Deputy Company Secretary

Skills
Business ResearchCompany AdministrationCompany Secretarial WorkCorporate GovernanceDiplomacyKnowledge AcquisitionProject Management
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Understanding of corporate governance
  • Experience in providing support to decision making bodies
  • Strong corporate administration skills
  • Strong project management skills
  • Excellent relationship building skills
  • Highest level of diplomacy and discretion
  • Able to work alongside Board members, staff and senior managers
  • Excellent judgement
  • Awareness and understanding of the significance of compliance and governance issues

Nice to have

  • corporate governance
  • support decision making
  • agenda planning
  • coordinating materials
  • preparing minutes
  • tracking actions
  • planning meetings
  • corporate administration
  • project management
  • relationship building
  • diplomacy and discretion
  • excellent judgement
  • compliance and governance awareness

Day to day

  • Deliver governance support to the Leadership Team and its related bodies
  • Provide support to the governing bodies of Plan International, Inc.
  • Plan and attend a face-to-face meeting of the Leadership Team and the International Board in Nairobi, Kenya in January 2025

Hiring process

  • Application review
  • Interview
  • Pre-employment checks