Vacancy: Company Secretary
Our client Sovereign Group Limited is a group of companies that focuses on harnessing investment opportunities on local, regional and international levels.
Our client Sovereign Group Limited is a group of companies that focuses on harnessing investment opportunities on local, regional and international levels.
Reporting directly to the Chief
Executive Officer, the purpose of the job is to coordinate advice and ensure
timely delivery of legal and Company Secretarial services to all of the group’s
companies.
This also includes acting as the
point of contact / communication between the Board of Directors and
shareholders, monitoring and ensuring compliance to all laws and policies where
necessary as well as ensuring that Sovereign Group Limited maintains high
standards of Corporate Governance
Responsibilities
- Providing or co-coordinating the secretarial
services to the various Boards of Directors, including preparations for
Board Meetings and issue of Agenda, Minutes, Reports, Resolutions, drawing
and filing Statutory Returns and implementing Board directives for the
group
- Deal with correspondence and writing reports,
ensuring decisions made are communicated to the relevant stakeholders;
- Contribute to meeting discussions as and when
required, and advise members of the legal and governance committees on
accounting and tax implications of proposed policies;
- Monitor changes in relevant legislation and
the regulatory environment, and take appropriate action;
- Liaise with external regulators and advisors
such as lawyers and auditors;
- Develop and oversee the systems/processes that
ensure Sovereign Group complies with all applicable codes, as well as its
legal and statutory requirements;
- Commercial contract negotiation and management;
supporting all functions in the business among others
- Advising on employment/employee related
matters and management of internal disputes between employees and the
company to avert litigation; supporting the business during Collective
Bargaining Agreement negotiations and managing issues that may arise there
from during their term to ensure the best interest of the company are
achieved.
- Providing leadership in Corporate Governance
and the Company Code of Business Principles compliance, ensuring that the
company and its employees are complying with internal policies, procedure
and controls.
- Management of all litigation for and against
the company, including all accident, labour and insurance related matters
- Management of the external legal counsel on
the various panels who handle the litigation and other consultations on
behalf of the companies.
- Ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance
in relation to the organization and operating entities in general.
- Liaise with the Business Team Leaders to
identify legal issues and risks and provide appropriate advice on the
same.
- Participate in various business teams to
provide legal and business support where required.
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in Law (LLB) and Certified
Public Secretaries (CPS-K)
- Advocate of the High Court of Kenya holding a
valid practicing certificate.
- At least 6 years post admission experience in
a large organization with a strong commercial focus and a good
appreciation of legal
- A good working knowledge of Company Law and
specifically the operations of the Nairobi Stock Exchange and the Capital
Markets Authority in Kenya. A good grasp of employment laws is good.
- Working knowledge of public listed company
procedures
- Sound Legal and Company Secretarial knowledge
and experience.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Good negotiation and leadership skills.
- Superior communication, presentation and
interpersonal skills.
- Strong commercial focus.
- Attention to detail and strong organizational
& planning skills
How to Apply:
Send your application including a
cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV
highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a
daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional
referees by close of business Monday 17th August, 2015
Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please note that we do not charge
fees for receiving or processing job applications.