Company Secretary/general Counsel

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Australia Davidson Group Services Full time

**About the Company**

Davidson are currently working with a state government client who are seeking an experienced Company Secretary.

**About the Role**

The Company Secretary position is vital in maintaining the integrity of governance processes, enhancing the quality and relevance of information for Board discussions, and serving as a key advisor and facilitator between the Board, senior management, and committees to support informed decision-making and compliance with governance standards.

The Company Secretary is pivotal in leading the strategic governance of the Commission, ensuring robust documentation and guidance on the Board's role in strategic decision-making, risk management, and operational/ regulatory policy setting. This role is central to enhancing the governance structure, ensuring the relevancy and quality of information presented to the Board, and facilitating effective discussions. The Company Secretary will work closely with senior executives and the Board to refine governance processes, delegate appropriate board approvals to relevant committees, and ensure efficient management of Board meetings and workplans.

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Commissioner, the Company Secretary has overall responsibility for ensuring the departments Board is supported and operates effectively. The role provides peerless advice and has a dotted reporting line to the Board.
- **Strategic Governance Leadership**: Drive the strategic governance agenda of the Commission, ensuring alignment with best practices and regulatory requirements.
- **Documentation and Policy Setting**: Document the Board’s role in strategic decision-making, risk management, and policy setting, ensuring clear guidelines and frameworks are in place.
- **Board Engagement**: Engage with the Board to facilitate strategic discussions, manage the agenda to allow sufficient time for deliberation, and maintain effective board delegations.
- **Information Quality Control**: Oversee the quality and relevancy of information provided to the Board, ensuring it meets the required standards for effective decision-making.
- **Consistent and exceptional professional written and verbal communication skills**, including the ability to liaise and consult effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- **Executive Support and Advice**: Serve as an independent source of advice for the Commissioner and CEO and the Board Chair, aiding in agenda setting and improving the quality of board papers.
- **Stakeholder Engagement**: Enhance communication and understanding between the Board, management, and the Senior Leadership Team regarding the Board’s information needs and role.
- **Compliance and Best Practices**: Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements affecting governance, advising the Board on governance principles and best practices.

**Role fit**
- **Educational and Professional Mandatory Requirements**: Holds a tertiary qualification in Law or a business discipline, company secretariat qualifications, and membership in a relevant Industry Body Admission or eligibility for immediate admission as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of Queensland, with a current Legal Practising Certificate (desirable).
- **Exemplifies impartial decision-making skills and integrity**: Demonstrated capacity for impartial, courageousand principled decision-making. Ability to reason ethically with an understanding of the drivers of conduct within an organisation. Upholds personal qualities of integrity objectivity and professionalism and excellence
- **Leadership and Advisory Skills**: Proven ability to lead complex risk, compliance, and governance matters. Ability to provide high-level advice to senior leadership, the Board, Government, and regulatory bodies.
- **Shapes Strategic Thinking**: Demonstrated ability to develop and translate the Commission’s objectives, policies, plans, and strategies to advise and influence internal and external stakeholders. Possesses strong judgement, critical thinking skills, business acumen, and decision-making skills. Proven experience in a similar role, with a strong focus on governance, board support, and strategic management.
- **Interpersonal Skills and Customer Service Orientation**: Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
- **Stakeholder Management and Communicates with influence**: Ability to take responsibility, manage, and deliver outcomes in complex situations. Evidence of integrity and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- **High level attention to detail** with an ability to review correspondence for accuracy and interpretation relevant to the audience.
- **Superior knowledge of Policy, Legislation, and Governance**: Broad exposure to the workings of Boards and Committees, providing expert advice and recommendations on legislation and policy. Experience in a policy and legislative rich environment, including specific experience in dealing

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