Chief Governance Officer
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Governance Leadership and Governance Architecture
- Board and Company Secretariat Services
- Legal Advisory and Business Support
- Legal Risk, Contract Governance and Dispute Management
- Governance Reporting, Regulatory Compliance and Stakeholder
- Leadership and Management of the Governance, Legal and Secretariat Function
Behavioural:
- Customer focus
- Collaboration
- Curiosity
- Agility
- Results orientation
- Continuous improvement
Leadership:
- Strategic thinking
- Business partnering
- Commercial leadership
- Innovation
- Enterprise leadership
- Influencing skills
Knowledge:
- Extensive knowledge of corporate governance frameworks, governance architecture and leading governance practices.
- Extensive knowledge of Board governance, fiduciary responsibilities, Board Committee governance and Company Secretariat practices.
- Extensive knowledge of corporate, commercial and administrative law.
- Sound knowledge of litigation management, dispute resolution and legal risk management.
- Extensive knowledge of the Companies Act, PFMA, Treasury Regulations, King IV and applicable regulatory frameworks.
- Sound understanding of delegated authority frameworks, internal controls and decision-making governance.
- Strong knowledge of statutory reporting, regulatory compliance and corporate records governance.
- Sound understanding of ethics management, conflicts of interest and disclosure requirements.
- Knowledge of public sector governance and state-owned company governance requirements.
- Knowledge of enterprise risk management and governance assurance practices.
- Sound understanding of strategic planning, organisational performance and change management.
- Knowledge of talent management, succession planning and leadership development
Skills:
- Strategic leadership and organisational stewardship
- Corporate governance advisory and oversight
- Legal advisory and risk management
- Board and Committee governance
- Company Secretariat leadership and management
- Regulatory compliance and statutory governance
- Policy and governance framework development
- Strategic stakeholder management and engagement
- Negotiation and influencing
- Executive communication and report writing
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Decision-making and sound judgement
Minimum requirements
Qualifications:
- LLB or Honours Degree / Postgraduate qualification in Law, Corporate Governance, Business Administration, Commerce at NQF Level 8 with 480 credits.
Experience:
- 10 years relevant experience.
- 5 years at Senior Management level.
- Proven Board governance, legal advisory and company secretariat experience.
- Experience leading Governance, Legal and Company Secretariat functions in a complex regulated environment
Professional Registration Body: N/A
Professional Registration with the Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa (CGISA) / Membership with Institute of the Directors South Africa (IoDSA)/ Registration with the Legal Practice Council will be an added advantage.
Disclaimer:
“If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.”
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