Senior Specialist: Corporate Governance at Nedbank

Job Purpose

As the Centre of Excellent on board corporate governance, to provide support, advice and guidance to the Nedbank Group Board, operating subsidiaries and other stakeholders on the application of the best sound governance practices and development strategies across Nedbank and its subsidiaries.

Job Responsibilities

• Create, implement and maintain a robust best-practice corporate governance framework that complies with legislative requirements and business excellence, adapted to and fit for Nedbank Group.
• Ensure Nedbank's policies and practices are aligned with, and contribute to, meeting the principles of King IV and other relevant best-practice governance codes.
• Provide training to employees and directors of Nedbank and its operating subsidiaries on King IV, relevant governance codes and practices, ensuring content is aligned with customised to fit the relevant Nedbank group or cluster objective and structure.
• As the expert on governance codes, fulfil an advisory role to operating boards and executives across Nedbank Group and its subsidiaries, and provide governance advice and opinions to support the achievement of corporate goals and objectives.
• Ensure the practical application of King IV principles by Nedbank Group and its subsidiaries.
• Facilitate the flow of quality information on governance to boards of directors, clusters, regulators and relevant governing bodies.
• Support or manage wider governance initiatives or projects, as required.
• Report on the status of the governance and governance developments to internal and external stakeholders, including for regulatory and integrated reporting purposes.
• Provide stakeholders with guidance and advice on governance requirements through awareness communication and formal learning and development interventions, and respond to stakeholders' queries with a view to ensuring that compliance requirements are met.
• Provide assurance to the Nedbank board and Group Directors' Affairs Committee in respect of governance practices of all Nedbank entities by reporting on governance-related incidences and matters, ensuring sound governance practices and corrective actions, where necessary.
• Provide support to the Group Company Secretary on related matters, including in respect of composition of boards of subsidiaries, amendments to constitutional documents of subsidiaries to ensure alignment with good corporate governance structures, and input into the development of appropriate policies and practices.

Minimum Experience Level

• 8 - 10 years' experience in a governance-related environment, preferably in the financial services sector

Formal Qualification

• Relevant business or legal degree
• Postgraduate degree in Law (preferred)

Type of Exposure

• Drafting reports, frameworks and policies for internal and external stakeholders
• Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholder understanding
• Consolidating data from various sources and identifying/interpreting trends
• Identifying and interpreting regulatory risk trends
• Interpreting legislative requirements
• Reporting on adherence to and compliance with requirements
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Analysing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
• Interacting with various levels of management
• preparing and delivering presentations, opinions and general reports at senior executive level

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business-writing skills - advanced
• Relevant regulatory knowledge - advanced
• Industry trends - advanced
• Business acumen - advanced
• Relevant software and systems knowledge - intermediate
• Banking or financial services knowledge - intermediate
• Risk management process and frameworks - advanced

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Continuous Learning
• Decision Making
• Innovation
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

EE Statement: Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups