Company Secretary, Qatar 5yrs + (TAX FREE)

A world leading sovereign wealth fund with assets which consists of the Worlds best-known companies and acclaimed luxury brands now wish to recruit an Assistant Company Secretary. This role will provide support to the Legal Director and Board of Directors including its subsidiaries located across the globe. The Legal Director has a fantastic reputation, managing a team of Magic Circle trained lawyers, his department has impeccable staff retention which has resulted from having a cohesive team.

The Role
You will work with a team of international lawyers providing support on corporate governance issues, M&A and other business related activities. Your main focus is drafting board and shareholder resolutions for standard corporate matters and company subsidiaries. You will report directly to Senior lawyer who acts as Company Corporate Secretary and indirectly to the General Counsel. You will manage and maintain a portfolio of investment clients and act as Corporate Secretary to business subsidiaries. You will be required to attend meetings with new and existing clients. You will work with external providers in many jurisdictions to ensure the on-going compliance by the company and its entities with corporate secretarial requirements such as the approval and filing of statutory accounts and holding of annual general meetings, and monitoring the performance and fees of external providers.

Candidates
Ideally candidates will be ICSA qualified with at least 5 years' experience, preferably gained within Investment Banking or from a reputable law firm. Candidates who are part ICSA qualified may also be considered if they have strong academics and a Law degree (minimum 2) from a world renowned University. You must have the ability to organise and prioritise work and be able to work efficiently under pressure and to strict deadlines. Must have thorough experience of drafting board and shareholder resolutions with knowledge of basic company secretarial compliance matters such as the maintenance of company registers and share certificates, the approval of statutory accounts, the issue and transfer of shares, approval of bank mandates, changes in company names, holding of Annual General Meetings.

Applications will only be considered from candidates with excellent written and spoken English whilst Arabic language skills is advantageous, but not essential.

The successful candidate will be entitled to a very competitive tax free salary comprising of 25% bonus, housing/educational allowance and relocation costs.

Contact
For further information, please contact Liam Taaffe via email

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