Company Secretary

SUMMARY:
To provide comprehensive company secretarial, governance and Board support services to the client’s including its subsidiaries, trusts and special purpose entities

POSITION INFO:

Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, governance frameworks, Board and Committee requirements, shareholder agreements and corporate policies, and maintaining the highest standards of corporate

 Job Requirements:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree or equivalent and an admitted attorney or an advocate.
• Relevant Company Secretarial qualification e.g. Chartered Governance Professional, Chartered Secretary, CGISA Professional qualification (Chartered Governance Institute of South Africa).
• Minimum of 5 years’ Company Secretarial experience within large private Group or public company Group.
• Exceptional board pack, agenda and meeting management skills.
• Demonstrated experience providing company secretarial and governance support across multi-entity group structures including subsidiaries, joint ventures, trusts and special purpose entities.
• Exceptional minute-taking capability and ability to accurately capture complex Board discussions and resolutions.
• Demonstrated experience in the mining industry with an understanding of the sectors regulatory, governance and stakeholder environment would be advantageous.

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare governance reports for boards and committees.
• Maintain statutory registers, corporate records and governance documentation.
• Ensure all Companies Act, CIPC, governance and other statutory filing and compliance requirements are fulfilled accurately and within the prescribed deadlines.
• Manage the lifecycle of selected legal agreements and corporate documents, including review, execution, record management, renewals and compliance monitoring.
• Manage and maintain the Group’s corporate governance calendar, ensuring effective planning.
• Liaise and collaborate with Company Secretaries across the Group and associated entities to facilitate information sharing, promote good governance practices and ensure alignment on corporate governance matters.
• Maintain the highest standards of confidentiality and integrity.Attending to all internal and external audit matters of the client and ensure is resolved by the relevant persons.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable statutory, regulatory and corporate governance requirements.
• Provide governance and regulatory oversight by evaluating legislative, regulatory and governance developments and ensuring that corporate practices, decision making processes and governance frameworks remain compliant.
• Manage the end-to-end administration of Board and Committee meetings, including scheduling, meeting logistics, venue and refreshment arrangements, preparation of Agendas and meeting materials, drafting of minutes and resolutions and tracking the execution of actions arising from meetings.
• Maintain and enhance governance frameworks, policies, charters and terms of reference.

Personal Attributes:

• Integrity.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Resilience under pressure
• Team player.
• Excellent communication and
• writing skills.
• Initiative.
• Professionalism.
• Attention to detail.