Associate, Governance & Board Support – Standard Bank Group

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

To provide board support and secretarial services to allocated portfolios of subsidiary companies’ boards, and board and management committees. To provide support to committee members on governance matters, ensuring effective and efficient functioning of all boards and committees by adopting an appropriate standard of governance. To assist with ensuring compliance with the applicable statutory, regulatory and corporate governance requirements for boards and management committees.

Minimum Qualifications: First Degree
Field of Study: Legal or related field

Experience Required
Internal Audit
Internal Audit
Experience Required: 3-4 years
Experience in line with above job function
Governance
Governance
Experience Required: 3-4 years
Experience in line with above job function
Legal
Macro Generic
Experience Required: 3-4 years
Experience in line with above job function

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote, ensure and uphold good relations with all stakeholders.
• Lead the process with drafting of resolutions and liaison with board members to explain purpose of resolution
• Provide full board meeting support to the  board and other agreed subsidiary board and committee meetings to achieve governance best practice.
• Review governance gaps and provide an analysis thereto to assist the Governance team
• Design and execute the Board and Committee annual forward planning calendar in line with our internal governance processes.
• Manage director induction programme for subsidiary companies
• Collate and review board packs and share via the board reporting system in a timely and accurate basis, to ensure that board and committee meetings are run effectively.
• Research into governance best practices and standards to provide input for secretarial advisory services.
• Draft and review routine minutes and resolutions for boards and committees

Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Embracing Change
• Team Working
• Understanding People
• Checking Details
• Following Procedures
• Producing Outputs
• Upholding Standards
• Completing Tasks
• Taking Action
• Verbal Communication
• Business Administration Skills
• Meeting Logistics
• Data Management (Administration)
• Written Communication