Board Company Secretary at Department of Water and Sanitation

Requirements

• A BCom Law (NQF 7) or / LLB degree. Admitted attorney. Registration as a Chartered Secretary with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators will be advantageous.
• A minimum of five (5) years Middle / Senior Managerial experience.
• Experience as a Company Secretary. Understanding of SA Law in general, administrative law, labour law, water law, public entities, governance and ethics

Duties

• Committee Work: Ensure submission of annual schedule of meetings for Board and Committee meetings. Ensure convening of meetings, preparation of agenda and taking minutes of Board and its Committees. Address correspondence and communication relating to the Board.
• Ensure collation and maintaining information and documentation relating to Board and Committee meetings. Ensure the secure recording and archiving of minutes of meetings. Guide the writing of interim and annual reports for the Board.
• Ensure that decisions taken by the Board are communicated to relevant stakeholders to be implemented fully. Guidance and Advice: Advise and guide the Board by promoting insight and clarity on its appointment, constitution, and the related legal, ethical, good governance, accounting and financial implications of the proposed/implemented policies and decisions.
• Assist the Chairperson and Chief Executive in matters relating to the DWS and the Board. Provide advice with regard to the specific roles and responsibilities of the Board as a whole, and those of the individual role- players: Chairperson, CEO, and Board members. Provide advice with regard to the appointment and constitution of the required sub-committees (e.g., audit, risk, or other), with regard to ensuring corporate governance.
• Manage the risk by ensuring and monitoring compliance of the implementation of policies and procedures relating to NWA, PFMA and other related legislation and guidelines. Provide regulatory, compliance and relevant advice to the Governing Board on usage of water resources to relevant national, provincial and local government departments, WUAs, farmers.
• Corporate Governance: Formulate and implement corporate governance strategies for the organisation. Ensure the organisation remains aware of any changing requirements in connection with corporate governance and responds accordingly.
• Provide advice on corporate governance working practices arising out of changes in legislation affecting the organisation. Support the organisation with the research, development and implementation of policies required for corporate governance. Liaison as necessary with external organisations and staff at all levels on a wide variety of governance-related matters.
• Legal Support: Take overall responsibility of legal services in the organisation. Deal with contractual and related matters. Provide internal legal advisory services to the Board as and when required. Facilitate and ensure compliance to relevant statutes. Provide continuous updates on changes to legislation to the organisation and the Board. Set up systems that ensure the Board complies with all applicable codes, as well as its legal and statutory obligations.