Company Secretary

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**Overview** The role of Company Secretary at Sasol involves providing strategic company secretarial and governance support to an allocated portfolio of South African and international subsidiaries, joint ventures, and governance structures within the Mining, Energy, and International Subsidiaries portfolio. This position is responsible for ensuring effective governance practices, compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, implementing Sasol governance standards, and facilitating the efficient functioning of boards and committees. The Company Secretary will act as a trusted governance adviser to directors, management, and stakeholders, contributing to the enhancement of governance effectiveness across the Group's subsidiary portfolio. **What you will do** Key responsibilities include: * Leading the delivery of company secretarial and governance services for an allocated portfolio of South African and international subsidiaries, joint ventures, and governance structures. * Ensuring the consistent application of Sasol governance frameworks, policies, standards, and delegated authority structures. * Advising directors and management on governance, fiduciary duties, statutory obligations, and governance best practice. * Supporting sound decision-making through timely governance advice and recommendations. * Maintaining an accurate understanding of governance developments affecting the allocated portfolio. * Acting as secretary to allocated boards and committees. * Managing annual board and committee workplans and meeting calendars. * Coordinating the preparation and quality review of agendas, meeting packs, resolutions, and governance documentation. * Attending meetings and ensuring the accurate recording of proceedings, decisions, and action items. * Monitoring implementation of board and committee resolutions and agreed actions. * Supporting director induction, governance education, and ongoing board development initiatives. * Promoting governance best practice and continuous improvement in governance processes. * Coordinating governance activities across multiple jurisdictions through engagement with local directors, service providers, and external legal advisers. * Monitoring compliance with local statutory requirements and regulatory obligations applicable to foreign entities. * Ensuring that international entities remain aligned with Sasol governance standards and reporting requirements. * Overseeing governance activities performed by external company secretarial service providers and monitoring performance against agreed service standards. * Escalating material governance, compliance, or regulatory matters where appropriate. * Supporting the implementation and continuous enhancement of subsidiary governance frameworks. * Applying risk-based governance principles to determine appropriate governance oversight for entities within the portfolio. * Contributing to governance assurance activities and governance maturity assessments across subsidiaries. * Identifying governance risks, compliance risks, and emerging regulatory developments and recommending mitigation actions. * Monitoring and reporting on governance compliance and governance effectiveness within the allocated portfolio. * Supporting mergers, acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, financings, and other corporate actions from a governance and statutory compliance perspective. * Facilitating the establishment, amendment, and closure of legal entities in accordance with applicable legal and governance requirements. * Leading governance aspects of entity rationalisation, deregistration, and liquidation projects. * Coordinating governance approvals, resolutions, and filings associated with corporate transactions. * Managing relationships with external governance and trust administration service providers. * Monitoring service delivery and compliance with contractual and governance requirements. * Maintaining oversight of trust governance structures administered by external service providers. * Keeping abreast of developments, governance matters, and emerging risks relating to trust structures within the portfolio. * Coordinating reporting, governance reviews, and escalation of significant matters impacting outsourced governance arrangements. * Building and maintaining effective relationships with directors, executives, legal teams, finance teams, external advisers, and regulators. * Serving as a primary point of contact for governance matters across the allocated portfolio. * Facilitating effective communication between boards, committees, management, and external stakeholders. * Influencing and supporting a culture of ethical leadership and sound governance practices. * Identifying opportunities to simplify, standardise, and strengthen governance processes. * Promoting the adoption of technology and digital governance solutions to enhance governance effectiveness. Contributing to governance transformation initiatives and strategic projects within Company Secretarial Services. * Sharing governance knowledge and best practices across the function. **Requirements (from the original advert)** Formal Education: * Minimum: * Bachelor's Degree in Law, Commerce, Corporate Governance or a related field. * Relevant postgraduate qualification. * Preferred: * Chartered Governance Professional CGISA/CGI qualification. * Postgraduate qualification in Corporate Law, Governance or Business Administration. Minimum Experience: * 12 years' experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, legal or related roles. * Significant experience supporting boards and committees. * Experience in corporate governance, statutory compliance and regulatory affairs. Competencies: * Technical Competencies: * Corporate Governance – King V * Companies Act and Corporate Law * Regulatory Compliance * Board and Committee Governance * Governance Assurance and Risk Management * Corporate Transactions * Drafting and Minute Taking * Behavioural Competencies: * Strategic Thinking * Influencing and Advisory Skills * Stakeholder Management * Commercial Awareness * Sound Judgement * Attention to Detail * Resilience * Collaboration * Communication Skills * Integrity and Professionalism **Who should apply** This role is suited for a seasoned professional with a strong background in company secretarial, corporate governance, or related legal roles, possessing a minimum of 12 years of experience. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in supporting boards and committees, coupled with expertise in corporate governance, statutory compliance, and regulatory affairs. They should hold a Bachelor's Degree in Law, Commerce, Corporate Governance, or a related field, along with a relevant postgraduate qualification. Strong technical competencies in Corporate Governance (King V), Companies Act and Corporate Law, Regulatory Compliance, and Board and Committee Governance are essential. Behaviourally, the candidate should demonstrate strategic thinking, strong influencing and advisory skills, excellent stakeholder management, commercial awareness, sound judgment, attention to detail, resilience, collaboration, effective communication, integrity, and professionalism. The role requires an individual who can act as a trusted governance adviser, lead governance services for a diverse portfolio, and contribute to enhancing governance effectiveness across an international subsidiary structure. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/company-secretary-sasol Source: myjobmag

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