Legal Support Officers at Vodafone Nigeria

Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE) is our Global organisation, committed to providing innovative products and services to enable multi-national organisations to stay agile and competitive - wherever in the world they do business.  We are on a journey to pioneer a world of total communications solutions, where fixed, mobile, voice and data will all become one mobility solution and are able to help our clients do 'more with less' by empowering employees to work more flexibly and efficiently.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Support Officer

Job Code: 1407/LGL/LGST/NIG
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Employment Type: Permanent

Purpose Statement

• To provide administrative and legal support to the Executive Head of Department (EHoD) Legal, Regulatory and Compliance and to work closely with other managers and members of the department.

Principal Accountabilities

• Managing the EHODs correspondence such as typing, drafting of memo/letters as appropriate.
• Screening the EHOD’s telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate & processing payments.
• In-basket, files & correspondence management within the department.
• Administrative and housekeeping support within the department.
• Contract management and commercial legal support
• Scheduling/organizing meetings, maintaining diaries and booking of appointments.
• Taking and transcribing Minutes of statutory or business meetings handled by the EHOD, and ensuring the EHOD is well-prepared for such meetings.
• Providing full Company Secretarial Assistance to EHOD for all statutory meetings of the Company.
• Providing Journey Management support when required to do so.
• Ensure availability of stationery for the department.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Any other duties as assigned daily by the EHOD Legal.

Knowledge:

• Competence in the use of Microsoft Office especially Power Point/Word/Excel.
• Good knowledge of Company Secretarial Practice, Minute Taking and Transcribing, preparation of Statutory Notices and Contract Drafting.

Skills

• Effective verbal and written communications skills
• PC skills; Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Self-motivated
• Team building skills
• Problem solving skills
• Organisational and administrative Skills
• Possess interpersonal relations skills

Educational Qualification

• Candidate should be a qualified lawyer and must possess minimum educational qualification of Bachelor of Law Degree (Second Class Lower Division).
• A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years working experience at a top law firm, in-house legal department of a reputable company or as the Personal Assistant to a CEO of a reputable organisation with computer literacy skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Power Point and Microsoft Outlook.

Attitude

• Smart and hardworking
• Disciplined and able to maintain confidentiality
• Respect for colleagues
• Calmness under work pressure
• Fostering teamwork and collaboration
• Demonstrate sound work ethics

Application Closing Date
28th July, 2016; 11:59:00 PM

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online