Consultant - Company Secretary Group Finance at MTN

Responsibilities
The Consultant: Company Secretary role will support the Deputy: Company Secretary to achieve the following objectives:

Operational Delivery

Governance and compliance

• Support the co-ordination of governance structures across Operating subsidiaries and entities (Opco’s).
• Support and enable compliance for various exchange authorities’ requirements including preparation of the annual compliance documents.
• Review and update governance documents (e.g. Memoranda of Incorporation and Articles of Association, or equivalent in the relevant jurisdiction, Board and committees’ terms of references, policies) to ensure alignment with the regulatory changes.
• Coordinate the review of governance documents and frameworks (e.g. Shareholders Agreements etc) with various stakeholders within the Opco as well as 
• Ensure that annual declaration of director’s interests is prepared and ensure that Opco’s comply with the Group’s standards, including the Decision-Making Framework, in relation to declaration of interests.
• Ensure that Director training is scheduled and delivered on an annual basis.

Governance Efficiencies

• Ensure that there is an overall improvement in efficiencies in Cosec operations within the Opcos: 
• Review meeting agendas, board packs in advance and discuss with Deputy Company Secretary in preparation for sign-off with governance forum heads.
• Ensure the year planner is managed and circulated timeously to stakeholders and that the Opco Cosecs implement the year planners as approved by the Board.
• Monitor the submission of papers and documents from relevant stakeholders according to engagement calendars and ensure timeous circulation of meeting packs.
• Track attendance to meetings and proxies and ensure proper recording of minutes and preparation of action points within reasonable period after each meeting.
• Ensure appropriate localisation and harmonisation of DMFs so that so that decision making is effective and coherent with outcomes required by Group.
• Ensure that issues raised, and solutions agreed to within forums are implemented and communicated and resolutions are appropriate and circulated to correct stakeholders.
• Coordinate all projects that affect the companies including reviewing of articles and related governance structures.
• Advise on effective filing repository where information confidentiality and compliance principles are maintained and required information can be accessed speedily by required stakeholders.
• Support Opco Cosec with the registration of new entities and monitoring the registration status to ensure compliance.

Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum 4-year Bachelor’s Degree (CIS/Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce/Legal)
• Company Secretary professional registration preferred
• Fluent in spoken English

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a legal function or a company secretary function.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain effective relationships.
• Experience in communicating across various levels of organisations.
• Experience working in environments with changing priorities
• Experience working in a medium to large organisation

Capabilities:

• Conceptual Thinker, Problem Solver, Improvement Driver