Admin and Legal Services Manager at Adexen Recruitment Agency

Adexen is pioneering in HR and Recruitment Process Optimization to service its customers. All clients enjoy the flexibility of choosing dedicated Onshore, Nearshore, or Offshore services.

Our HR and Advisory consultants have many years experience of working with leading multinationals and large local companies across Africa and other emerging markets. Whether you are considering implementation of a new HR strategy or a move to outsource your resourcing function then our consultants can offer advice on a creative solution to your problem.

Our client is the world leader in gases for industry, health and the environment. The Group offers innovative solutions based on continuously enhanced technologies. The group produce air gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases, etc.) and many other gases, including hydrogen.

Adexen Recruitment Agency is mandated by an international industrial Group to recruit an Admin/ Legal Services Manager for its operations in Nigeria.

Job Title: Admin and Legal Services Manager

Job reference: 189
Industry: Industry & Manufacturing
Location: Nigeria
Function: Legal & Admin

Responsibilities

• The Admin / Legal Services Manager will be responsible for ensuring a robust pragmatic and proactive legal service exists across the organization, ensuring protection of its interests.
• He / She is also to ensure compliance with appropriate statutory and regulatory provisions guiding the organizations operations. In addition, will oversee the administrative operations of the business.
• The Admin / Legal Services Manager will report to the Executive Director.
• To secure legal compliance for the company in all aspects of its business operations by ensuring that best practices are adopted, guidelines are complied with, and that the activities of the company complies with the company s Business Principles, legal policies, all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• To act as legal business partner to the management team and functional teams with responsibility for delivering timely, competent and efficient legal services.
• To provide legal counsel and advice to the Business in an integrated service, to pro-actively scan for legal risks in order to identify, avoid, mitigate or manage them and to be responsive to legal trends that may affect the business.
• Participate in the negotiation, drafting/review and approval of all material contracts.
• Ensure that all key company contracts are legally compliant and the company s interests are adequately safeguarded.
• Provide advisory services on issues that relate to the legal and regulatory framework and liaise with relevant regulatory bodies as required
• Ensure that contracts are properly documented, executed and recorded for safekeeping.
• Proactively ensure compliance in all areas of laws and regulations affecting the company s business operations.
• Monitor changes to law and promptly inform all relevant Teams of the changes and provide suggestions on how to meet any change in the legal requirements.
• Ensure that all permits, licenses and the like are valid and that conditions are complied with.
• Be actively involved in potential litigation and ensure that the company s interest is protected.
• Liaise with external counsel(s) on behalf of the company as required and manage the relationship efficiently.
• Advise and assist management as appropriate in negotiations with third parties and in concluding settlements.
• Maintain good relationships with government authorities and agencies that are relevant to the company s business interests and which are within the remit of the legal department.
• Manage legal implications of consumer complaints.
• Provide administrative support to the organization as a whole.

Requirements

• Must have an LL.B, B.L & LL.M in Law
• Minimum of 10 years post call experience, with a blend of practice and industry exposure
• In-depth knowledge of international and local business and commercial law is required
• Excellent Administrative Management Experience
• Prior involvement in big ticket and complex transactions is highly desired
• Ability to co-ordinate transactional work.
• Very strong negotiation and influencing skills and a rich network of relationship
• Good team player having ability to work as a business Partner
• Political savy, maturity and tact, including the ability to relate with various interest group in the society
• Business mindset in tackling issues
• Excellent communications (oral & written), negotiation and analytical skills

Remuneration
Attractive Package

Application Closing Date
15th October, 2013

Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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