Junior Company Secretary

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Description

Sanlam Investment Group, part of the Sanlam Group, is seeking a Junior Company Secretary to join its team in Tygervalley, Western Cape. As one of the largest and most diversified financial services and investment firms in Southern Africa, Sanlam Investment Group manages assets exceeding R2 trillion and is a B-BBEE level 1 contributor. The Junior Company Secretary will play a key role in supporting governance, compliance, and administrative functions across subsidiaries and management structures. This role involves preparing meeting documentation, drafting resolutions, maintaining company records, and ensuring adherence to company law and governance principles, while contributing to Sanlam’s commitment to transformation, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Preparing meeting packs and recording minutes of subsidiary and management structures
• Assisting with compilation of approval frameworks, delegations of authority, charters, and terms of reference, and overseeing the database thereof
• Drafting board and shareholder resolutions
• Researching and providing updates on company law, governance, and sector-specific legislative developments
• Assisting with governance reviews and related initiatives within the cluster
• Updating governance-related documentation within the scope of Company Secretariat functions
• Providing company administrative services including updating records with CIPC, maintaining company registers, and liaising with external auditors during annual secretarial audits

Qualifications

• LLB degree
• Three to five years of experience as a Company Secretary or in a corporate governance role
• Experience within the financial services sector is advantageous
• Knowledge of company law, corporate governance, and company secretarial principles, practices, and procedures
• Team player with the ability to build relationships across organisational levels
• High level of integrity and ethical conviction
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work accurately under pressure
• Strong attention to detail with effective planning and work management skills
• Proactive and able to work independently

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