Job Opportunity : Corporate Secretariat & Compliance Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:

Corporate Secretariat & Compliance Officer

Department:

Tax, Legal, Commercial and Compliance Reports To:

Head of Tax, Legal, Commercial & Compliance

Main Purpose of Role

• Assist in the corporate secretarial duties

• Ensure overall compliance with law and regulations, code of Business Conduct and all its aspects (policies, training, tools, reporting, investigations, etc…)

• Pre-litigation & litigation support

Main Responsibilities (this list is not exhaustive)

a) Ensure overall compliance with all applicable contracts, licences, regulations and other legal requirements, as well as all applicable environmental, health and safety policies, laws and regulations.

b) Manage obligations and exercise of rights under all Financing Documents and other relevant contracts and monitor and analyse compliance with all policies and procedures.

c) In consultation with external legal counsel provide the company secretarial duties and facilitate all Board and shareholders matters.

d) Develop and implement appropriate management and board reporting procedures, including preparation of regular monthly reports for management and key stakeholders.

e) Maintain statutory records, filings, minutes of shareholders and board meetings and other required corporate records

f) Handle commercial disputes with the Business Support Officer, anticipate on disputes with third parties

g) Follow-up judiciary claims liaising with external attorneys

h) Legal monitoring

i) Provide such other general management and administrative activities as may be reasonably requested in order that it may carry on its business.

j) Ad hoc responsibilities in support of the GCMS legal, commercial & compliance, as appropriate

Skills

• Well-developed legal, commercial skills and dispute resolution

• Ability to work in fast paced, changing environment

• Planning and organising

• Time management including the ability to meet deadlines

• Analytical skills