Assistant Group Company Secretary

Duties

• Ensuring and managing an effective company secretarial function for boards and committees, governance practices, board procedures and manuals, supporting and guiding directors
• Managing board and committee meetings as well as annual general meetings in line with governance practices with reference to amongst others, notice giving of meetings; administration of actual meetings, pack preparation and dissemination; maintaining attendance registers, minute taking, feedback processes to ensure matters arising are closed out timeously
• Ensuring compliance with local company law and regulations
• Ensuring implementation and maintenance of effective company file, board planners, minute book administration and general safeguarding of official documents and records
• Ensuring facilitation of director training and conduct board and committee self-assessment and compile reports of such self-assessment
• Ensuring board and committee terms of reference is drafted and or reviewed timeously
• Assisting with effective shareholder management as and when is required
• Ensuring and managing good corporate governance through the continued embedding of the group governance framework and ensuring compliance therewith through monitoring, training and awareness
• Assist with legal-related tasks as and when required by the Group Legal and Corporate Secretarial Manager

Requisites

• Namibian Citizenship
• B Proc, LLB or higher is a minimum mandatory requirement
• 3 years’ experience in the legal profession
• Company law and company secretarial experience shall be an advantage
• Admission as a legal practitioner shall be advantage
• Flawless command of the English language
• Strong technical and conflict handling skills
• Assertive self-starter with excellent communication, organisation and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure while maintaining high service levels

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted