Advisor - Special Projects Corporate Transactions, Corporate Services and Sustainability at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Advisor - Special Projects Corporate Transactions, Corporate Services and Sustainability

Job Identification: 5643
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Reports To: Manager - Special Projects Corporate Transaction
Division: Corporate Services and Sustainability

Mission

• Provide the company with an advisory service regarding the drafting, legality, structuring, fiscal efficiency, and compliance of contractual arrangements affecting MTNN with a view of ensuring long term viability of the business.

Description

• Review legal internal matters requiring legal input /perspective, consult with all relevant parties, advise on legal related matter, provide recommendations on course of action and effectively take appropriate and approved action in accordance with the rules and regulations of MTNN.
• Draft legal agreements and review all relevant documentation supporting contracts for authenticity and validity, reviewing commercial agreements and documentation of transactions.
• Develop proactive strategies for preventing disputes by ensuring contracts are well-drafted, aligned with compliance standards, and operationally efficient.
• Provide insights and recommendations on commercial transactions and contractual obligations to internal stakeholders.
• Administer controls and policies to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and effectively integrate ethics, compliance and preventive law efforts, ensuring MTNN activities are compliant with laid down laws and governing regulations/statutes.
• Prepare weekly and monthly management reports.
• Update automated systems for data/legal process maturity for all areas of commercial legal practice (Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Contracts, litigation).
• Conduct due diligence on companies
• Drafting letters to third parties on behalf of the company
• Manage the Company’s property portfolio
• Negotiate and draft transaction agreements (i.e. M&As, JVs, to support the business on company or group projects.

Requirements
Education:

• LLB and BL
• Fluent in English

Experience:
3 - 7 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience in supervising others which includes:

• Experience working in a medium organization 
• Civil/commercial litigation experience. At least 2 (two) straight years of law practice in a reputable law firm.
• Knowledge of telecommunications will be an advantage.
• Commercial/technical and/or further legal qualification will be an advantage
• Experience in negotiating, drafting and management of contracts and transactions 
• In depth experience and understanding of the Nigerian legal framework
• Experience in property portfolio management.

Application Closing Date
6th May, 2025 (10:59 PM)