Ideal experience:

• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in practice with a corporate entity as a company secretary
• Extensive corporate governance, compliance, legislative framework environment experience within financial services
• Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements affecting financial services entities, corporate governance instruments and guidelines (e.g. King and relevant codes)
• Familiarity with corporate governance systems/ process documentation (i.e., Great Soft Company secretary practice management, reporting software and documentation library)
• Understanding of international and local frameworks on integrated company reporting and environmental, social and governance standards

Ideal qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary qualification – e.g. BCom Law or LLB qualification
• Company Secretarial Certificate or Post Graduate Diploma an added advantage

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Provide strategic advisory services in relation to company secretarial, corporate governance requirements and principles to the various PPSI Group Boards and Executive Committee (Exco)
• Participate with the Exco in developing a strategic implementation plan to guide the PPSI Group in its delivery of the board strategy and Exco strategy
• Identify, assess and inform the Exco of internal and external corporate governance issues that affect the PPSI Group and related risks
• Prepare, collate and distribute PPSI Group Boards and Committee meeting packs and documentation timeously (including minutes, agenda(s) and related matters)
• Ensure all PPSI Group Boards and Committee decisions are communicated to respective senior management for action and implementation
• Responsible for the development and training of PPS Group Board members (i.e., training in relation to technical skills required by the PPS Group Boards)
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and King Code of Conduct and related standards.
• Develop necessary controls to ensure Corporate Governance compliance in respect of Companies Act, Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (in relation to company requirements), Competition Act, applicable audit and annual financials standards and provide such assurance to internal and external audit
• Prepare and submit annual returns to regulatory authorities
• Conduct annual fit and proper checks on directors, trustees and key persons
• Update annual assessments (Conflict of Interest, fit and proper, Competitions Act etc.)
• Responsible for any logistics and arrangements in relation to PPSI Group Board and Committee meetings
• Draft and ensure implementation of Company Secretariat and governance policies and procedures; review existing policies on an annual basis and recommend changes as appropriate
• Respond to ad hoc queries from Board, Committee members and ExCo
• Prepare reports to the PPS Group Boards and Committees and any other forum in relation to any subject matter required of the Company Secretary relating to Corporate Governance matters