Manager: Governance - Sandton, South Africa - Absa Bank Limited

Absa Bank Limited
Absa Bank Limited
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Sandton, South Africa

1 week ago

Thabo Mthembu

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  • With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary


Give effect to the CIB Executive Risk Committee structure as approved by CIB Exco, focusing on supporting the CIB Level 1 & 2 Risk Committees.

Documenting and/or reviewing Terms of Reference for the relevant committees.

Guide and support the Chairpersons and/or Responsible Persons in the operational and governance effectiveness of the Committees.


Drive and Give effect to GovSec set objectives and ensure that GovSec maintains high quality standards and improves speed of execution.

Give guidance to Committee Secretaries on the execution of their duties.

Support the Head:
Transaction Administration to execute on overall GovSec strategy and set objectives.

Ensure alignment between CIB Secretariat and Absa Group Secretariat.


Job Description:


Accountability:
Governance

  • To produce, on an annual basis, the updated Terms of Reference for all Committees.
  • Advise on and give effect to changes to Committee memberships including ensuring compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory risk.
  • Ensure that the Committee reviews / evaluation and the composition of the Committee succession planning is conducted annually.
  • In the capacity of Specialist, create an awareness of all law and legislation relevant to and/or affecting the Committees
  • Act as custodian of the CIB Signing Mandate Framework.
  • Act as custodian of all governance related matters pertaining to the Transaction Administration team.

Accountability:
Legal & Regulatory

  • Ensure, in conjunction with the Group Secretariat and CIB Legal, compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory matters.
  • Liaise with CIB Compliance and the Knowledge Management and Regulatory Team to develop suitable frameworks to further enhance regulatory and policy compliance.
  • Work with the Committee Secretaries, Risk and Legal to ensure appropriate Committee member rotation and composition.
  • Work with the Committee Secretaries, Risk and Legal to deliver on high quality Induction and Orientation Programme for new Committee members.

Accountability:
Stakeholder Management

  • Communicate effectively, efficiently, and professionally with all stakeholders within CIB and the broader Absa Group Limited.
  • Effectively communicate developments within areas of activity to all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
  • Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external business partners.
  • Liaise with all business partners to ensure all management information they require is provided to them timeously.

Accountability:
People, Talent & Culture

  • Mentor and develop team with focus on talent management, development, resourcing, and retention.
  • Plan for future staff requirements and ensure that appropriate depth of team to cover any key roles.
  • Establish and maintain succession plans for key roles, identify, groom and develop talent to support this succession plan.
  • Approve leave requests for team members and create leave plan to ensure adequate coverage.
  • When required, initiate disciplinary processes for team members.
  • Resolve grievances lodged by team members and escalate only if required.
  • Address poor performance of any team member through the formal Performance Accelerator programme and ensure that continued poor performance is appropriately dealt with.
  • Motivate team members and ensure that their efforts are recognised.
  • Develop a high performing team by embedding formal performance development and informal coaching.
  • Encourage frequent knowledge sharing between team members.
  • Determine and analyse development needs for the team and ensure that identified training requirements are budgeted and executed.
Preferred Education

  • A recognized degree as a minimum with Legal, Risk or Compliance as Majors.
  • Preference will be given to an Admitted Attorney and/or Corporate Secretary and/or Risk and Compliance specialist.
  • Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa accreditation will be advantageous.
Preferred Experience
years Governance and/or Company Secretariat experience.
years People Manger Experience.

  • An understanding of corporate investment banking.
Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas:
Business, Commerce and Management Studies (required)

  • Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_
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