Job Status: open

Position Title:Company Secretary Legal Counsel

Position Based In:Karachi, Pakistan  

Employer / Client’s Detail: Leading Oil and Gas Company

Gender: Equal Opportunity Employer

Education: LLB (Hons.)

Technical Skills (preferred):

• Certified Directorship from PICG.
• Corporate Laws .

Experience:Hands on experience for handling secretarial compliances and legal Matters of the company.

Job Descriptions / Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and support company secretary for preparation of agenda for Board Meetings issuing notices to the BOD members, shareholders and other stakeholders; coordinate with all stake holders for answering their queries with respect to affairs of the company and ensure that stakeholder’s rights are protected in a transparent manner.
• Maintain updated and accurate documentation regarding statutory records as required by Companies Ordinance, listing regulations of stock exchanges including shareholders register and minutes of the shareholders and Board of Directors’ meeting.
• Coordinate with relevant departments for annual and quarterly reports and arrange printing of reports.
• Periodic review of all IIL policies, falling in the scope of corporate governance, to ensure that the same are in line with the best practices and efficient management principles and revising the same for the Board’s consideration if needed; subsequent to Board approval, disseminating revised updated policies down the line.
• To interact with all strategic departments and communicate the issues related to compliance. To help in investigation and resolution of the issues by means of existing channels and also taking legal advice of the corporate attorneys when required.
• To maintain and protect company interests by reviewing all commercial and service contracts and suggesting measures to improve the same in liaison with the Legal Advisors.
• Coordinate for issue and dispatch of cash dividends, bonus shares, annual reports and all other circulars to shareholders.
• Write effective press releases, prepare information for media kits and develop and maintain company web pages.