Company Secretary
Listed on 2026-10-14
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Business
Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Risk Manager/Analyst
Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 75-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.
Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.
JobRequisition
13318
Closing Date20 October 2026
OMECML:Company Secretary Location
Sandton
Purpose of JobTo provide strategic company secretarial and governance support to an allocated portfolio of South African and international subsidiaries, joint ventures and governance structures within the Mining, Energy and International Subsidiaries portfolio. The role is responsible for ensuring effective governance practices, compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, implementation of Sasol governance standards, and the efficient functioning of boards and committees. The role serves as a trusted governance adviser to directors, management and stakeholders and contributes to the enhancement of governance effectiveness across the Group's subsidiary portfolio.
KeyAccountabilities
- Subsidiary Governance Leadership
- Lead the delivery of company secretarial and governance services for an allocated portfolio of South African and international subsidiaries, joint ventures and governance structures.
- Ensure the consistent application of Sasol governance frameworks, policies, standards and delegated authority structures.
- Advise directors and management on governance, fiduciary duties, statutory obligations and governance best practice.
- Support sound decision-making through the provision of timely governance advice and recommendations.
- Maintain an accurate understanding of governance developments affecting the allocated portfolio.
- Board and Committee Governance
- Act as secretary to allocated boards and committees.
- Manage annual board and committee workplans and meeting calendars.
- Coordinate the preparation and quality review of agendas, meeting packs, resolutions and governance documentation.
- Attend meetings and ensure the accurate recording of proceedings, decisions and action items.
- Monitor implementation of board and committee resolutions and agreed actions.
- Support director induction, governance education and ongoing board development initiatives.
- Promote governance best practice and continuous improvement in governance processes
- International Subsidiary Governance
- Coordinate governance activities across multiple jurisdictions through engagement with local directors, service providers and external legal advisers.
- Monitor compliance with local statutory requirements and regulatory obligations applicable to foreign entities.
- Ensure that international entities remain aligned with Sasol governance standards and reporting requirements.
- Oversee governance activities performed by external company secretarial service providers and monitor performance against agreed service standards.
- Escalate material governance, compliance or regulatory matters where appropriate.
- Governance Assurance and Risk Management
- Support the implementation and continuous enhancement of subsidiary governance frameworks.
- Apply risk-based governance principles to determine appropriate governance oversight for entities within the portfolio.
- Contribute to governance assurance activities and governance maturity assessments across subsidiaries.
- Identify governance risks, compliance risks and emerging regulatory developments and recommend mitigation actions.
- Monitor and report on governance compliance and governance effectiveness within the allocated portfolio.
- Corporate Transactions and Structural Governance
- Support mergers, acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, financings and other corporate actions from a governance and statutory compliance perspective.
- Facilitate the establishment, amendment and closure of legal entities in accordance with applicable legal and governance requirements.
- Lead governance aspects of entity rationalisation, deregistration and liquidation projects.
- Coordinate governance approvals, resolutions and filings associated with corporate transactions
- Oversight of Outsourced Governance and Trust Administration Services
- Manage relationships with external governance and trust administration service providers.
- Monitor service…
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