Manager, Company Secretariat

About the role

The Manager, Company Secretariat leads the Company Secretariat division across Telecel Ghana and its affiliated entities. The role provides the Board and executive leadership with prompt, precise and actionable guidance on corporate governance, legal compliance and secretarial protocols, and oversees governance administration, corporate documentation, Board and committee operations, regulatory submissions and external secretarial vendors.

Key responsibilities

• Direct Company Secretariat operations and provide secretarial support to the parent company and its subsidiaries.
• Counsel the Board, its committees and senior management on statutory obligations, governance duties, reserved powers and corporate governance standards.
• Organize and facilitate Board, committee and shareholder meetings, including AGMs, and manage agendas, documentation, attendance, minutes and action items.
• Maintain statutory registers, minute books, governance files, constitutional charters, delegation matrices and other corporate records.
• Track legislative and regulatory changes, assess their impact and help formulate policies, procedures and controls.
• Ensure timely submission of statutory filings such as annual returns, director changes, beneficial ownership data, resolutions, annual reports and financial statements.
• Administer corporate approvals, resolutions, powers of attorney and certifications, and detect and mitigate governance risks.
• Act as main contact for regulators, external counsel and registrars, and oversee outsourced secretarial functions.
• Provide legal support on corporate, governance, commercial and contractual matters.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree and a Qualifying Certificate in Law issued by the General Legal Council.
• Active membership in good standing with the Ghana Bar Association or an equivalent body.
• Minimum 10 years in corporate law or private practice, with significant company secretarial and governance expertise, preferably in a multinational or regulated sector.
• Preferred: professional qualification in company secretarial work or membership in an international professional organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Ghanaian company law, governance standards and regulatory environments.

Required skills

• Board and committee administration: agenda preparation, minute recording, resolution drafting and follow-up tracking.
• Legal drafting, analysis, problem-solving and judgment.
• Stakeholder management with directors, executives, regulators and external advisors.
• Leadership of internal teams and external service providers.