About the position
Well established Renewable Energy company based in Bedford are seeking a qualified and experienced applicant to join their dynamic team.
The core purpose of this role is to provide company secretariat duties to the Trust. It will involve working very closely with the TEO (Trust Executive Officer) and the Board. The job requires a high level of integrity, maturity and confidentiality in assisting the TEO with key deliverables and the Board in monitoring the Trust performance. The job provides a great opportunity and perspective of understanding the Trust and its work. This role requires a flexible self-driven person comfortable with ambiguity, numbers and legal with a very strong can-do attitude.
Requirements:
- Tertiary Legal Commercial Qualification or Legal with strong experience in Finance/Accounting or Finance/Accounting with strong experience in Legal
- Minimum of 5 yrs experience in a corporate Legal Financial Services or similar
- Environment involving liaising at a senior management to Board level
- Project management skills advantageous
- Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Good understanding of support role
- Excellent numerical aptitude and analysis
- Communication & Interpersonal skills
- Decision Making, gaining commitment, information monitoring, initiating action, planning, organising & ownership
- Strong EQ (Emotional Intelligence) driven by ethics and values
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Renewable energy knowledge will be an added advantage
- Must have a driver’s licence
Job Details:
Administration & Support
- Performs administrative duties for the TEO and the Board
- Coordinates resources to gather information and may prepare first draft of various reports
- Responsible for ensuring relevant matters are included on board and board committee agendas
- Communicating and escalating important issues appropriately
- Ensures TEO, Board and Board Committee Chairpersons are equipped with necessary documentation to proceed with meetings
- Attend any other tasks delegated by the TEO and/or Board
Documentation storage and repository
- Ensure proper documentation and storage of Trust documents in hard copies and in share point
- Maintain electronic statutory records, including registers of Trustees
- Deal with correspondence, collate information and write reports, communicate decisions to relevant Trust stakeholders
- Take measures to make sure Trust data is protected
Governance Services
- Advise the Board and Management on compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements for records management
- Ensure that statutory forms and annual returns are lodged
- Act as a central source of guidance and advice on matters of ethics and good governance
Board, Board Committees and Annual General Meetings Support
- Liaison with the chairperson
- Prepare the agenda
- Prepare declaration of interest
- Prepare the meeting pack
- Send out notices within statutory timelines
- Recording and compiling of minutes of meetings and matters arising report
- Maintain and archive resolutions register
Internal & External Stakeholder Relationship Building
- Builds and maintains relationships with TEO & Board of Trustees
- High Level of contact with external parties, stakeholders, and beneficiary communities
REMUNERATION:
R630,000.00 annual CTC, (incl. basic salary & any agreed upon benefits such as medical aid)
To apply please submit the following:
- CV (full personal, working, education details),
- Certified copies of academic certificates,
- Identity document and drivers' licence,
- Three (3) referees having reported to two (2) of them, and one of them must be your current boss or someone you currently work with (give reasons why your current manager is not your referee). All candidates to send their CVs with their criminal clearance report or proof of application for one
- All CVs without the required documentation will be disqualified.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful. We will keep your CV on our database for any other relevant roles that may arise.
Desired Skills:
- Accounting
- Legal
- Project Management
