BOARD / COMPANY SECRETARY: LIMPOPO-OLIFANTS CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
AGENCY (LOCMA)
REF NO: LOCMA 03
SALARY : R1 216 824 per annum (Level 13), (all-inclusive salary package)
CENTRE : Polokwane
REQUIREMENTS : A Bcom. Law / LLB or equivalent degree.
Admitted attorney.
Registration as a Chartered Secretary with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators will be advantageous.
A minimum of five (5) years Middle/ Senior Managerial experience.
Experience as a Company Secretary.
Understanding of SA Law in general, administrative law, labour law, water law, public entities, governance and ethics.
May be subjected to extended working hours.
DUTIES : Committee Work: Ensure submission of annual schedule of meetings for Board and Committee meetings.
Ensure convening of meetings, preparation of agenda and taking minutes of Board and its Committees.
Address correspondence and communication relating to the Board.
Ensure collation and maintaining of information and documentation relating to Board and Committee
meetings.
Ensure the secure recording and archiving of minutes of meetings.
Guide the writing of interim and annual reports for the Board.
Ensure that decisions taken by the Board are
communicated to relevant stakeholders to be implemented fully.
Guidance and Advice: Advise and guide the Board by promoting insight and clarity on its appointment, constitution, and the related legal, ethical, good governance, accounting and financial implications of the
proposed/implemented policies and decisions.
Assist the Chairperson and Chief Executive, in matters relating to the DWS and the Board. Provide advice with regard to the specific roles and responsibilities of the Board as a whole, and those of the individual role- players: Chairperson, CEO, and Board members.
Provide advice with regard to the appointment and constitution of the required sub-committees (e.g., audit, risk, or other), with regard to ensuring corporate governance.
Manage the risk by ensuring and monitoring compliance of the implementation of policies and procedures relating to NWA, PFMA and other related legislation and guidelines.
Provide regulatory, compliance and relevant advice to the Governing Board on usage of water resources to relevant national, provincial and local government departments, WUAs, farmers.
Corporate Governance: Formulate and implement corporate governance strategies for the organisation.
Ensure the organisation remains aware of any changing requirements in connection with corporate governance and responds accordingly.
Provide advice on corporate governance
working practices arising out of changes in legislation affecting the organisation.
Support the organisation with the research, development and implementation of policies required for
corporate governance.
Liaison as necessary with external organisations and staff at all levels on
a wide variety of governance related matters.
Legal Support: Take overall responsibility of legal services in the organisation. Deal with contractual and related matters.
Provide internal legal advisory services to the Board as and when required.
Facilitate and ensure compliance to relevant statutes.
Provide continuous updates on changes to legislation to the organisation and the Board.
Set up systems that ensure the Board complies with all applicable codes, as well as its legal and statutory obligations.
ENQUIRIES : Mr Conrad Greve Tel No: (012) 336 8402
APPLICATIONS : Pretoria: Please email your application quoting the relevant reference number on the subject line to: LOCMA03@dws.gov.za or hand deliver to: Delta Continental Building, Corner of Visagie and
Bosman Street, Pretoria, 0001 or post to: Private Bag X350, Pretoria, 0001.
FOR ATTENTION : Recruitment and Selection Unit
NOTE : Interested applicants must submit their applications for employment to the address specified on each post.
Applications must be submitted using the newly implemented Z83 form obtainable on the Department of Water and Sanitations website, under career opportunities or the DPSA website, under vacancies in the Public Service (point 4) and should be accompanied by a comprehensive CV with full particulars of the applicants’ training, qualifications, competencies, knowledge & experience).
All required information on the Z83 application form must be provided.
Other related documentation such as copies of qualifications, identity document, drivers license etc need not to accompany the application when applying for a post as such documentation must only be produced by shortlisted candidates during the interview date.
With reference to applicants bearing professional or occupational registration, fields provided in Part B of the Z83 must be completed as these fields are regarded as compulsory and such details must also be included in the applicants CV.
For posts requiring a drivers license, annotate such details on CV.
Failure to complete or disclose all required information will automatically disqualify the applicant.
No late applications will be accepted.
Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to suitability checks (SAQA verification, reference checks criminal and credit checks).
A SAQA evaluation certificate must accompany foreign qualification/s (only when shortlisted).
Applications that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements will not be considered.
Candidates will be required to complete a financial disclosure form and undergo a security clearance.
Foreigners or dual citizenship holders must provide a police clearance certificate from country of origin (only when shortlisted).
In the filling of vacant posts, the objectives of section 195 (1) (i) of the Constitution of South Africa, 1996 (Act No: 108 of 1996) the Employment Equity imperatives as defined by the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No: 55 of 1998) and relevant Human Resources policies of the Agency will be taken into consideration.
Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only.
If you do not hear from us within three (3) months of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.
Faxed applications will not be considered.
The Agency reserves the right not to fill these positions.
Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply and preference will be given to the EE Targets.
The Limpopo-Olifants Catchment Management Agency is a Public Water Resource Management Agency, established in line with the provisions of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act no 36 of 1998) (NWA) and National Water Policy for South Africa.
It is an entity of the national Department of Water and Sanitation.
Employees appointed in the CMA have similar employment terms and conditions as those of employees appointed in terms of the Public Service Act (though not employed in terms of the Public Service Act
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