Company Secretary at MainOne Cable Nigeria

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Job Title: Company Secretary

Location: Lagos
Department: Legal
Job Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

• The Company Secretary shall be responsible for the efficient administration of the company secretariat across the multiple jurisdictions of operations of the group of companies (the “Companies”), ensuring compliance with corporate and statutory requirements and developing and implementing processes to promote and sustain good corporate governance in the Companies
• Manage communication between the board of directors and all stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain and review the Board of Directors and Board committee charters.
• Coordinate internal compliance reviews and monitoring activities, including periodic reviews.
• Provide all such other administrative and other company secretarial duties as directed by the Directors, or the company
• Act as advisor to the Board of Directors of the Companies on all matter relating to company law and corporate governance.
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment, advising the Companies and taking appropriate action.
• Collaborate with external auditors; internal departments and Human Resources when required to implement compliance objectives.
• Develop and coordinate processes and policies to ensure the Companies compliance with all applicable obligations under applicable shareholder and loan agreements.
• Monitor compliance with all Statutory, Policy, Industry and other related prescriptions with a view to ensuring the Companies’ products and services comply with all such relevant prescriptions.
• Prepare, collate and circulate notices and agenda of meetings, resolutions, minutes and other relevant board papers of the board of directors and board committee.
• Attend meetings of the Companies, the board of directors and its committees, providing all necessary company secretarial services in respect of the meeting and advising on compliance by the meetings with the applicable rules and regulations.
• Coordinate the rendering of all statutory returns and giving notification to the Corporate Affairs Commission as required under CAMA in Nigeria and counterpart company legislations in all jurisdictions of the Companies’ operations.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• Must have LLB/BL
• LLM is an added advantage
• Exceptional judgement and strong initiative.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Proven ability to effectively juggle competing priorities.
• Outstanding inter-personal skills and a teamwork- oriented attitude.
• Candidate must be able to work under pressure with keen attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of general and Nigerian specific Company and Commercial law.
• Ability to interact effectively with business and technical clients in a fast-paced environment;
• At least 10 years’ experience inclusive of corporate governance, with 2 -3 years in a management role and as Company Secretary.
• Experience in consumer-facing businesses, capacity sales businesses a plus, knowledge of telecom and/or support for sales clients preferred.
• Must be able to work effectively with others, develop and nurture a team and promote collaboration across within and across multiple locations.
• Excellent organizational skills and possess the ability to interact effectively with other attorneys and staff, diverse in-house client groups, senior executives, opposing counsel and outside personnel.

Demand on the Job

• Good research skills.
• Excellent team working ability
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability and willingness to work long hours and meet tight deadlines.
• Constant awareness of sensitivity and confidentiality involved in function.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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