Manager, Legal at Daystar Power Group

Daystar Power Group is a Pan-African provider of solar and hybrid power solutions, offering its systems on a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), fixed monthly fee lease, or buy-out basis. All our solutions are accompanied by comprehensive maintenance services, to ensure the solutions run 365 days a year. We are currently operational in seven countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Senegal, and Ivory Coast, and have recently launched in South Africa and Tanzania.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager, Legal

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full time
Department: Legal

Job Description

• We are seeking to engage a competent Legal Manager to provide general legal support to the group’s businesses.
• We are seeking a hardworking, motivated, and well-organized individual with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Directing, coordinating, and supervising groupwide legal matters.
• Monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Monitoring external counsel.
• Ensuring timely filing of statutory returns.
• Preparing legal templates required for business processes and engagements; negotiating contracts with counterparties.
• Identifying and forecasting legal risks and advising on legal risk mitigation.
• Acting as company secretary.
• Attending and maintaining minutes in respect of group meetings.
• Providing and implementing recommendations on the group’s corporate governance framework, ensuring that the group not only adheres to legal requirements but to global corporate governance best practices.
• Liaising with regulatory and governmental institutions as required.
• Tracking and maintaining records of regulatory developments within the group’s industries and reporting such developments to management.

Requirements

• Education: A Law Degree with excellent grades and qualified to practice law in Nigeria.
• Experience: 10 years post-qualification and work experience in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment. Strong preference will be given to applicants who have worked in top-tier law firms.​
• Language Proficiency: English (excellent oral & writing skills).
• French (Oral and writing skills) will be an added advantage

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven law firm or in-house experience and background in Nigerian law and regulations particularly power, employment, intellectual property project financing, investment law, company law, and general corporate advisory.
• Proven background in liaising with regulatory authorities in Nigeria.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications in particular, MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience in managing and dealing with high-profile counterparts with diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Commercial awareness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain strong relationships.
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
• High degree of personal maturity with the ability to lead conversations and negotiate with high-profile counterparts.
• Ability to critically analyse complex problems and provide structured solutions.
• Comfortable with working as part of a team.
• Confidentiality.
• Willingness to work flexible hours if necessary.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Possess a keen eye for details

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a forward-looking, innovative company, with an international group of colleagues.
• Unlimited career opportunities - depending on achievements and personal development.
• A competitive salary and benefits package with long-term prospects in a fast-growing company.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.