As Key Account Manager

Purpose of the Role: To assist the Group Company Secretary with managing the effective functioning of the Board, Board Committees, the Group's governance processes, as well as ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, Banks Act, JSE (and Debt) listing requirements and other relevant legislation.

Minimum Role Requirements:

1. LLB
2. 5-8 years relevant experience
3. Legal / business writing skills
4. Legal drafting skills
5. Governance

Role Responsibilities:

Company Secretarial Administration and Board Support: Responsibility for end-to-end management of Board and Board Committee meetings (within portfolio).

Including but not limited to preparing agendas, minutes and matters arising from meetings (within portfolio), and finalising in consultation with the Group Company Secretary, Management and the respective chairmen of meetings for Committees under allocated portfolio.

1. Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee (Board sub-committee)
2. Special Projects and Large Exposures Committee (Board sub-committee)
3. Group Investment Committee (ExCo sub-committee)
4. African Insurance Group (AIG) (Subsidiary Board)
5. Residual Debt Services (RDS) (Subsidiary Board)
6. And any other forum as required from time to time

Assist with preparing relevant notices for AGM and other Shareholders' meetings.

Prepare and submit regulatory and statutory reports for meetings as it relates to Governance / Company Secretariat (within portfolio).

Attend and assist to prepare reports / minutes for Board Strategy sessions.

Assist with preparing presentations for the Prudential Authority (Board, Trilateral and Chairman's presentation).

Ensure that all statutory files, records, Committee memberships, minute books (both manually and electronically) are managed and updated (within portfolio) and securely stored.

Ensure that all CIPC documents are lodged as required by CIPC and the Banks Act (director changes, disclosures) (within portfolio).

Maintain SARB correspondence mail log and follow up with relevant individuals with regard to actions required.

Maintain statutory register i.e. Company register (within portfolio).

Assist with ad-hoc queries.

Drafting of various Board and Shareholder resolutions.

Assist the Group Company Secretary to ensure that the Board of Directors are provided with detailed guidance on legal duties, responsibilities and powers.

Drafting of Board and Governance Policies i.e. Evaluation Policy, Policy of Policies.

Legislative and Corporate Governance: Assist with research on legal and governance matters to ensure best governance practice and procedures are implemented.

Develop compliance checklists as indicated e.g. AFS approvals, Annual auditor assessment, other regulatory matters.

Review and update Board Charters and Committee Terms of Reference, MOIs, other governance documents and frameworks.

Manage the distribution of regulatory updates and ensure the Group is informed about governance requirements and best practices in the banking industry.

Manage the preparation and filling of governance related documentation such as annual reports disclosures, and regulatory fillings to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.

Participate in the development of strategies to enhance the Group's corporate governance framework.

Provide support in the evaluation and assessment of governance practices to identify areas for improvement.

Provide compliance and execution advice as it relates to the Banks Act and Companies Act.

Stakeholder Relations: Facilitate effective communication between the board of directors, senior management and various stakeholders to ensure transparency and efficient information flow.

Manage stakeholder relations including handling shareholder inquiries, communications and meetings.

Provide professional and accurate advice to stakeholders, as required.

Liaise with internal and external auditors on their annual assessments and daily requests.

Keep internal and external clients updated on developments on all matters.

Cultivate positive relationships with regulatory authorities and industry bodies to stay abreast of industry trends.

Special Projects: Support the Group Company Secretary in executing against the Governance workstream deliverables.

Assist with conducting in-house due diligence reviews on documents in the VDR and/or manage external providers to assist with the due diligence scope.

Assist with Special Projects Steerco's (member of the project team providing project management and corporate governance support, etc).