Director: Governance and Board Secretariat (Fixed Term-6 Months)

A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Director: Governance and Board Secretariat (Fixed Term-6 Months)

To provide secretarial services to the Board, minute-taking and reporting, compilation and distribution of documents, important document filing; management of documents on SharePoint and the necessary archiving and storing for referencing and compliance

QUALIFICATIONS & 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

Required Technical Skills, Competencies and Attributes:

• Relevant legislation (PFMA, Treasury Regulations (or Companies Act)).
• Corporate Governance (Protocol on Corporate Governance in the Public Sector, King II and III, governance best practice).
• Roles of key corporate leadership positions, e.g. Board Chair, CEO.
• Government structures and hierarchies - Ministers, DGs, etc.
• General knowledge of broader political, economic and social environment.
• Advanced MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet search, Email, Contacts Databases); CRM software experience and SharePoint document management advantageous.
• Minute-taking
• Presentation
• Report Writing
• Organising / Logistics (of meetings etc) and assisting with strategic planning for the unit.
• Corporate Governance
• Planning
• Verbal communication
• Written communication
• Protocol / Diplomacy
• Knowledge management
• Multi-tasking – balancing varied needs and requests.
• Attention to detail / Accuracy.
• Follow through.
• Networking.
• Service oriented.
• Ability to use judgement /discernment.
• Organisational awareness.

Please note that if you have not received a response within 14 days of submitting your application that your application was unsuccessful.

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