Corporate Governance Manager

The⠀Corporate⠀Governance⠀Manager is⠀responsible⠀for⠀ensuring⠀that an⠀organization⠀operates⠀in⠀compliance⠀with all⠀applicable⠀regulations,⠀laws, and⠀ethical⠀standards.⠀This role⠀involves⠀developing,⠀implementing,⠀and⠀overseeing⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀to uphold⠀the⠀highest⠀standards⠀of⠀corporate⠀governance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Policy⠀Development⠀and⠀Implementation:
• Develop,⠀review,⠀and update⠀corporate⠀governance⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.
• Implement⠀and⠀communicate⠀policies⠀across the⠀organization.

Compliance Oversight:

• Monitor⠀and ensure⠀compliance⠀with all⠀relevant⠀laws,⠀regulations,⠀and⠀industry⠀standards.
• Provide⠀guidance⠀and⠀training⠀to⠀employees⠀on⠀compliance⠀matters.

Board Support and Communication:

• Assist in⠀the⠀preparation⠀of board⠀meetings,⠀including⠀agenda⠀creation,⠀materials⠀distribution,⠀and⠀minutes⠀recording.
• Facilitate⠀communication⠀between⠀board⠀members⠀and⠀executive⠀leadership.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Interact⠀with⠀stakeholders,⠀including⠀shareholders,⠀regulators,⠀and⠀institutional⠀investors.
• Address⠀inquiries⠀and⠀concerns⠀related to⠀corporate⠀governance⠀practices.

Risk Management:

• Identify⠀and assess⠀corporate⠀governance⠀risks and⠀develop⠀strategies⠀to⠀mitigate⠀them.
• Collaborate⠀with other⠀departments⠀to⠀integrate⠀risk⠀management⠀into⠀overall⠀corporate⠀strategy.

Ethical Standards and Code of Conduct:

• Establish⠀and⠀maintain a⠀code of⠀conduct⠀and⠀ethical⠀standards⠀for⠀employees⠀and⠀leadership.
• Conduct⠀periodic⠀training⠀on ethical⠀practices.

Report Preparation and Analysis:

• Generate⠀reports on⠀corporate⠀governance⠀activities⠀and⠀compliance⠀status.
• Analyze⠀data to⠀identify⠀trends and⠀areas for⠀improvement.

Internal Audits and Assessments:

• Conduct⠀internal⠀audits to⠀evaluate⠀adherence⠀to⠀corporate⠀governance⠀policies.
• Develop⠀corrective⠀action⠀plans as⠀needed.

Legal Liaison:

• Collaborate⠀with legal⠀counsel on⠀corporate⠀governance⠀matters,⠀including⠀mergers,⠀acquisitions,⠀and⠀regulatory⠀filings.
• Ensure⠀legal⠀compliance⠀in all⠀corporate⠀activities.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Compliance⠀Rate:⠀Percentage⠀of⠀compliance⠀with⠀relevant⠀laws and⠀regulations.
• Ethical⠀Incident⠀Rate:⠀Number of⠀reported⠀ethical⠀incidents⠀compared⠀to total⠀employees.
• Board⠀Effectiveness:⠀Evaluation⠀of board⠀performance⠀based on⠀set⠀criteria.
• Stakeholder⠀Satisfaction⠀Score:⠀Feedback⠀from⠀stakeholders⠀regarding⠀governance⠀practices.
• Risk⠀Mitigation⠀Effectiveness:⠀Measurement⠀of risk⠀reduction⠀strategies.
• Policy⠀Implementation⠀Rate:⠀Percentage⠀of⠀policies⠀effectively⠀implemented.

Requirements:

• Bachelors⠀degree in⠀Business⠀Administration,⠀Law,⠀Finance,⠀or a⠀related⠀field⠀(Masters⠀degree⠀preferred).
• Professional⠀certification⠀in⠀corporate⠀governance,⠀compliance,⠀or related⠀areas⠀(e.g.,⠀CGP, CCGP,⠀CCEP).
• Proven⠀experience⠀in⠀corporate⠀governance,⠀compliance,⠀or legal⠀roles.
• In-depth⠀knowledge⠀of⠀relevant⠀laws and⠀regulations.
• Excellent⠀communication⠀and⠀interpersonal⠀skills.
• Strong⠀analytical⠀and⠀problem-solving⠀abilities.
• Ability⠀to work⠀independently⠀and⠀collaboratively⠀with⠀cross-functional⠀teams.
• Proficiency⠀in⠀corporate⠀governance⠀software⠀and tools.

The Corporate Governance Manager plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and reputation of the organization through effective governance practices. This position requires a strategic mindset, attention to detail, and a commitment to upholding ethical standards.