and ensuring adherence to governance standards
• Key accountabilities include fostering alignment with the organisation’s strategic priorities, managing stakeholder communications, and playing a pivotal role in enabling the Group's governance requirements to operate seamlessly and effectively

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications:

• LLB degree or similar
• CGISA qualification

• Sound knowledge and understanding of corporate law and corporate governance
• 3-5 years’ experience as a Company Secretary
• 2 years as a legal advisor or similar.
• Charter Secretaries Institute certification essential requirement.
• Minimum three years’ experience in efficient minute-taking
• Legal experience
• Governance and research capabilities
• Good communication skills (verbal and written)

• Assumes and oversees the full end-to-end Company Secretary function within the company, partnering with the external service provider to fulfil the following functions:
• Collate information for various Boards, Forums, and Group Committee meeting packs
• Draft agendas, in consultation with Chairperson/s, and liaise with Directors / Committee members

• Drafting and maintaining the group delegation of authority framework
• Provide input on various policies
• Drafting and passing of company resolutions
• Updating statutory and secretarial records

• Facilitate group and board meetings
• General governance, company secretarial, and legal advice
• Keeping abreast with legal and regulatory changes and communicating these to management

• Provide advice and guidance on the Companies Act, King IV, and related legislation
• Ensure corporate governance best practices are adopted by the company
• Draft Charters, Terms of Reference, policy documents on governance and legal matters
• Draft governance and related regulatory opinions
• Assist with corporate transactions (inc but not limited to due diligence on incorporations and board structures)
• Engage with statutory and professional stakeholders as required (FSCA, PA, CIPC)