General Manager Legal Compliance and Company Secretary
General Manager Legal Compliance and Company Secretary
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RPO Recruitments client is urgently seeking the expertise of an General Manager: Legal Compliance and Company Secretary in Gauteng. The successful candidate will provide corporate governance and Board support / stakeholder communication and liaison / strategic input and industry insight / compliance.
Responsibilities:
- Outstanding organisational skills excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with Chairman / CEO Principals and Executive team members.
- Ability to supervise and manage multiple projects at the same time.
- Ethical proactive and initiative taking when completing tasks.
- Ability to engage with potentially hostile audiences and embed compliance.
- Develop and implement the Corporate Compliance Programme.
- Develop and implement the Corporate Risk Register.
- Reports to the CEO and Board of Directors regularly to review progress on programme implementation and establish improvement plans.
- Review and draft agreements and contracts negotiate terms ensure legal compliance and regularly update standard documents/forms to meet regulations
- Ensures and monitors compliance with local and international laws / standards about market abuse conflicts of interest market conduct and employee compliance.
- Perform secretarial duties for various committees board and shareholder meetings (eg compile and circulate notices agendas and meeting papers for various committees draft and file minutes etc).
- Ensure compliance with BBBEE requirements by the Company.
- Advise the Board and senior management on compliance laws rules and standards ensuring they stay informed about new policies and prepare monthly Compliance status reports for relevant stakeholders.
- Coordinate Board / committee / Shareholder meetings including agenda preparation in collaboration with the Chairman / CEO / Committee Chairpersons.
- Develop and maintain a robust compliance tracking system for legal regulatory and policy parameters promptly escalating exceptions and ensure timely compliance reporting.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) and admitted Attorney in the High Court of South Africa.
- 8 10 years of experience across strategic and senior management functions.
- 5 years plus experience in Compliance Risk Management and Company Secretarial Practice within a corporate legal department in the mining industry or a reputable law firm.
- Experience working in fastpaced environment.
- Proven ability to execute effectively against strategy and exceed goals consistently.
- Member of the South African law society / professional institute
- Certifications in corporate governance or company secretarial practices (e.g ICSA) are an added advantage.
- Regulatory knowledge of the mining industry.
- Legislative knowledge of the laws governing mining.
- Good understanding of corporate governance regulatory and financial compliance requirements.
- Environmental Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) social impact and sustainability framework.
- Ability to work under pressure and perform tasks with limited direction.
Contact RPO Recruitment for your next career opportunity.
- Salary: negotiable.
- Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
- Apply for this role today contact Lee Wilhelm at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn
- You can also visit the RPO Recruitment website: rporecruitment or email us your CV:
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.
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About Us
RPO is a Recruitment Specialist focused on providing recruitment solutions specifically tailored to our valued clients.
RPO focuses on select market segments namely Engineering Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Information Technology and Mining.
With over 12 years of experience in the recruitment industry RPO has access to many highcaliber candidates across various industries all accessible through our highly trained and specialised recruiters. We focus on helping you reach your personal and professional goals by connecting you to bigger and better career paths.Required Experience:
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