Company Secretary

East London - The Secretary will report to the Executive Manager: Legal, Compliance and Governance and will be providing guidance to the Board and the entity on corporate governance matters; to ensure compliance with applicable legislationsThe Key Performance Areas Manage Board GovernanceEnsure that statutory documentation within the organisation is in order (e.g. Register of Directors, Disclosure of interest register, Board resolution register, Board minutes and Board Year Planner etc.).Compile any outstanding statutory documentation.Draft Board minutes and distribute the required actions to the relevant business units for implementation.Follow up on implementation of the required actions and compile governance status report to the EXMA and Board.Facilitate evaluation of the effectiveness/performance of the Board and Board Committees.Manage Board DevelopmentFacilitate the induction of Directors on the Board.Facilitate training and development of Directors on the Board in accordance with the Director Development Policy (inclusive of subsidiary Directors).Ensure ComplianceReview applicable legislations and regulations to determine and confirm the areas of compliance.Utilise legislative compliance tool to assist in gauging the level of compliance within the corporation.Table an annual report to Board on the level of compliance.Implement the compliance requirements as determined to ensure that compliance is achieved.Monitor business against the compliance requirements and take rectification actions where required.Ensure compliance in accordance with policies, procedures, and legal prescripts.Complete compliance actions within the allocated time frames.Manage Corporate GovernanceManage corporate governance at the level of the Board and throughout the corporation.Develop a corporate governance framework setting out the Board governance structure.Develop and review terms of reference for the Board and all Committees.Promote ethics to ensure that staff and Directors disclose their business interest to prevent conflict of interest.Compile corporate governance report for submission to the relevant stakeholders.Manage Subsidiary Compliance to Corporate GovernanceEnsure that subsidiary governance policy is developed to regulate the relationship between the entity and the subsidiary.Ensure subsidiaries have statutory regulations in place listing company secretary, directors and auditors etc.Report to EXMA and Board on the level of governance performance of subsidiaries and make the necessary recommendations for mitigation of the identified gaps.Administer Board CommitteesParticipate in Board and Committee Meetings.Draft and compile minutes of the Board and Committee meetings and distribute the actions to be implemented to the various stakeholders.Monitor the implementation of these actions.Compile ReportsCompile a corporate governance report within the allocated time frame.Compile the report in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements.Coll