Contracts Coordinator at Orlean Invest West Africa

Orlean Invest started operating in 1988 and celebrated its Silver jubilee in October 2013. Orlean Invest is Nigeria's largest Free Zone Oil and Gas logistics provider and provides her many clients with vital infrastructure and logistical support in a safe working environment.

Development through continuous investment has been the core driver of the company since its inception and now Orlean Invest is transferring the success it has at Onne to other projects across Nigeria such as Badagry Mega Port, Eko Energy Estate in Lagos and Abuja Hills Estate to name but a few of the on-going developments.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Contracts Coordinator

Location: Onne

Job Description
The Contracts Cooordinator will assist the Contracts Manager in managing the various contracts and legal aspects of projects undertaken by the Company. They will assist in the management of the review and negotiations of contracts ensure compliance with contractual conditions and deal with various day-to-day contractual matters to ensure smooth and successful contracts/project execution and operations.

The Contracts Coordinator assits the Contracts Manager in:

• Implementation of policies and directives on legal aspects of contract
• Development and implementation of procedures for contract management and administration in compliance with company policy
• Liaising with Department and Units on use of existing Standard Contracts
• Providing advice on all legal aspects of contract matters involving the Company
• Vetting of contracts to ensure protection of the interest of Company vetting and review of contracts, ensuring the structure and the terminologies of all contracts are in line with the approved templates
• Advising on strategy for the handling of litigation arising from contracts affecting Company
• Ensuring safe custody of all contractual documents
• Maintain contractual records and documentation, including correspondence, customer contact information sheets, contractual changes, status reports etc
• Advise and follow up on close-out, extension or renewal of contracts
• Ensure that signed contracts are communicated to all relevant departments to provide contract visibility and awareness, interpretation to support implementation
• Monitor and advise on transaction milestones and deliverables.

Qualification
Following the recent review of the Legal Department we have a number of new positions for which we are looking for talented legal professionals to fill:

• We would like candidates for these roles to have a good first degree in Law obtained either in Nigeria or England and Wales, (Possession of second degree such as LLM or MBA will be an added advantage.
• They must have also been called to the Bar to practice as a Legal Practitioner and be able to demonstrate knowledge of company law.
• Candidates have to have the ability to cope with the dynamics of providing advisory and administrative support at Head Office level to entities in an organization engaged in diverse business areas spanning Port and Terminal Operations, Logistics, Property Development and Construction, Hospitality, Industrial activities, Offshore Marine Supply and Crew Boat services and other facilities and services supporting operators in the Oil and Gas industry.

Desired Skills and Experience

• We are looking for candidates with no less than 10 years post qualification experience, out of which the last 6 years should be in a leading organisation, preferably in the Oil and Gas sector.
• Candidates should have excellent knowledge of and proven track record in contract negotiation, preparation and administration, in addition to good knowledge of, and experience in advising on project and construction contracts.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should please email their CV's along with a one page letter of introduction detailing their experience and motivation for the role to: [email protected] and put the job title of the role in the subject heading.