Director: Governance and Board Secretariat at Brand South Africa

Minimum Qualification requirements & Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Law or equivalent.
• Master’s Legal degree will be advantageous.
• 10 years at senior management of which 5 years must be board secretariat experience at an executive level.
• Working with senior and influential thought leaders and decision makers.
• Company Board Secretary experience.

Key Performance Areas:

Providing end-to-end secretariat support to the Board and its committees,

• Preparing for and organising meetings. This entails drafting and finalising the agenda and packs, organising the logistics, minute taking, response, feedback to specific agenda items / matters arising. Undertaking any follow up and maintaining professional relationships. Also raise matters that warrant the Board’s attention.

Providing Secretariat to the Board Committees.

• Preparing for and organising meetings. This entails drafting and finalising the agenda and packs, organising the logistics, minute taking, undertaking any follow up and maintaining professional relationships.
• Ensure that the attendance register is signed by all attendees.

Ensure governance compliance and obligations for a Trust.

• Liaison with regards to appointments, retirements, resignations and removal of Board Members.
• Register Trustee Changes with the Master of the High Court.
• Assist the board in procuring service providers who may be required to carry out investigations or research in cases where executives may be precluded by virtue of conflict of interest or confidentiality (in-committee activities).