Senior Secretarial / Legal Manager at A.G. Leventis (Nigeria) Limited

A.G. Leventis (Nigeria) PLC, we provide West Africa with reliable, innovative & affordable products & services. Our core markets consist of: Real Estate, Hotel accommodation, Food & Snack production, Commercial Truck and Buses  manufacturing and distribution, Aftermarket Car Servicing, Inks for flexible packaging, Supplier of plumbing and industrial goods.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Secretarial / Legal Manager

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Responsibilities

• In consultation with the top management draft Board Agenda, and as required papers, and minutes for Board meetings.
• Ensure that Board meetings are properly convened, and appropriate notices given.
• Ensuring that up to date statutory and other records are maintained for each company within the AGL Group and that documents which are required to be filed by law are filed on a timely and accurate basis in accordance with the relevant legislation.
• Assist the Company Secretary in coordinating the publication and distribution of the company’s annual report and accounts, and interim statements, in consultation with the company’s internal and external advisers.
• Advise the top management on Corporate Governance Principles and implementation of programs and risk management frameworks.
• Provide day-to-day support to the business including but not limited to contractual relationships, property matters, banking and insurance matters, tortuous liabilities, labour and employment matters as well as other civil and criminal matters in which the company is involved.
• Provide legal advice and guidance regarding all aspects of business operations, policies, and practices.
• Draft and negotiate high-volume business contracts and commercial agreements such as Confidentiality, Infrastructure Sharing, Service Level, and Master Lease Agreements.

Qualification and Key Competencies

• B.L, L.LB or L.L.M with Minimum of 2nd Class upper
• Minimum post call experience of 10 years preferably in both corporate and legal practice.
• Should be knowledgeable in the fields of commercial law, real estate matters, drafting of appropriate contracts and MOUs of a large organization.
• Great level of exposure to company secretary function.
• Comprehensive knowledge of concepts, terminology, principles and procedures of Nigerian and international law as well as its functions and related agencies.
• Comprehensive knowledge of methods and techniques of legal research and the use of statutes, codes and other legal resources as well as skills in extracting and utilizing information from statutes, court decision, legal documents, policies and related records.
• Excellent organizational and writing skills
• Effective communication and great interpersonal skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] with "Senior Secretarial / Legal Manager" as the subject of the e-mail.