Senior Officer, Board Secretariat (Senior Legal Officer) at KPMG Ghana

Role Summary

The role holder will assist the Company Secretary/CEO in the discharge of its duties to the Board of Directors, stakeholders, and key management personnel of the organisation.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist the Company Secretary to organize Board and sub-committee meetings and meetings of the executive and management committees
• Take minutes, circulate, and follow up on action points
• Update stakeholders on directives, regulations, and best practices
• Assist the Company Secretary to administer evaluation of board members and key management personnel
• Circulate and distribute documents and notices pertaining to Board meetings
• Organise and maintain law libraries, documents, and case files
• Draft all correspondences to the Board of Directors and key management personnel
• Review and upload board papers to the Diligent Board Portal and notify directors of current uploads
• Assist the Company Secretary with all corporate governance requirements pertaining to the role of the Company Secretary
• Draft correspondences with regulators and key stakeholders
• Liaise with external lawyers and firms for support
• Perform any other responsibility or role assigned by the Company Secretary from time to time

Education

• Degree in Law with qualifying certification

Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of progressive and relevant experience in a similar role
• Experience in a local firm which must include exposure and participation in negotiations and drafting of reasonably complex commercial transactions

Skills & Competencies

• Knowledge of meeting procedures, decision-making rules, governance policies, and corporate and regulatory rules and norms
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical skills