Board Secretary - (12 Months Contract)

Thusa Batho Labour Solutions is recruiting on behalf of our valued client, who is seeking an experienced and highly organised Company Secretary to join their team. This is a critical governance role suited for a detail-oriented professional with strong legal, compliance, and administrative expertise.

The successful candidate will ensure that the organisation meets all statutory, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements, while also providing strategic support to the Board and executive management. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated individual looking to contribute to a high-performance, ethically driven organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provision legal support to the company- including: Advising on legal and litigation matters within the company.
  
• Drafting legal documents such as contracts, pleadings, agreements, etc.
  
• Manages and engages with third party legal advisors.
  
• Interprets legal information.
  
• Reviewing and aligning/amending company LGRC Policies and Procedures.
  
• Drafting of sound legal opinions and advice – Including: memorandum of advice, Analyses the law and associated risk, prepares and submits legal opinions and comments.
  
• Provision of governance and/or secretariat support/services to all company Structures- including: advising on committee quorum, recording committee meetings, drafting meeting minutes, drafting decision matrix.
  
• Ensuring compliance with all company applicable legal prescripts- including inter alia- Participating in internal training on legal and regulatory topics to keep the company abreast of regulatory issues and disseminates appropriate legal requirements to staff.
  
• Monitor and update company compliance (including the company compliance
  

Deliverables:

• Provision Legal support to the company- Action Proceedings (Magistrates or High Court).
  
• A letter of demand
  
• Summons and Particulars of Claim Plea
  
• Replication.
  
• Discovery (Notices and Affidavit)
  
• Pre-trial minutes
  
• Judgment/Order
  
• Motion Proceedings (Magistrates or High Court)
  
• Notice of Motion and Founding/Supporting
  
• Answering Affidavit
  
• Replying Affidavit
  
• Judgment/Order
  
• Drafting legal documents such as contracts, and internal policies, etc.
  
• Manages and engages with third party legal advisors (to be confirmed through monthly reports).
  
• Memorandum on the interpretation of legal information
  
• Amended/updated reviewed company LGRC Policies and Procedures
  
• Drafting of sound legal opinions and legal advice:
  
• Written Legal Opinion
  
• Memorandum of advice
  
• Provision of governance and/or secretariat support to all company Structures:
  
• Recording of meeting
  

Meeting minutes

• Meeting decision matrix
  
• Ensuring compliance with all company applicable legal prescripts
  
• Participate in internal Training/Workshops/Meetings
  
• Report on training/workshops
  
• Monthly report on company legislative and regulatory compliance e.g. POPIA/PAIA compliance, BBB-EE etc
  
• Update company report on PFMA compliance on a quarterly basis
  

RequirementsMinimum 5 Years experience in providing legal services
Qualifications
minimum relevant qualification-(diploma in Public Administration or an equivalent secretariat qualification at NQF level 6.