Supervisor, Legal at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is Nigeria’s National Oil Company with the mandate to manage the country’s vast hydrocarbon resources. As a global player in the International Oil and Gas Industry, our operations span the entire Oil and Gas Value Chain. Our business operations are managed through Strategic Business and Corporate Services Units (SBUs/CSUs) in diverse locations across Nigeria.

Applications are invited from qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Supervisor, Legal

Reference No: EH/LGL/001
Location: Nigeria
Cadre: Senior Officer / Supervisory

Objective

• To provide effective legal services to the Company and mitigate exposure to litigations.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Participate in providing in-house legal support for the negotiation and implementation of Gas Sales Agreement (GSA), Gas Transportation Agreements (GTA), EPC contracts, Consultancy Contracts, O&M Agreements, Tie-In Agreements etc.
• Participate in providing legal support for Finance-related issues including the documentation of financing arrangements and provide necessary support towards debt recovery initiatives especially as regards to breach of contracts and defaults in legal agreements
• Provide legal advice on contractual disputes and collaborate with external counsels to develop strategies for protecting against litigation

Requirements

• First Class or Second Class Upper (First Degree) in relevant Law disciplines
• Second Class Lower or HND Upper Credit (minimum) in relevant Law disciplines, plus Master’s degree
• Certification/Membership of relevant professional body e.g. NBA, CIARB etc.
• NYSC Completion/Exemption Certificate
• Applicants must not be more than 37 years of age as at 31st December, 2018.
• Applicants must have Minimum of 9 years relevant post qualification experience .
• Experience in the oil and gas industry will be an added advantage.

Key Functional Competencies:

• Contract Drafting Techniques
• Corporate Secretariat Services
• Corporate Governance Services.

Application Closing Date
26th March, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• All applications must be completed online as paper applications are not acceptable.
• Applicants will be required to attach any relevant professional certification attained
• All applicants should please note that successful candidates may be required to work in any of our business locations across Nigeria.
• Please ensure that you apply for one job position only. Multiple applications will lead to nullification of all submissions.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Disclaimer

• NNPC will not be responsible for applications submitted on any website other than its official page at: https://careers.nnpcgroup.com/
• NNPC does not charge any fees for submission of job application
• Applicants personal data will be used for the purpose of this recruitment exercise only
• Where it is discovered, at any point in this recruitment exercise, that false information has been provided, defaulting applicants will be disqualified and possibly prosecuted.