COMPANY SECRETARY

Duties and responsibilities

The Company Secretary primary role is to provide support to the Company’s Board of Directors and Management in ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. The following are the key duties and responsibilities:

• Good corporate governance: Ensures the company complies with laws and regulatory requirements; Advising directors and senior management on corporate governance matters.
• Board support and shareholder relations: Develop Board agenda is developed in a timely manner; Drafting and maintaining minutes of the Board meetings; Providing legal, financial and/or strategic advice during and outside of meetings; Coordinating, organizing and attending Board and Shareholder’s meetings.
• Regulatory compliance: Ensuring timely filing of statutory returns; Meeting statutory reporting/filing requirements in accordance with relevant laws and regulations; and keeping all directors informed of changes in legislation affecting the operations of the company.
• Record management: Maintaining statutory registers and custodian of the Company seal.
• Implementation of Directives: In conjunction with the General Manager and other senior management, carrying out the instructions of the Board and giving practical effect to the decisions of the Board.

Qualifications and experience

• Full Grade 12 School Certificate
• LLB degree
• An advocate of the High Court
• A minimum of Three (3) years of relevant experience.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.