Assistant Company Secretary
Globeleq
Administration
South Africa
Posted on Sep 8, 2025
For more than 20 years, Globeleq has been a long-term investor, developer, owner and operator of diversified power projects in Africa, where the company is one of the largest Independent Power Producers. With nearly 1,800MW of generation capacity in operation across 17 power plants in 7 countries, 485MW of new power projects in construction and >2,000MW in development, Globeleq is one of the largest independent power producers solely focused in Africa. Globeleq is 70% owned by British International Investment and 30% by Norfund, the development finance institutions of the UK and Norway, and has a proven track record for supporting the ongoing development of the African power sector.
Globeleq’s various generation technologies include gas, wind, solar PV, battery energy storage (BESS), and geothermal. The company is also actively pursuing new opportunities which are emerging from the energy transition.
Globeleq is seeking to appoint a capable and motivated Assistant Company Secretary to support its dynamic governance and corporate secretarial function. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced environment, supporting the Group Company Secretary and working closely with the Executive Management Team.
The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining high standards of corporate governance and statutory compliance across a complex international structure. The role ensures that the Company Secretariat consistently delivers appropriate corporate governance and company secretarial administration across all areas of Globeleq under the supervision of the Group Company Secretary. This includes governance administration, statutory compliance, and stakeholder engagement across a wide portfolio of entities.
- Application Deadline
- September 21, 2025
- Department
- Legal
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Location
- South Africa
- Workplace type
- Hybrid
- Reporting To
- Group Company Secretary
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting the Group Company Secretary with the end-to-end Board and Committee cycle, including: drafting agendas; managing matters arising; reviewing papers and circulating via Diligent Boards/Directors Desk software; attending and minuting Committee meetings.
- Assisting in the oversight of approximately 90 subsidiaries in 17 jurisdictions, primarily including Mauritius, South Africa, Zambia, Egypt, the Netherlands, and direct administration of around 17 UK and overseas-incorporated companies (e.g. Guernsey, Jersey, Bermuda) that are registered in the UK.
- Managing and maintaining corporate records via Diligent Entities, ensuring they accurately reflect the Group structure and corporate details.
- Updating the Group Structure Chart to reflect changes in shareholdings, shareholder names, entity name changes, etc.
- Supporting structural reorganizations, demergers, share transfers, subsidiary board and shareholder meetings, and maintenance of statutory registers.
- Providing assistance with legal entities incorporations, liquidations, directorship changes, bank account opening and administration, statutory compliance/filings, dividends, and Group Taxation returns in a timely manner.
- Liaising with local registered agents, service providers (where in place), board members, shareholders and regulatory authorities.
- Supporting day-to-day statutory compliance across the Group’s legal entities and ensuring the timely completion of annual filings across the Group via a central tracker.
- Coordinating and responding to KYC requests from lenders, Finance and BD teams, shareholders, and partners for approximately 90 Group companies.
- Staying up to date with relevant legislation and best practice in the UK, Guernsey, South Africa, and other relevant jurisdictions.
- Assisting with the Annual General Meetings of the Group’s subsidiaries (in-house or coordinating through local corporate secretarial service providers where in place).
- Assisting the Group Company Secretary with compliance processes across the Group and providing support on ad hoc matters.
- Support Group Finance and external auditors by providing necessary corporate records (i.e. such as minutes, resolutions, and statutory registers) to support the completion of the annual audit across all Group companies. Ensure timely approvals and filings of financial statements.
- Assist in drafting Board and shareholder resolutions for entities across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with local legal and regulatory requirements.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong team player aligned with Globeleq’s mission and purpose.
- Confident, proactive, and adaptable communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
- Able to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality outputs.
- Communication skills
- Planning & Organisation
- Attention to Detail
- Sound Judgement
- Achievement Focused
- Commercial Acumen
- Diversity & Ethical Behavior
- Creativity & Innovation
- Teamwork
Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications
Qualifications, education, and language requirements:
- Degree-level qualification
- Full or part qualification with the Chartered Governance Institute (or equivalent)
- Fluency in English (oral and written).
Experience Required:
- At least 4 years of experience working in the company secretarial field.
- Excellent working knowledge of Diligent Entities systems (essential) and Directors Desk (or similar, i.e. Diligent Boards).
- Experience assisting with group secretarial matters on an international basis.
- Precision, high attention to detail, integrity, accuracy, and high standards.
- Good communication skills with the ability to prioritise.
- Ability to work under own initiative and achieve deadlines is essential.
- Good team player and ability to get on with other team members and peers.
- Knowledge and experience of the power sector or similar would be an advantage.
- Track record managing senior stakeholders.
- Positive, commercially informed approach and natural enthusiasm for building strong networks.
Experience Desired:
- Previous experience working as an Assistant Company Secretary.
- Experience working in the power sector.
About Globeleq
We develop, own and operate power plants utilising various technologies across the African continent. With many years of international industry experience, the support of committed shareholders, and long-standing project, technology, finance and government partnerships, we have the financial strength, management and operational expertise to power Africa to realise its potential.
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