Legal Associate at Babban Gona Farmer Services Nigeria Limited

Babban Gona Agricultural Franchise is a financially sustainable, high impact and highly scalable social enterprise, which is part-owned by the farmers it serves. Babban Gona is an innovative model designed to serve the bottom of the pyramid and transform agriculture into a job-creation engine. Through this agricultural franchise, Babban Gona offers a suite of services to smallholder farmers, helping them to overcome the challenges of fragmentation and low economies of scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Associate

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Provide legal advice and support to various departments within the organization on a wide range of legal issues.
• Assist in the development and implementation of company policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and other legal documents to safeguard the company's interests.
• Ensure all contracts comply with legal requirements and internal policies.
• Identify potential legal risks and provide proactive solutions to mitigate these risks.
• Develop and maintain a risk management framework to ensure the company’s operations are legally sound.
• Monitor and keep proper records of governing developments in the organization and provide proper feed back to management.
• Support the company’s corporate governance framework, ensuring all board and committee meetings are effectively managed and documented.
• Assist in the preparation and review of board materials and resolutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, LLM is desirable but not mandatory
• At least 4 years experience practicing corporate law
• Excellent interpersonal skills, smart and goal driven
• Excellent communication skills (writing, editing and speaking); detail orientation; strong work ethic; and ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Exceptional organizational and logistical skills
• Excellent analytical skills (quantitative and qualitative)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Command of Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and to work as part of a team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health Insurance
• Pension
• Performance Bonus
• Annual paid vacation
• Group Life Insurance.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online