IVANHOE MINES Canada is looking for a Corporate Secretary.

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.

Play your part in our team succeeding...

To ensure corporate governance and compliance within the Ivanhoe Mines Group. Key advisor to the board of directors and senior management, overseeing legal and regulatory compliance, corporate governance practices and company administration.

The primary role is to ensure that the company complies with all legal and statutory requirements, internal policies and procedures, external regulations and laws, corporate governance requirements, corporate filing requirements, corporate records requirements and corporate administration requirements. To liaise with regulatory authorities, prepare and maintain legal documents and advise on corporate governance matters.

Disclaimer: Candidate needs to be currently residing in Canada and have Canadian residency/citizenship.

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

• 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.

When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with copies of your ID/passport, drivers license and qualifications. 

Should you not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful.