Assistant Company Secretary at Nedbank

Job Purpose

To ensure compliance and governance of relevant Nedbank Group sub committees and domestic subsidiary companies to legislative requirements and to mitigate risks to the bank.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide effective administration (end-to-end) for meetings at board and senior executive level, with the emphasis on providing minutes of the highest standards in respect of complex meetings – accurate, professional and well written.
• Draft and/or provide input into Board/Committee meeting agendas, matrices, meeting packs and general governance documents to ensure compliance with statutory and corporate governance prerequisites.
• Provide support to board members, senior executives and the Group Company Secretary.
• Provide advice and guidance on the Companies Act, King IV and other financial services-related legislation.
• Review the applicability of new and existing legislation to the company secretarial function in the financial services sector.
• Attend to various applications and reports required by the Banks Act, Companies Act, JSE listing requirements and other legislation.
• Expertise in, and ability to advise on and apply, the provisions of the Companies Act and King IV.
• The ability to analyse and interpret company legislation and develop compliance risk management plans and risk and control self-assessments for existing and new company-related legislation – in this regard, previous statutory administration experience would be advantageous.

Essential Qualification

• FCIS, ACIS or Grad ICSA
• LLB qualification

Preferred Certifications

• Registration with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries

Type of Exposure

• Interpreting legislative requirements
• Analysing and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data
• Monitoring adherence and compliance
• Developing multiple creative solutions
• Drafting reports
• Minute taking
• Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with peers / managers
• Communicating complex written information Interacting with regulatory and industry bodies
• Interacting with various levels of management

Minimum Experience Level

• 4 - 6 years in a Senior Company Secretarial Role

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Client service strategies
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Commission of Intellectual Property and Companies - (CIPC) Filing Procedures
• Organisational design

Behavioural Competencies

• Adaptability
• Earning Trust
• Work Standards
• Building partnerships
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills