• Establish a Framework of Policies providing detail regarding the requirements of Policies within Telkom Group. This must include guidance policy approvals in line with the Board delegations
• Ensure a process of annual policy revision to ensure currency and clear specification of metrics regarding the effective implementation of the Policy for ultimate Board oversight purposes
• Establish & maintain stakeholder relationships by determining key stakeholders, understanding stakeholder position and interest, offering meaningful benefits to stakeholders
• Assist in fostering organisational leadership involvement in ethics and organisational culture building especially as it pertains to the core values of the Telkom Group.
• This includes co-ordination/ alignment with other areas, such as Fraud/ Forensics
• Ensure processes to monitor the effectiveness of meeting the governance compliance objectives, inclusive of treatment where required
• Coordinate internal and external communication to deliver the right message
• Ensure advisory, compliance & Corporate Governance by facilitating learning and development of board members, monitoring developments in Corporate Governance, identifying legislative/ statutory requirements
• Actively monitor and report on corporate governance trends and laws allowing timely anticipation of new requirements and their potential impact on the organisation
• Review and implement controls, manage and monitor risk identification, manage consequences of non-compliance (corrective action, recognize &reward, develop & discipline)
• Manage meetings/ events by identifying requirements and defining actions needed to produce a successful event in conjunction with relevant role players
• Schedule activities and participants, prepare relevant documents, and procure necessary requirements in accordance with set procurement policies and procedures
• Dispatch documents to participants, record proceedings in accordance with set standard/ procedure, distribute communication to aid relevant role players in implementing board decisions
• Monitor and provide guidance and oversight of resolutions reached at meetings
• Manage ethics by performing risk identification/ assessment/ monitoring
• Manage Code of Conduct, compile compliance and ethics policy, enforce compliance and ethics, conduct compliance and ethics training and conduct
• Handle activities which are logically carried out by a department secretariat:
• Assignments of support for internal and external communication
• Support and coordinate the actions of corporate directors (board performance assessment, board education, compensation)
• Facilitate relations between management and board and committees
• Ensure proper statutory administration
• Ensure compliance with requirements of the Companies Act, Corporate Governance practices and JSE listing requirements
• Ensure applicable legislative and corporate governance compliance
• Manage the performance, productivity, development and wellbeing of own team
• Ensure leadership and performance that is aligned with the Telkom culture and values
• Assist in supporting company performance targets
• Control cost and expenses against the operational budget (OPEX)

CompetenciesActing StrategicallyActing as a Champion for ChangeCreating and Maintaining NetworksControlling CostsSkillsCore CompetenciesCompetenciesActing StrategicallyActing as a Champion for ChangeCreating and Maintaining NetworksControlling CostsSkillsCore CompetenciesFUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE Companies Act; Legislative Interpretation; Policy and process formulation; Telkom policies/ procedures; Administration/ Statutory compliance; Legal & Regulatory Exposure & AwarenessFUNCTIONAL SKILLS Excellent interpersonal and networking skills; Negotiation Skills; Excellent Verbal and Written Communication; People advisory and influencing skills; Stakeholder Management; Strategic Thinking Ability; Analytical ability; Planning and organisation; Decision making ability; Computer applications; Problemsolving/ analysis; Project ManagementATTITUDES/ LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES Business Leadership; Market Leadership; People Leadership; Personal Leadership; Thought Leadership; Values Aligned with company value