Manager - Secretarial

ABOUT IQ-EQ

Is a global investor services group with deep expertise in private markets. We support investment managers, asset owners and global businesses with the administration, compliance, governance, data and reporting that their structures depend on.

Across 25 jurisdictions, our 6,500+ professionals combine technical strength, connected technology and human understanding – the IQ and the EQ – to free clients from operational complexity and give them the peace of mind to focus on their core business activities.

Our IQ is our technical, regulatory and operational expertise, underpinned by data, technology and coordinated global delivery. Our EQ is our human partnership: understanding the business behind the numbers, the culture behind the structures and the individuals behind the screens.

With more than US$950 billion of assets under administration, our global client base includes 13 of the world’s top 15 private equity firms* and 19 of the top 25 private debt firms**.

One relationship connects our clients to the right expertise as needs evolve, helping them move forward with clarity and confidence, wherever they operate.

To find out more about IQ-EQ visit iqeq.com

THIS ROLE

Are you an experienced corporate services professional ready to take the next step in your leadership career? As a Manager within our Fund Administration team, you'll play a pivotal role in leading a portfolio of high-profile clients, overseeing complex fund administration and corporate governance matters, and ensuring exceptional service delivery. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll act as a trusted advisor to clients while mentoring and developing a talented team, driving operational excellence, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• You'll lead, develop, and mentor a team of professionals, ensuring high-quality service delivery, effective workload management, and adherence to regulatory and compliance standards
• You'll review and approve complex client deliverables, including board packs, resolutions, minutes, constitutional documents, TRC applications, regulatory filings, payments, and corporate transactions
• You'll oversee a broad range of fund and corporate activities, including restructurings, investments, financing transactions, distributions, redemptions, migrations, and other strategic corporate actions
• You'll ensure all statutory, regulatory, and governance obligations are met, maintaining strong relationships with clients, directors, investors, regulators, and internal stakeholders
• You'll drive operational excellence by managing risk, maintaining information security standards, supporting strategic projects, and partnering with leadership to deliver an exceptional client experience

WHAT WE OFFER

• Comprehensive remuneration: Motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
• Pension Scheme: Generous employer contribution with the ability to allow and increase employee contributions
• Annual leave: All our employees are entitled to 22 days paid leave. Enhanced maternity and paternity, including shared parental leave and adoption leave
• Flexible working: We recognise the value of working flexibly and is keen to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements
• Support and development: We will ensure you have the right training, tools and development plan to grow and improve your skills every day

ABOUT YOU

• You hold a degree and a relevant professional qualification in Accounting, Finance, Law, Corporate Governance, or a related field
• You bring extensive experience within fund administration, corporate services, or the global business sector, including proven people management experience
• You possess strong technical expertise in corporate administration, fund structures, governance, and secretarial matters
• You have a solid understanding of the Companies Act, Financial Services Act, and the regulatory framework governing Global Business in Mauritius
• You are a confident leader with excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build strong client relationships while driving team performance and operational excellence

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

As a forward-looking business, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders, including our employees, clients, and local communities, while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.

There is always more we can, and should do, to improve, whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We're committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees' careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to colleagues. We want to empower our 5,500+ employees, from 94 nationalities, speaking 41 languages across 25 countries, to each achieve their potential. Through IQ-EQ Launchpad, we support female managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.

We're committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients' sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We're emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.