Corporate Governance

We are looking for an experienced Corporate Governance & Compliance Officer for the Faerie Glen area in Pretoria East.

**Requirements**:

- Franchise sales support
- Verify the Applicant score on the score card;
- Perform credit checks on each Applicant;
- Verify the correctness of variable data on the drafted franchise agreement/right-size addendum against the source documents and sign off on franchise agreement/ addendum checklist;
- Verify franchise territory borders against neighbouring franchise territory borders for possible overlaps documents and sign off on franchise agreement checklist.
- Verify the accuracy of the Contract Summary compiled from the final franchise agreement/addendum.
- Preparation and processing of addenda pertaining to amendments to franchise corporate governance, i.e., director
- and shareholding changes, etc.
- Draft addenda according to amendments for review and approval;
- Prepare final addenda and supporting documents, if applicable, for signing;
- Process signed addenda accordingly;
- Distribute contract summaries detailing amendments to RNH staff;
- Set up FMR reminders to finance department regarding commencement date of amended fees, if applicable;
- Draft, submit and file letters: (Permission wrt changes to Trade names, etc.);
- Manage the registration and/or name changes of entities containing the Company’s trade name;
- Ratification and/or amendments of franchise agreements when applicable;
- Legal demand letters, Notices of deficiency correction procedure and Terminations
- Upon instruction from the National Franchise Manager or Managing Director, prepare letters of demand or notices of deficiency correction procedure, whichever is applicable, for approval;
- Submit approved letters to recipients;
- File originals and supporting documentation in the franchise file;
- Diarise all dates to be actioned according to the demand or procedure issued;
- Action procedures according to demand letters;
- Notify management of action dates pertaining to deficiency correction procedures;
- Upon instruction from the National Franchise Manager or Managing Director, prepare termination notices according to the brief for approval;
- Submit approved termination notices to recipients;
- Advise the certain entities of the termination
- File originals and supporting documentation in the franchise file;
- Corporate governance and company secretarial matters
- Ensuring that all new Franchisees comply with Employer’s corporate governance requirements;
- Follow-up on outstanding corporate governance issues;
- Monitor and oversee the Employer’s franchise network’s corporate governance and compliance to relevant legislation and regulation, as well as:

- the Employer’s policies and procedures;
- the Employer’s standard operating procedures;
- Board decisions / instructions.
- Assist with all other legal matters required by the Directors or National Franchise Manager, e.g., new Franchisee’s MOI, shareholders’ agreement, etc.;
- Ensure that management team and colleagues at the Employer have a sound knowledge of contractual rights and obligations (with specific reference to the franchise agreement, operations manual, CI manual, HR manual and standard operating procedures.).
- Systems & document and database management
- Offer assistance to the National Franchise Manager in maintain computer files and directories in regard to the Employer’s franchise network;
- Maintenance and update of the following contact lists:

- Franchisee;
- Employer’s staff;
- Power Partner; and
- Panel Attorney
- Archive files of terminated Franchisees;
- Prepare and maintain active and archive records of the Employer’s franchise network’s corporate governance and keep copies on the server.
- Administration, template documentation and database maintenance
- Update and maintain the Employers template documentation in accordance with Employer’s CI Manual and strategies;
- Create, update and maintain template presentations in accordance with Employer’s Corporate Identity Manual and strategies;
- Compile and refinement of Power Point presentations, proposals and other presentations on an _ad hoc_ basis, in accordance with Employer’s Corporate Identity Manual and strategies
- Assist the National Franchise Manager with new projects if and when required.
- Board Meetings
- Assist the Managing Director with the arrangements for the Board Meetings: venue, refreshments, equipment etc.;
- Assist the Managing Director with drafting and submission of notices, agenda, minutes, etc.;
- Assist the Managing Director with the preparation and compilation of board packs and Shareholder’s information.
- Company Secretarial
- Assist the National Franchise Manager and Managing Director with the Employer’s own corporate governance and company secretarial matters, specifically in regard to external stakeholders such as:

- the PPRA;
- FICA;
- Services SETA;
- REBOSA;
- IEASA; etc.
- Attend to the Employer’s st