Division: Corporate Services
Department: Corporate Services
Location: Accra
Position: Senior Manager, Company Secretary
Level: MTN Level 3H
Reports to: Executive, Corporate Services

Job Summary:

• Responsible for managing the company secretariat and providing guidance and advice on corporate governance, ensuring that practices, policies and business activities carried out within the organization are in adherence with the country’s laws and regulations and also ensure that decisions of the board of directors are implemented.

Job Role

• Develop and oversee a system that maintains high standards of corporate governance and ensure that the Company complies with all relevant legal, regulatory best practice and statutory requirements.
• Organise and prepare the agenda and other documents for all meetings of the board of directors in consultation with the Board Chairmen of Scancom Plc and its subsidiaries and Committee chairpersons.
• Maintain records of proceedings for board meetings, committees and Annual General Meetings (AGMs).
• Provide Company Secretarial Services for Board meetings and ensure that legal requirements related to the meetings are fulfilled, as well as follow up on actions from meetings.
• Issue notice and agenda of board meetings to Board Members of the company board.
• Provide the Board with required guidance and advice in the discharge of their duties, responsibilities and powers.
• Contribute to the governance, risk and compliance training of Board members
• Responsible for arranging Executive Committee meetings and such other meetings as may be required from time to time and keeping track of minutes of meeting and write reports.
• Maintain statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries.
• Be the link between the CEO and the Board Chairman for an effective functioning of the Scancom Plc Board and subsidiaries.
• Ensure proper documentation of all Excom and board meetings for ease of reference. Where feasible automate process.
• Handle correspondence, collate information and write reports, ensuring decisions made are communicated to the relevant company stakeholders.
• Liaise with external regulatory authorities and external stakeholders on behalf of the Boards.

Context:

• Dynamic and highly competitive telecommunication & ICT industry
• Highly legal and regulated environment
• Performance Driven Environment
• Diverse cultural environment
• Unionized environment
• Active Media Engagement & Brand Reputation
• Regionalization structure implication

Qualification Required & Experience

Education

• A Degree in Law with qualifying certificate in law (i.e. Bar exams)
• Full ICSA Qualification is a must

Experience

• 8 years post qualification Commercial/Corporate Law experience in a large local law firm or the legal department/ Company secretarial role of a large company.
• Experience must include exposure in company Secretariat management
• Telco/Finance Experience an advantage.

Professional/Technical competencies:

• In-depth knowledge of corporate law and practices, telecoms laws, labour laws, land laws etc.
• Information and Administrative Management
• Legal Advice
• Computer Literacy
• Strong knowledge of Company secretarial practices
• Good record keeping
• Good writing and reporting skills

Physical Skills/ Competencies:

• Ability to manage self and Boards, good verbal and communication skills, takes and manages accountability
• Energy & Drive – Innovative, Takes initiative, result oriented and develops self consistently, Creativity and Innovation
• Interpersonal Skills - Leadership, customer centricity, collaborative and coaches & develops direct reports
• Personal Skills - Trustworthy, integrity and ethical in dealings
• Operating Skills - Ability to focus on priorities and plans, manages and monitors work effectively
• Organizational Positioning Skills - Good written and verbal communication, commitment to the organization
• Global thinker, Analytical thinking and Problem solving abilities.

NB: The Incumbent must maintain strict confidentiality at all times

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and qualified applicants should send their Curriculum Vitae to:

mtnghanarecruitment@mtn.com

Kindly indicate the Position (exact role you are applying for) in the email subject and note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Closing Date: 05 April, 2019