ITHALA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION - COMPANY SECRETARY

 
The Company Secretary will: 
• Convene and administer meetings for Board and Committees, in consultation with Chairpersons, Group Chief Executive and Executives. 
•                • Prepare minutes of the Board and Committee meetings, capturing the essence of the discussions and precisely interpreting core issues. 
• Ensure that the Board and its Committee decisions are communicated and followed up with the relevant parties. 
• Contribute to the Group Annual Calendar ensuring that there are no meeting clashes for all Directors and Executives within the Group. 
• Prepare for the Annual General Meeting and management of Shareholder and Stakeholder interface, leading to the AGM. 
• Prepare for round-robin resolutions and extracts as and when necessary. 
• Ensure that systems are in place for managing information according to best practice. 
• Ensure compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements, in line with Companies Act. 
• Conduct statutory audits to ensure that statutory documents for all companies within the Group are in order. 
• Lodge CIPC Forms as and when necessary. 
• Provide advice to Board members on their fiduciary duties and responsibilities and on meeting procedures. 
• Maintain a register of Directors’ interests in contracts and entities. 
• Advise on recommendations of the King Code on Corporate Governance. 
• Provide advice on good corporate governance. 
• Keep abreast of new legislation and developments and assess impact thereof on the business. 
• Analyse internal and external environment factors. 
• Evaluate and report on national and international governance trends and statistics. 
• Implement interventions/programmes to introduce best practice. 
 
The following minimum requirements should be met in order to be considered: 
• LLB Degree/ B Proc or equivalent Law degree or relevant NQF7 qualification. 
• Five (5) years relevant experience with relevant minute taking experience. 
• Admitted Attorney and registration with Law Society of South Africa will be advantageous. 
• Registration as a Chartered Secretary (CIS) will be advantageous. 
 
Requisite Functional Competencies 
• High level of understanding and experience in the application of Public Finance Management Act, as well as related legislation. 
• Knowledge of Corporate Governance (King IV Principles) and Company Law. 
• Ability to read, analyse and interpret the complex documents. 
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. 
• Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative technique or style. 
• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentation on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or board of directors. 
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valued conclusions. 
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. 
• Computer Literacy (MS Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel) 
• Knowledge and experience in financial planning and forecasting. 
• Understanding of enterprise risk management concepts. 
• Knowledge of legislative compliance.

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All Short-listed applicants will be subjected to assessments, references and credit checks. 
 
ITHALA EMBRACES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT 
 
CLOSING DATE: 11 MARCH 2022 
 
INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST FORWARD A DETAILED CV; CERTIFIED COPIES OF QUALIFICATIONS AND ID DOCUMENT BY E-MAIL TO HR_recruitment4@ithala.co.za. KINDLY ALSO INCLUDE A MOTIVATION OF HOW YOU MEET EACH OF THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE AND QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THE POSITION. 
 
PLEASE NOTE: 
• LATE APPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS WITH NO REFERENCE NUMBER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. 
• E-MAIL USERS ARE REQUESTED TO SET THE DELIVERY OPTION ON BOTH “RETURN RECEIPT” AND “CONFIRM DELIVERY”. 
• CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE LIMITED TO SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES. ALL SHORT-LISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE SUBJECTED TO ASSESSMENTS, REFERENCE AND CREDIT CHECKS. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN 1 MONTH OF CLOSING DATE OF THE ADVERTISEMENT, PLEASE ACCEPT THAT YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.