Senior Advisor - Company Secretariat

Fortescue has an exciting future ahead. As well as producing over 180 million tonnes of iron ore per year, we’re diversifying our business to become an integrated global green energy and resources company.

Senior Advisor Company Secretariat

Work Location: Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: Monday - Friday 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Assist with the establishment and dissolution of Fortescue’s Australian and international subsidiaries, including seeking local advice, obtaining internal approvals, preparation of establishment documents, facilitating execution and apostilling documentation.
• Manage ongoing compliance in foreign jurisdictions.
• Coordinating the preparation of key subsidiary company documents, including minutes, board resolutions, registers and powers of attorney.
• Assist with the provision of company secretarial services for Joint Ventures and other governing bodies (preparations of agendas, minutes and resolutions).
• Collaborate with personnel across Legal, Finance, Treasury and Operations to understand specific requirements for each jurisdiction and delivery of timely outcomes.
• Champion a newly adopted entity management system, ensuring records are up to date and providing training to other Fortescue personnel.
• Ensuring company registries are kept up to date with relevant information.
• Assist with business integrity training and reviews, including privacy and competition law.

Qualifications and Experience: 

• Tertiary qualification in law.
• Strong written and verbal communications.
• Maturity, attention-to-detail and a desire to learn will see you succeed in this position.
• Adaptable stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to appropriately manage workload.

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified