Browns Plantations tea estates in Kenya are a leading producer and exporter of premium Kenyan tea, committed to sustainable farming practices, upholding human rights, environmental stewardship, and community empowerment.

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Company Secretary

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

3 years

Location

Kericho

Job Field

Law / Legal

Job Description

The Company Secretary provides expert governance and compliance support to the Board and senior management, ensuring the company operates within statutory and regulatory frameworks while upholding the highest standards of corporate governance.

Provide company secretarial services to the business and ensure proper governance across all entities

Oversee relevant audits required for compliance

Ensure compliance with statutory obligations, reporting requirements and disclosures for listed companies

Prepare Board resolutions and minutes for Board meetings and Annual General Meetings (AGMs)

Advise the finance team on the reporting requirements and disclosures required under the Companies Act and other relevant laws

Organize the company and subsidiary’s Board meetings as well as Board Committee Meetings and AGMs

Ensure timely filing of Annual Returns, and resolutions related to appointment or resignation of Directors and Secretaries

Monitor and ensure the company and its subsidiaries is in good standing with Business Registration Services and ensure all the requisite corporate documents are up to date

Update Company Registers and manage the use of the Company Seal

Job Requirements

Graduate of Law (LLB)

Minimum of 3 years’ company secretarial experience

Must be a member in good standing with the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK)

Valid practising certificate

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• Provide company secretarial services to the business and ensure proper governance across all entities
• Oversee relevant audits required for compliance
• Ensure compliance with statutory obligations, reporting requirements and disclosures for listed companies
• Prepare Board resolutions and minutes for Board meetings and Annual General Meetings (AGMs)
• Advise the finance team on the reporting requirements and disclosures required under the Companies Act and other relevant laws
• Organize the company and subsidiary’s Board meetings as well as Board Committee Meetings and AGMs
• Ensure timely filing of Annual Returns, and resolutions related to appointment or resignation of Directors and Secretaries
• Monitor and ensure the company and its subsidiaries is in good standing with Business Registration Services and ensure all the requisite corporate documents are up to date
• Update Company Registers and manage the use of the Company Seal

• Graduate of Law (LLB)
• Must be a member in good standing with the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK)
• Valid practising certificate