Job title : Company Secretary
Job Location : South Africa, Deadline : December 27, 2024 Quick Recommended Links Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor Degree in Law (NQF 7) or equivalent
- Registration with a relevant and recognised professional body
- Registration as a Chartered Secretary will be an added advantage
- Admission as an Advocate/Attorney will be an added advantage
Minimum Experience:
- 5 years’ experience in a related field
Key Outputs:
Reporting to the Chief Executive, the appointee will:
- Lead the effective and efficient provision of Board and governance support services to the Board and Board Committees
- Ensure that minutes of all Shareholders, Board meetings and meeting of any Board committees are correctly and accurately recorded.
- Plan and design the Board and its committee meetings agenda and prepare meetings packs in consultation with the CE and Chair of the Board.
- Administer Board and Board Committees Secretariat functions.
- Provide advice and guidance to the Board on ethics, good governance, and legislative matters such as PFMA, Companies Act, King IV Report Constitutional and administrative issues.
- Ensure that the Board Charter and the terms of reference or any charter of the Board Committees are timeously reviewed and kept up to date.
- Provide an update on legislative and corporate governance developments to the Board.
- Advise and lead MANCO and Board on implementation of corrective actions / interventions to achieve full compliance upon completed gap analysis.
- Undertake research on future developments in the legislative and governance standards environment and appraise MANCO and Board on the adjustments required to maintain compliance.
- Advise on the governance and legal impacts of resolutions discussed and/or taken at MANCO and Board sessions.
- Serve as legal advisor to Amatola Water Board.
- Render legal advisory services to ensure that the Board aligns its policies, procedures, planning initiatives and activities within the relevant legal requirements.
- Conduct research and compile legal opinions and/or advice as and when required.
- Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.
- Manage the performance of the Company Secretary Office
- Contribute substantively to AW strategic, integrated development and performance planning and reporting processes.
- Manage staff performance, learning and development activities within the Office.
- Formulate, manage, and control all related annual operating and CAPEX budgets
- Compile annual budgets for the unit and monitor utilization against baseline
- Carry out reasonable and lawful instructions as given by the Chief Executive Officer and/or Board Chairperson and Board Sub-Committee Chairpersons within the ambit of the position taking into consideration competencies and operational requirements
