COMPANY SECRETARY

Job Purpose

The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that the company complies with standard financial, statutory and legal requirements and adherence to good corporate governance standards. The incumbent will be also the point of communication between the board of directors and company shareholders

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Law, Business Management or any related field.
• Post graduate qualification for example MBA or MSC will be an advantage.
• 8 years’ experience in a similar or related environment, with a minimum of 4 years in a Senior Management position.

Key Result Areas

• Prepares and checks the board pack in liaison with all departments within Econet
• Prepares Board minutes and issue to the Chairperson of the Board Committees and the Chairperson of the Board within agreed timelines
• Coordinates the production of the annual report with relevant divisional heads
• Follows up on resolutions of the board and ensure that they are actioned according to agreed timelines
• Validate the company’s regulatory and annual return advising on compliance and corrective action
• Ensures that the major shareholders and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) have received a copy of the annual report before the annual general meeting
• Publishes the AGM notice in the local press and notify all shareholders of the AGM date and place three weeks prior to the date
• Lodges the annual company returns for Econet and its subsidiaries with the Registrar of Companies within a month of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s annual general meeting
• Maintains an overview of company returns for Econet and its Subsidiaries and action in line with the Company’s Act
• Ensures that the company complies with the ZSE listing rules (e.g., board meetings, proper constitution of the board and ensuring that there is a quorum at every meeting)
• Inducts new board members to make them aware of board operations following notification of the appointment
• Processes, through the transfer secretaries, the payment of dividends within the agreed time by the board