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Statucor (Pty) Ltd was incorporated in 1989 and has since become the most comprehensive national provider of corporate stewardship services. We have offices in all the major centres across South Africa and provide compliance, governance and secretarial services to over 3000 large companies, including corporate firms, JSE-listed companies, and privately held local and international companies.

 

 

 

 

Job Title: Consultant: Board Support
Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Reference #: STA_01
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Market Related

Job Summary:
The purpose of this position is to provide guidance and assistance to client Boards, on their Compliance and Governance to ensure that companies and Boards are compliant in terms of the relevant laws and regulations; supporting the promotion of business in order to achieve annual targets to support the organisation’s strategic objectives
Job Functions Compliance & Regulatory Affairs,Other
Industries Consulting Services,Regulatory
Specification
The following list of Key Performance Areas (KPA) and activities are not exhaustive. Statucor may instruct the employee at any time to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the job, or in accordance with operational requirements.

Functional Management:
•Ensure compliance of the provisions of Companies Law and rules made thereunder and other statutes and bylaws of client companies
•Provide advocacy to clients on King IV best corporate governance practice
•Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and take appropriate action
•Sort and file various documents and/or returns as required under the provisions of the Companies Act
•Coordinate and facilitate accurate and timeous administration of client company records and registers including the lodgement of all documents with CIPC and the maintenance and updating of client company registers
•Maintain books and registers of client companies as required under the provisions of the Companies Act
•Ensure that legal requirements of the allotment, issuance and transfer of share certificates has been complied with for clients
•Maintain relevant statutory books as and when required for clients
•Consult and liaise with external regulators and advisers, such as CIPC, Auditors and the Master of the High Court
•Coordinate and deal with all correspondence between client companies and their shareholders
•Prepare board resolutions, taking minutes, lodging required forms and annual returns with CIPC for clients
•Prepare and organise agendas and papers for client Board meetings, committees and annual general meetings (AGM’s)
•Ensure the distribution of client annual meeting work plans and meeting packs
•Advise and attend client meetings to ensure that the legal requirements are fulfilled and provide such information as required
•Prepare and follow-up on matters arising from the client’s meetings attended
•Prepare Board Evaluation Questionnaires tailored for specific clients
•Draft client company Board Evaluation Reports for circulation
•Analyse and prepare Focus Area Reports for clients based on the Board Evaluation Outcome
•Review and draft Committee Charters as required for clients
•Prepare proposals to new prospective clients
•Prepare and follow up on engagement letters
•Analyse and respond timeously to emails from clients and relevant stakeholders
•Prepare Billing Sheet Schedule and Invoices as required

Risk and Compliance Management:
•Adhere to all relevant laws, policies and Standard Operating Procedures throughout the organisation
•Assist in identifying and adhering to fraud controls, risk prevention principles, sound governance and compliance processes, and tools to identify and manage risks
•Support and provide evidence to all internal and external audit requirements
•Maintain and enforce all related Service Level Agreements to minimise business risk and ensure business continuity

Stakeholder Management:
•Identify and mitigate internal systems and procedural barriers to enhance excellent customer service
•Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships for the purpose of expectations management, knowledge sharing and integration, and to manage Statucor’s reputation
•Represent and participate in the organisation’s committees and tasks teams when required
•Implement timeous communication on progress and challenges in achieving the tactical work plans to impacted stakeholders
•Drive and manage the stakeholder communications with the selected stakeholders

Requirements:
Qualifications:
•Diploma in Company Law, Corporate Governance or relevant equivalent
•Registered Compliance Officer

Experience:
•2-3 Years in Board Secretarial or Governance position

Knowledge:
•Relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks
•JSE Listing Requirements
•Board Governance and Compliance Knowledge
•Company Secretarial protocols
•Business Acumen
•Providing advocacy to clients on King IV best corporate governance practice
•Knowledge of the Companies Act to advise on compliance

Skills:
•Verbal and Written Communication
•Conflict Resolutions
•Presentations
•Project Management
•Minute Taking
•Computer Literacy

Competencies:
•Planning and Prioritising
•Resilience
•Detail Orientation
•Innovative Thinking
•Customer Centric
•Results Focused
•Quality Focused
•Assertiveness
•Teamwork
•Problem Solving
•Judgement and Decision Making
•Analytical Thinking
•Flexibility and Adaptability
•Impact and Influence

The appointment will be made in terms of the firm’s Employment Equity Policy.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Application Deadline: 05/05/2022