Board Secretary at PanSALB

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicants must be in possession of an LLB Degree, BA Law/ BCom Law degree or NQF level 8 relevant qualification and admitted as an Attorney/Advocate of the High Court of South Africa At least 5 years’ experience in a Board/Company Secretariat position Membership of a Professional Body for Board Secretaries.

DUTIES: The successful incumbent will be expected to perform, amongst others:

Legal Advisory

• Provide advice to the board on corporate governance-specific legal requirements in the conduct of the board and its committees
• Oversee that urgent matters relating to board meetings, minutes, and resolutions are dealt with promptly and efficiently, keeping up to date with any regulatory or statutory changes and policies that might affect the organization

Corporate Governance (Board Secretariat)

• Minutes, resolutions, and extracts of minutes
• Work closely with board members and stakeholders to ensure optimum provision of service
• Drive implementation of governance and ethics frameworks Business Improvement;
• Anticipates the changing environment and develops new processes to sustain and improve the board’s performance
• Be up to date with governance issues to advise the Board.
• Uses quality management approaches in the day-to-day delivery of work output

Manage and facilitate change management

• Ensures that necessary changes are cemented into the institution through change management activities (e.g. Workshops, governance-related communications, etc.)
• Communicate with board members and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to ensure adequate service delivery

Stakeholder relations and management

• Facilitate meetings with stakeholders on matters pertaining to corporate governance
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders, encouraging a proactive approach to identifying new clients and opportunities
• Develop relationships with clients and other stakeholders so as to drive continuous improvement programmes.