Officer, Company Secretariat _MTN Cameroon

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job: (Short description)

• To assist the Company Secretary in ensuring corporate compliance and governance; provision of an efficient and comprehensive secretarial and board/committee administration and governance mechanism and services to the board and group companies

Operational Delivery:

Operational Delivery– Task Complexity -; It contains the descriptions and overriding objectives of the job

• Assist in directing the Corporate Secretarial function, including support to the Board of Directors and acting as liaison between senior management and the Board;

• Advising the Board of Directors particularly, independent non-executive directors on corporate governance;

• Developing, implementing and maintaining director’s obligations guidelines regarding compliance, corporate governance, business ethics issues and practice including regulatory requirements;

• Conduct research into legal and compliance/governance related issues and generate opinions thereon;

• Develop Position Papers on governance subjects and presentation thereof to management/board/committees;

• Presentation to management/board/committees on governance updates;

• Monitoring and advising on governance best practice and emerging trends with external law firms dealing with company secretarial functions;

• Arranging for meetings of the Board of Directors and Committees and keeping the minutes of such meetings;

• Attending to corporate notices and correspondence and conducting relations with the shareholders on matters concerning corporate policy and shareholders meetings;

• Ensuring the company complies with the provisions of its Memorandum of Incorporation;

• Provide guidance to staff regarding the appropriate implementation of the relevant laws, rules and standards through policies and procedures and other documents such as internal codes and practice guidelines;

• Promote a positive ethical and effective compliance culture throughout the MTN Cameroon;

• Ensuring that previous board decisions and policies are upheld and implemented; monitoring and addressing issues of non-compliance;

• Monitoring, addressing and maintaining capacity requirements; planning, delegating, monitoring and appraising performance and productivity; setting standards and goals; promoting team spirit, direct communication and sharing; managing and resolving conflict situations; disciplining staff and managing grievance procedures;

• Recognizing and rewarding the consistent adoption and reflection of MTN values and best practice;

• Arranging and facilitating corporate governance workshops and updates; providing coaching and facilitating workshops as required;

• Maintaining confidentiality of security documents and agreement;

• Updating own organizational and market related knowledge; monitoring and evaluating own work progress; developing individual competencies as required; ensuring own performance reviews are completed and recommendations actioned; ensuring that the organizational vision and values are reflected in own job outcomes.

Board Responsibilities

• Ensure preparation, agreeing and management of the annual calendar of Board business with the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;

• Preparing and agreeing agendas for Board meetings

• Ensuring Board papers are fit for purpose and distributed in a timely manner

• Manage Board induction and Board evaluation,

• Manage Board Charter and Committee Term of Reference.

• Manage the board conflict of interest at board meetings and committee meetings

• Ensuring the Board is informed of all appropriate matters As per business plan

• Ensuring in conjunction with the Chairman that the Board comply with relevant Corporate Governance provisions,

• Maintaining the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, including the Charters

• Advising the Chairman on Board and Board Committee Composition,

• Managing the Non-Executive Director recruitment process in accordance with relevant policies

• Advising on Director training requirements and managing the delivery of such training

• Assisting the Chairman in ensuring a highly effective Board, including managing the Board, Board Committee and Director Evaluation process

• Ensuring in conjunction with the Chairman that Non-Executive Directors are informed of material developments outside of Board meetings as appropriate

Board Committees

• Preparing and agreeing the annual calendar of Board Committee business with the Committee Chairman and key stakeholders (e.g. Chief Executive)

• Managing the annual calendar of Board Committee business

• Preparing and agreeing agendas for Board Committee meetings

• Ensuring Board Committee papers are fit for purpose

• Ensuring the Board Committees are informed of all appropriate matters

Legal and Regulatory

• Ensure, in conjunction with the General Manager Commercial Legal , compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory matters,

• Organizing and ensuring the smooth running of the Annual General Meeting and any other General Meetings.

• Compliance with the Group Securities Dealing & Insider Trading Policies.

• Compliance and Risk Management with the relevant Corporate Governance provisions.

• Compilation of AGM Notice (incl. all ordinary/special resolutions) in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act.

Provision of all Company Secretarial Services/Stewardship

• Maintaining the MTNC’s database of statutory information on all subsidiaries

• Ensuring all subsidiaries comply with their relevant statutory and regulatory obligations

• Assist CEO with implementation of optimal operational governance.

• Ensure ethical and effective leadership,

• Ensure effective governance processes aligned to the group where applicable,

• Monitor implementation of policies together with Risk and compliance as it relates to subsidiary of a Listed entity,

• Ensure that Opco establish effective training programs on governance practices,

• Monitor compliance with Group DoA, Opco DoA, shareholder agreements,

• Implement Governance template framework as directed by the Group Secretariat.

• Manage with risk and compliance disclosure of conflict of interests, assessment thereof and provide remedial solutions to deal with conflict.

Education:

3 years university Degree in Law/Company Secretarial or related

Relevant postgraduate qualification will be an advantage (e.g. Higher Diploma in Company Law, CIS Fellowship, Masters, etc.).

Language: Written and spoken English is mandatory and French is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in company legal, secretarial functions associated with a company, with experience in supervising/managing others;

• Experience working in a medium to large organization;

• Experience as a Company Secretary or Governance management of a substantial institution is advantageous;

• Respect for and identification with the company’s mission, culture and values

• Administrative work experience

Training/Certification:

• training in company secretarial or governance management

• ICSA qualification could be an advantageous

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