Group Company Secretary

Client Summary:

Our client is an established and evolving South African resources and energy group based in Johannesburg. Driven by a commitment to operational efficiency, strategic agility, and sustainable value creation, the group oversees significant operating entities within the resources sector. They offer an entrepreneurial, high-accountability environment where senior leaders have direct, visible impact across executive and board operations.

Job Description:

Our client is seeking an agile, commercially astute Group Company Secretary to serve as the key governance advisor to the Group CEO, Chairman, and Board of Directors. Operating in a high-impact, standalone capacity, you will lead the group’s corporate secretarial function from the ground up, directing governance across core board and committee structures.

This role presents an extraordinary career opportunity: you will not only maintain world-class governance and compliance standards across group subsidiaries, but you will also serve as a key advisor on high-profile, strategic corporate structuring and capital market transactions, including complex JSE regulatory processes. If you thrive on autonomy, direct stakeholder engagement at the highest level, and guiding an organization through transformative corporate milestones, this role is tailored for you.

Responsibilities:

• Board & Committee Advisory: Serve as trusted counsel to the Board Chairman, Group CEO, and non-executive directors on legal duties, responsibilities, board charters, King IV compliance, and the Companies Act.


• Strategic Transaction Support: Provide pivotal legal and governance steering on strategic corporate actions, restructuring programmes, and JSE listing/delisting processes.


• End-to-End Meeting Management: Direct and orchestrate the administration for all Executive, Board, and sub-committee meetings (including Audit, Projects & Investment, Remuneration, and Ethics Committees), ensuring high-quality packs, meticulous minute-taking, and active implementation of action items.


• Statutory & CIPC Compliance: Maintain all group statutory registers, execute corporate filings, manage directorship amendments, share issuances, and ensure the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) is updated and upheld across all subsidiaries.


• Corporate Governance Leadership: Continuously assess emerging regulatory developments, identify potential compliance risks, review group-wide governance frameworks, and contribute to the preparation of annual reports and compliance disclosures.


• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with executive leadership, external legal advisors, and auditors to manage group-level governance challenges swiftly and diplomatically.

Requirements:

Must-Haves

• Professional Qualification: Accredited Member/Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa (formerly CIS).


• Corporate Experience: 5 to 10+ years of proven experience as a Company Secretary, with substantial exposure to a JSE-listed environment.


• Regulatory Expertise: In-depth, practical mastery of the JSE Listings Requirements, the Companies Act, and King IV/V principles.


• Operational Independence: Proven ability to manage a standalone secretariat function end-to-end with high autonomy, proactive execution, and meticulous attention to detail.


• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional interpersonal diplomacy, executive presence, and the confidence to guide senior board members through complex discussions.


• Logistics: Valid driver’s license and own vehicle, with the flexibility to travel to operational sites as required.

Nice-to-Haves

• Legal Qualification: Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or commercial law degree.


• Transaction Exposure: Direct exposure to major corporate restructuring, M&A transactions, or JSE listing/delisting processes.


• Industry Background: Previous experience within mining, natural resources, or heavy industry sectors.

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