JSEC — James Social & Ethics Consultancy

Service charter

Six services, each drawn from the same governing philosophy.

Every engagement below can stand alone, or combine into a single coordinated Table Top offering. Jump to a clause, or read the charter in full.

1.1

Social & Ethics Committee

End-to-end support for the statutory committee every board over the Companies Act's 500-point threshold is required to run — from first charter to annual reporting.

Who it’s for

Boards that have crossed, or are approaching, the 500-point public interest score threshold under the Companies Act, and boards that want a Social & Ethics Committee run properly rather than as a compliance afterthought.

How it works

We start by establishing where your committee stands against the Companies Act threshold and King IV expectations, then build or repair the governance scaffolding — charter, resolutions, training — before settling into an ongoing rhythm of secretariat support and reporting.

What’s included

  • Charter and Terms of Reference, drafted for your committee
  • Committee member selection support and board resolution drafting
  • Chair coaching and committee-member training
  • Auditor compliance confirmation letters
  • Review and rehabilitation of existing, underperforming committees
  • Ongoing secretariat services
  • Evidence-based reporting aligned to King IV and integrated reporting practice
1.2

Executive Coaching

Integrated coaching that sharpens individual executive performance while keeping the whole leadership team pointed at the same strategy.

Who it’s for

Executive teams where individual capability is strong but alignment to strategy, or to each other, is not — new CEOs, newly formed leadership teams, or teams navigating a strategic reset.

How it works

Coaching is built around your organisation's actual strategy, not a generic leadership curriculum — we work with each executive individually, then with the team as a unit, to close the gap between capability and alignment.

What’s included

  • One-on-one coaching for executive team members
  • Alignment sessions linking individual performance to organisational strategy
  • Structured feedback loops with the board or committee
1.3

Diplomatic Training

Diplomatic skill and cross-cultural fluency for executives who negotiate across borders, governments, and stakeholder groups.

Who it’s for

Executives and teams operating in international markets, managing inter-governmental relationships, or navigating high-stakes, cross-cultural stakeholder negotiations.

How it works

Our trainers are professional diplomats, not facilitators reading from a cultural-awareness deck — training is grounded in real diplomatic practice and tailored to the markets and stakeholders you actually deal with.

What’s included

  • In-house training delivered by professional diplomats
  • Cultural awareness and cross-border negotiation practice
  • Scenario-based diplomatic skill-building for senior teams
1.4

Relational Metrics

Measure the quality of your organisation's relationships with stakeholders, using the Relational Proximity Framework — licensed from Relational Analytics.

Who it’s for

Organisations that want to move stakeholder relations from anecdote to evidence — boards, committees and leadership teams that need to know where relationships with staff, communities or partners are strong, and where they are quietly failing.

How it works

We assess relationships against the four Relational Proximity dimensions on-site, then translate the findings into a report that names where proximity is breaking down and what closing that gap would take.

What’s included

  • On-site assessment by JSEC's Relational Practitioners
  • Scoring across the framework's four dimensions: directness, continuity, multiplexity and parity
  • A clear, evidence-based report the board can act on
1.5

Anti-Bribery Management System

Implementation and auditing of SANS 1734 anti-bribery management systems, delivered by ICCASA-certified consultants.

Who it’s for

Organisations that need a certifiable anti-bribery management system in place — often driven by tender requirements, group policy, or a board that has decided exposure to bribery risk needs a formal system, not just a policy document.

How it works

Our consultants are trained and certified by ICCASA, an ISO/IEC 17021-compliant, SAATCA and SANAS-accredited certification body — so the system we help you build is one that will actually hold up to independent audit.

What’s included

  • Gap assessment against SANS 1734
  • System design and implementation support
  • Independent auditing toward ISO/IEC 17021-aligned certification
1.6

The Table Top Offering

A boutique, combined package drawing on any of the above services to meet your King IV and Companies Act obligations in one coordinated engagement.

Who it’s for

Boards that need several of JSEC's services at once — committee setup, coaching, relational metrics, anti-bribery — and would rather run one coordinated engagement than five separate ones.

How it works

We scope Table Top around your board's actual obligations first, then draw on whichever combination of JSEC's services closes the gap — priced and reported as one engagement.

What’s included

  • A single engagement scoped across the services you need
  • One point of contact and one reporting line to the board
  • Available stand-alone, per service, or fully combined

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