Company Secretary

EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The National Insurance Company of Ethiopia S.C (NICE) would like to invite qualified and competent applicants for the following post.

Background

National Insurance Company of Ethiopia S.C. (NICE) was established in 1994 and is a pioneer of the privately owned Insurance Companies in Ethiopian. It provides conventional and innovative Non-Life (General) insurance products and services through its well-located 43 Branches and 7 Contact offices situated in Addis Abeba and different parts of the country.

Job Title:       Company Secretary - Full time job

Job Grade:      13

Report to:      Functionally to Board of Directors and Administratively to CEO

Location:       Addis Ababa, Co’s Head Office.

1.      Education:          

Min. 1^st Degree and above in Law, Management, Business, Economics and other related social science fields.

2.      Work experience          

Min. 8 years out of which, Min. three years as Secretary to Board of Directors.

3.      Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Organize and keep information and records of the company;
• Provide reports and other necessary information promptly to concerned body;
• Provide information to shareholder and third parties;
• Organize Full Board and Board S-Committee Meetings and accordingly take minutes.
• Organize Shareholders General Assembly, take minutes and follow-up its approval. 
• Prepare Board Annual Action Plan and follow-up its actual implementation.
• Follow-up pending issues and periodically present its status to board.
• Prepare different board related reports and correspondences.
• Organize and keep safely Board Office related documents.
• Prepare and publish board minute index.
• Prepare and regularly update shareholders registry.
• Other tasks assigned to the post & to be given by the Board & Memorandum of Association.

4.      Experience:        

• Proven experience in crafting Board and AGM agendas and minutes.
• Experience in minute taking and Management of Board Office of a financial institutions. Preferably, in Insurance and Banking sectors.
• Possess good knowledge of meeting procedures and report writing skills.
• Knowledge of corporate governance, compliance and annual reports.

5.      Skill and Self Orientation

• Excellent computer, typing and meeting gadgets skill.
• Proficiency in English and Amharic languages, speaking & writing.
• High integrity, loyalty and discrete personality.
• Agile, self-motivated and self-initiator.

6.      Salary:               Negotiable with Package Benefits

7.      Terms of employment:  Permanent.

Requirement: Qualified applicants can submit their applications with copies of their

testimonials within 10 working days, inclusive Saturday, from the date of this announcement, to Deputy CEO - Corporate Affairs of the Company, at its Head Office.

Address:       Debre Zeit Road, Opposite Lancia, near the former Concorde Hotel,

ZEFCO Building, 5^th floor, Tel. No. +251957108866/ +25111 466 11 29

                       Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Required Person: 1

Employment Type: Full Time

Salary: Negotiable with Package Benefits

Work Experience: 8 years