Corporate Secretary
Job Description
Ivanhoe Mines is a leading Canadian mining company committed to becoming a global leader in the supply of critical resources required to transition our world to a low-carbon, renewable future. Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projects in Southern Africa. The development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold discovery in South Africa, the extensive redevelopment and upgrading of the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver mine, also in the Democratic Republic of Congo and exploration on the Western Foreland, near Kamoa-Kakula.
Requirements- Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration or a related field
- Minimum 10 years' experience in a similar role
- Must be a Canadian citizen/resident residing in Canada
- TSX experience required
- Canadian securities legislation
- British Columbia securities legislation
- British Columbia business corporation legislation
- Canadian Securities Administrators National and Multilateral Instruments
- Toronto Stock Exchange Listing Rules
- Canada Child Labour and Supply Chains Act (Modern Slavery Regulation)
- Governance and ethics regulation
- Global entity management
- SEDAR
- SEDI
- BC Corporate Online
- TMX LINX
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the board of directors.
- Provide guidance and advice to the board of directors regarding their legal duties and responsibilities as directors of a Canadian public company, and corporate governance best practices.
- Design, implement and maintain a sustainable governance structure, including board mandate, committee charters and special committees as required.
- Identify and manage potential conflicts of interest among directors and senior management.
- Organize, coordinate and facilitate board and committee meetings, including preparing notice of meetings, strategic agendas, and board and committee packs in advance of meetings and liaising with management in respect thereof.
- Facilitate annual board and committee evaluations to identify performance areas of improvement.
- Implement and maintain a director skills matrix summarizing the depth of individual director skills and experience across key fields and identify gaps in such fields and director skills sets.
- Draft board resolutions and accurate meeting minutes.
- Monitor the implementation of board decisions and reporting back on progress.
- Oversee director induction, training and development processes.
- Design and implement modern and effective governance systems, be the key driver of governance innovation and keep abreast of evolving governance trends.
- Promote a culture of integrity and transparency, honest and responsible behaviour across the company by promoting a robust ethical code of conduct.
- Actively contribute to developing and enforcing company ethics and governance policies and procedures, ensuring that the organisation complies with legal requirements and operates with transparency and duty.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for shareholders, regulatory authorities and stock exchanges regarding regulatory and corporate governance matters.
- Advise management and employees on corporate governance best practices, legal requirements and compliance issues.
- Instill moral principles in decision making approaches, undertaking ethics education for employees, and overseeing the implementation of moral practices throughout departments.
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