Eta-Zuma Group West Africa Limited is an indigenous company which operates in the areas of power Generation, Steel Manufacturing and mining of solid minerals.
We are currently recruiting to fill the role below in order to support our business expansion:
Job Title: Head of Legal
Location: Abuja
Responsible To: Chief Executive Officer
Job Summary
- The Head of Legal is a highly responsible in-house management role, with responsibility to provide general legal advice and support to all areas of an organization.
- He or she will also source specialist legal advice when necessary.
- Work involves preparing opinions on legal questions arising in the course of business, and representing the company in court, and during processes of arbitration.
Job Descriptions
- The successful candidate will act as Secretary to the Committees of the Board and will have responsibility for the provision of legal advice on all matters concerning the company's operation and statutory issues.
Specific Responsibilities
He/she will be responsible for:
- Provision of a board range of corporate professional service to the company
- Preparation of documents for filling with the CAC and other statutory authorities.
- Preparation of Board committee minute.
- Resolutions and consents, and other corporate governance matters.
- Handlings of corporate immigration and custom related services of the company.
- Provision of other services as may be required from time to time by the company.
Requirements
- Good first degree in Law from a reputable institution
- A higher Degree or professional qualification such as LLM.or ACIS will be an added advantage.
- Flair for corporate and commercial law is desirable.-
- Minimum of 8 years experience of which 2 must be in an dynamic business environment
- Membership of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSAN) will be an added advantage
- Good communications and interpersonal skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite - Word and Excel.
Application Closing Date
13th February, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected] with the relevant position applied for as subject.