Company Secretary/Legal Manager- Croco Group of Companies

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified persons to fill in the following vacancy that has arisen within the Croco Group of Companies.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepares and checks the board packs in liaison with all departments/divisions.

• Receives input from the Directors and other Executives on, and produces, the boards and committee meetings agenda.

• Attends boards’ committee meetings and the main board meeting.

• Attends executive management meetings in the Group.

• Follows up on resolutions of the boards, boards committees and Excom and ensures that they are actioned according to agreed timelines.

• Submits annual returns, changes in directorships and/or change of registered office for all Companies within the Group.

• Issues notices to all shareholders for the AGMs in accordance with the Company’s constitutional documents and the relevant legislation.

• Ensures that the company complies with all statutory rules (e.g., boards meetings, proper constitution of the boards and ensuring that there is a quorum at every meeting).

• Provides advice to the Boards on all corporate governance issues.

• Inducts new board members to make them aware of board members’ roles and responsibilities and board operations following notification of their appointment.

• Ensures application of internal controls, as documented in the Company policies and procedures manual, in order to ensure protection of the business from both internal and external risks.

• Submits weekly, monthly and adhoc reports as required.

• Provides legal advice to the Board, Directors, Divisional Heads and the Group in general.

• Prepares legal briefing for external parties.

• Provides legal advice and attends critical employee labour hearings and required court hearings.

• Monitors changes in legislation and disseminates such changes within the Group.

• Liaises with the Company’s external legal advisers.

• Maintains a register of all of the Group’s legal cases and ensures that there is efficient management of the cases.

• Attends court as a representative of the Company.

• Reviews and/or procures the review of the Group’s agreements/contracts.

• Advices and/or procures advice on the Group’s legal agreements/contracts.

Qualifications And Experience

• Degree in Law.

• Post graduate qualification (e.g., MBA/MSC) will be an added advantage.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar or related environment.