Company Secretary

at  St John of God Health Care

Your Role St John of God Health Care
Reporting to the Group Chief of Staff, Strategy and Planning you will undertake Company Secretary duties and responsibilities in accordance with the requirements of the Constitution of St John of God Health Care Inc. and its controlled entities as well as in accordance with relevant provisions in legislation and regulations.

The Position

• Advise the Board and its Committees on their legal responsibilities and obligations in the area of good corporate governance.
• Advise and support creation and implementation of best practice procedural and communication flow to optimise continuity in flow of information across organisation.
• Monitor that Board and Committee policy and procedures are followed.
• Oversee record-keeping and maintenance of Board documents and registers as required by law, the Board and the GCEO.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve best practice procedures to ensure effective and efficient documentation and communication flow across organisational governance and managerial committees, facilitating streamlined outcomes and enhancing decision-making processes.
• Support the GCEO in reviewing and preparing Board papers and documents.
• Coordinate and facilitate the timely preparation, completion and dispatch of Board and Committee papers.
• Prepare minutes after each meeting of the Board and Committee in an accurate and timely manner.
• Assist the Chair and Directors in the conduct of meetings and their directorial and governance obligations and responsibilities.

You will have extensive experience acting as a company secretary for a similar organisation, possess a tertiary qualification in finance or law, along with comprehensive understanding of corporate governance principles, compliance and risk management, preferably in a health care context.
The role requires you to have a proactive approach dealing with complex matters and senior stakeholders with excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.

We Can Offer You

• Highly competitive salary and conditions
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• Flexible work options
• A welcoming and supportive culture

For enquiries please contact Carly Smith, Recruitment Manager Group Services on 6116 0533
St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse

Please refer the Job description for details