About the position
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.
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Desired Skills:
- Board secretariat experience
- Company Board Secretary
- PFMA
- Treasury Regulations (or Companies Act)
