Assistant Company Secretary - Cape Town City Centre
Overview:
Our client, a leading global Asset Manager is seeking to hire an Assistant Company Secretary. Our client’s company secretarial team is a global team with responsibility for maintaining the integrity of their corporate governance framework. They are looking for an individual with exceptional organisational skills, a keen eye for detail and a robust understanding of legal and regulatory environments. This role requires a proactive approach to handling a broad range of responsibilities from organising board and committee meetings, minute taking and statutory filings, as well as being involved in a number of governance projects
Responsibilities:
- Have responsibility for a portfolio of committee and/or board meetings together with the administration of those meetings. In addition, you will be responsible for a number of day-to-day support functions, working closely with team members to maintain an efficient and professional company secretariat function across the Group
- Act as the Secretary to various committees and corporate entities within the business including preparing and distributing committee agendas and packs, drafting minutes and matters arising
- Coordinate and prepare responses to all ‘Know Your Client’ and due diligence requests
- Assist in responding to company secretarial requests related to our Africa entities, as well as from other business units
- Oversee the annual review of committee terms of reference
- Assist and oversee the maintenance of statutory records for relevant entities on Diligent Entities and ensuring that the system is kept up to date and accurate
- Be responsible for maintaining structure charts for the Group
- Provide inputs to sections of the company secretarial procedures manual
- Assist the senior company secretaries, including the Group and Deputy Group Company Secretaries, as required
Requirements:
- A degree in law or similar profession
- Minimum of four years previous company secretarial experience
- Relevant corporate governance qualification (preferred, but not essential)
- Working knowledge of SA Companies Act, relevant corporate governance codes and regulations
- Experience in using company secretarial software, specifically Diligent Board and Diligent Entities
Core competencies:
- The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships
- Driven by results
- A client focused and collaborative approach
- Intellectual curiosity
- Ability to analyse, interpret and assimilate information
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