VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS – COMPANY SECRETARY OFFICER

Job title                 : Company Secretary Officer

Department           : Legal and Company Secretariat

Reporting Line       : Country Head Legal and Company Secretariat

Location                : Douala

Number                 : 01

Job purpose:

• Assist the Country Head of Legal in all governance duties of the Bank

• Responsible for reporting both at the level of the regulator.

• Processing of all complaints received at the level of the unit
• Monitor the processing and legal watch over all litigation, collection and judicial or other litigation files of the bank, as well as all acts and/or facts potentially generating litigation for the Bank. 
• Monitor the legal security of any act that may expose the bank to any risk whatsoever.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure from end to end the preparation and holding of Board of Directors sessions and General Assembly Meetings of the Bank.

• Coordination of management meeting.
• Establishment of minutes of meetings (Board, AGM, Management committees etc…)
• Ensure the transmission of all reports both to the regulator

• Design a procedure for processing documents.

• Processing of seizures, Notices to ATD (Avis à Tiers détenteur), including documents received from judicial administrations and Police (Requisition)
• Ensure the keeping in good order of all the files of the unit
• Provide legal advice for all requests from colleagues

• Manage from end-to-end legal liquidation files (estates and others)
• Permanent update of the dashboard of the bank’s pre-litigation and litigation files.

• Permanent collaboration with other departments of the bank.

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Head of Legal Unit or the Executive Management

Qualification required: Minimum Bac + 3 in Private Law or Business Law

Language Efficiency

• Good knowledge of French or English
• Being bilingual is an added advantage

Experience required:

• 02 years of experience required in Bank institution,  in a law firm, in audit firm or Notary office
• Have a perfect knowledge of banking regulations

Key Competencies:

 Knowledge

• Innovation and creativity
• Collaboration
• Ability to work under high pressure
• Responsiveness and sense of priorities
• Good knowledge of standards regulations and the economic, financial and banking environment

Skills/Competencies/Aptitudes

• Oral and written communication (English and French)
• Good drafting and writing skills (English and French)
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to cope with high level of responsibility and with confidential matters
• Good interpersonal communication at all levels
• Ability to multi task and meet deadline
• Good Team Player
• Good IT literacy

Application submission : Candidates should send their resume and motivation letter to hcmrecruitcameroon@ubagroup.com, with the heading “COMPANY SECRETARY OFFICER” Later October 30, 2024

 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to proceed to the interview stage.

 UBA Cameroon is committed to meritocracy and inclusiveness and will not unfairly discriminate in recruitment, training, career development and promotion on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, marital status, disability, religion or belief and age.

If you do not receive any response 01 month after this publication, kindly consider your application as non-accepted for this time