Job Description

Who are we?

MiWay is a direct financial services company. We are passionate about service excellence, convenience and offering our clients superior value products. Our Vision is to be a world-class direct financial services business that offers a complete array of services under one convenient umbrella - all managed online.

We are positive that with the right people on board, we will continue to grow and give our clients the freedom to do things their way - free from worry and most importantly at peace with all the what-ifs of the world.

Company values that every employee subscribes to are: Energy, Freedom, Accountability and Attitude. The ideal candidate is one who has the courage to be bold and subscribes to MiWay's core values!

Do you have a positive attitude, love a challenge, treat your colleagues with respect and look for solutions, not problems? If yes, then MiWay is the place for you!

Build a successful career with us

We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

What will you do?

Responsible for the company secretarial function in an organisation. Responsibilities may include other administrative requirements of the organisation. Responsible for ensuring that all statutory requirements and particularly those specified by the Company's Act are complied with.

Minimum Qualification Required

• LLB Admitted Attorney
• CGISA Qualification

Minimum Experience

• Working knowledge of the Companies Act and King Code of Governance
• Degree or Diploma with 6 to 8 years related experience.
• Financial services industry experience would be ideal

Competencies Required

• Collaborates
• Drives results
• Cultivates Innovation
• Customer Focused
• Flexible and adaptable
• Relating and networking
• Cultivates Innovation
• Organisational Savvy
• Decision Quality
• Plans and Aligns
• Balances Stakeholders
• Manages Complexity

Deliverables include, but will not be limited to

• Ensuring statutory compliance (with the Companies Act and related legislation), including, but not limited to, the filing of annual returns and lodgment of statutory forms at CIPC.
• Assisting with the co-ordination of board and committee meetings, including the preparation of agendas, collation and presentation of meeting packs and meeting related logistics.
• Compiling minutes of various board and committee meetings, management meetings and governance forum meetings.
• Maintaining the directors' declaration of interest register.
• Assisting with managing the company secretarial budget.
• Safekeeping and updating company records and share certificates and ancillary registers.
• Timeous review of various charters and policies.
• In-house and external ad hoc requests, including but not limited to drafting of board and shareholder resolutions, completion of FICA requests, company information requests and general enquiries.

Knowledge and Skills

Company Secretarial and Administrative requirements

Board Resolutions

Reporting and Administration

Quality, compliance and accreditation

Personal Attributes

Interpersonal savvy - Contributing through others

Decision quality - Contributing through others

Plans and aligns - Contributing through others

Balances stakeholders - Contributing through others

Core Competencies

Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others

Customer focus - Contributing through others

Drives results - Contributing through others

Collaborates - Contributing through others

Being resilient - Contributing through others

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Deadline to apply: 31 March 2024.

Our commitment to transformation

At MiWay we believe in cultivating a positive and dynamic working environment that gives you freedom and opportunity to succeed. MiWay is committed to transformation and embracing diversity.

This is what drives us to achieve a multicultural workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, reflective of the demographics of our society.

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