Job Title: Company Secretary
Reports to: Country Managing Director
Group: Legal
Job Profile
Our Client has built its strength and success in corporate banking and is now taking that expertise and applying it to the personal and business banking platform.
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We are looking for a Company Secretary to provide legal counsel and support to the Bank and its subsidiaries as it relates to contracts, litigation and dispute resolution, credit and employment issues.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Organizing, preparing agenda as well as taking minutes of board meetings, annual general meetings (AGMs), and Executive Management committee meetings;
- Organizing the Annual Board Retreat;
- Maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries;
- Handling all correspondence, collating information, writing reports and ensuring that decisions made by the board are communicated to the relevant company stakeholders;
- Liaising monitoring the Bank’s Registrar to ensure that the Bank obtains optimum value from their engagement
- Contributing to meeting discussions, as and when required, and advising directors of the legal, governance, implications of proposed policies.
- Conduct periodic performance assessment review of external counsels retained by the Bank.
- Any other duties as may be assigned/deemed necessary by Country MD
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge and understanding of banking operations (international & domestic)
- Legal financial planning
- Good policy development and management capabilities
- Legal documentation
- Legal Advice
- Regulatory Knowledge
- Corporate Governance
- Compliance Monitoring
- Banking Industry Knowledge
- Financial Industry Knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of Financial Regulations (Domestic & International)
- Risk Management Knowledge
- Strategic Focus/ Orientation
- Integrity and Discretion
- Initiative/ Proactive
- Entrepreneurship
- Analytical skills / Problem solving
- Resilience, Tenacity and Integrity
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication (oral & written)
- General managerial/ administration
- Leadership/influencing
- Organization and coordination skills
- Coaching and people management and Conflict management
Qualifications
- A Degree in Law and BL with Distinction
- A recognized professional certification will be an added advantage
- Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in Legal within the Financial Services Industry