Manager Corporate and Board Affairs Employment Opportunity – Bayport Financial Services (U) Ltd

Job Title:        Manager
Corporate and Board Affairs
Organisation: Bayport
Financial Services (U) Ltd
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Chief
Executive Officer
About US:
Bayport Financial
Services (U) Ltd is part of the Bayport International Group (BML) headquartered
in Johannesburg, South Africa with Financial Services Operations in over Nine
Countries in Africa and South America. In line with our Corporate Objective of
continuous improvement and achieving efficiencies in our Country Operations, we
invite applications from suitably qualified, professional and experienced
candidates for the following openings within our EXCO and MANCO levels of our
Uganda Operations
Job Summary: The
Corporate and Board Affairs will be in charge of coordination, preparation,
recording, accuracy, timeliness and storage of all Board, Board Packs,
Management and Executive Meetings and Meeting packs and artefacts on behalf of
the Board and the Chief Executive.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Coordinate the scheduling of all Board, Management and Executive
    Meetings
  • Liaise with the Chief Executive to schedule Annual General meetings
    of the shareholders
  • Liaise with all Directors, MANCO and EXCO Members to ensure proper records
    of engagements and keep track of availability for all scheduled meetings
    and Board appointments
  • Coordinate with Management and Bayport Group Counterparties for
    contributions into Management and Board Packs and prepare and compile and
    share on time standard and quality Board, MANCO & EXCO Meeting packs
    with all respective meetings stakeholders two weeks before each scheduled
    meeting, ensuring that all packs are factually correct and of pleasant
    standard as per Bayport Group required specifications,
  • Record, diarize and follow up on execution and implementation of all
    Board, EXCO and MANCO resolutions, decisions and directives to ensure that
    there is proper accountability and oversight and complete implementation
    of such actions as required by Board, EXCO and MANCO. 
  • Ensure the Recording of standard, quality and factual minutes
    arising out of Board, EXCO and MANCO meetings demonstrating integrity and
    professionalism before, during and after these meetings and providing a
    safe and secure auditable archiving solutions that guarantees the safety
    and integrity of these Minutes with only authorised access once approved
    as a part of a permanent artifact of the company,
  • Liaise with the Legal Department to have all Board Resolutions
    properly drafted and filed for timely registration and thereafter escalate
    registered Resolutions to both the Chief Executive and the Group
    Leadership. Also ensure that all Registered resolutions are properly
    referenced and archived for future reference by Management and the Board.
  • Keep tracks and records of details of all Board Members ensuring
    that they are kept appropriately and in safe customer while ensuring that
    soft copies of all Board, EXCO and MANCO records are properly back up with
    the IT department and tested periodically for proper restorability.



Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant must hold a Professional Bachelor’s Degree
    qualification in either Corporate Secretarial Studies or Law Degree.
    holders of Professional Secretarial Degree and a Diploma in Law will have
    an added advantage. 
  • A minimum of 10 years of professional formal employment with
    5-years’ experience handling Board Secretarial duties and Corporate
    affairs coordination in a Regulated Financial Institution, preferably a
    Bank, Microfinance or Credit Institution.
  • Proven track record in drafting, preparation and recording of
    Corporation meetings at Board and Executive levels for a period not less
    than Five (5) Years in a busy corporate institution
  • Proven levels of professionalism and integrity able to handle all
    Board, EXCO and MANCO deliberations with utmost confidence and secrecy
    required of such meetings and deliberations,
  • Able to work within very demanding deadlines, delivering all packs,
    minutes and report summaries within required timelines and flexible enough
    to work long hours and with a diverse team of people
  • Team Player able to adopt and adapt working within a multisectoral
    Country and Group setting
  • Mature, level headed and sober at all times while in the employee of
    Bayport Uganda
  • Possess a clean track record of employment with no conviction for
    unethical conduct and unprofessional behavior,
  • Must be actively employed at the time of submission of his or her
    application and willing to undergo pre-employment background checks before
    conclusion of recruitment process
  • Qualifying and hardworking female candidates are strongly encouraged
    to apply.
Rewards: A
commensurate and competitive compensation and performances-based package will
be offered to the best candidate depending on satisfaction of the above
requirements, previous performance records and perceived performance during the
interview discussions. 
How to Apply:
Qualifying
candidates should submit their detailed application letter demonstrating
experiences and competencies, latest updated resume (curriculum vitae) and
contact details of current referees together with certified copies of academic
certificates and transcripts, copies of previous and current work appointments
letters, copies of previous and current confirmation letters, last appraisals
and performance feedback document and copy of a current valid employer identification
to the undersigned.
Send these detailed
application documents to:
The Managing
Director & CEO,
Bayport Financial
Services,
Plot 4 Kyadondo
Road, Trust Towers, Level I Reception,
Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 22nd March 2019
NB: If not contacted
by Monday 25th March, 2019, please consider your application as having been
unsuccessful.
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