Legal and Company Secretary at Aspen Energy Nigeria

Aspen Energy Nigeria  - Our Client, a leading Nigerian independent integrated energy company, currently playing in the downstream sector of the Petroleum industry now whishes to set up an E&P Company with the aim of acquiring, developing and producing oil & gas assets safely and efficiently for the benefits of all stakeholders. The Company is seeking to recruit talented professionals in a wide variety of fields to lead and drive the business.

Job Title: Legal and Company Secretary

Job Ref: ASP06
Location: Lagos

Purpose:

• The profile for this position is for a seasoned Legal professional who will double-hat as Company Secretary, Government liaison and corporate laws compliances professional who besides the core legal, and liaison responsibilities will function more like a strategic business partner to the organization. Capacity to give legal advice and also to act both as an active leadership team member and a versatile Company Secretary with abundant business acumen required in the upstream sector of Oil and Gas environment.
• The Candidate for this position is to team up with other Senior business leaders to ensure alignment of the responsibilities as indicated below to achieve the strategic corporate vision of the organization with year on year delivery of business targets.

 Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• To help the Board in decision making process such as Investment, Acquisitions, Buy-back, Disinvestment and etc, in a manner that minimizes its legal risks while maximizing its commercial opportunities.
• To act as Coordinator between Board of Directors and the Executive Committee as regards legal matters.
• Prepare periodic reports for the company for executive management meetings, review all contracts or any other documentation where the Company has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the executive management’s attention.
• Filing, registering any document including forms, returns and applications by and on behalf of the company as an authorized representative while maintaining secretarial records, statutory books and registers on behalf of the organization.
• Arranging meetings of the Board or its Committees and Shareholders and preparing agenda & minutes thereof.
• Advising on good governance practices and compliance of Corporate Governance norms as prescribed under various Corporate and other Business Laws and regulations and guidelines made there under, including but not limited to tax, excise, customs, company secretarial and labour law related governance and compliances.
• Secretarial/Compliance Audit- Advising business functions IT, Finance, HR, Administration, Infrastructure in compliance with regulatory requirements and signing of Annual Return Other declaration, attestations and certifications under the Companies Act, 1994.
• Drafting of Legal documents, patents and IPR matters (trademarks/ patents) and should be conversant with the matters such as policy on Foreign Direct Investments and various strategic business alliances.
• Drafting & reviewing of contracts procurement, administration, leases, sub-leases, statement of works and service level agreements, Property and license agreements and Laws relating to taxes.
• Prepare, review and modify contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities.
• Negotiate, review and draft documentation for business transactions and prepare and advise on the necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time.
• Provide continuous leadership, supervision, training and development of department staff ensuring an effective and motivated team and work with the HR department in conducting performance appraisals and ensure competency and training gaps are effectively addressed..

Competencies Required:

• Strong organizational skills and ability to cope with competing demands and prioritize tasks.
• Demonstrable capability in building and operating a strong corporate governance and compliance framework and possess good knowledge of Oil & Gas industry Laws. A self starter with strong drive, matured communication skills and delivery track record.
• Self starter with strong drive, matured communication skills and delivery track record

Education:    
First degree in law, LLB, BL. Must be a member of Bar Association. Post graduate degree is an added advantage.    

Experience:    

• 10 Years and above.
• Minimum of 10 years work experience with a thorough understanding of corporate/commercial law and corporate governance.

Application Closing Date
7th March, 2013

Method of Application
Interested qualified  candidates should
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