The
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC Plc) one of the 11 privatized Electricity Distribution companies in Nigeria that operates in the following states; Kogi, Niger, Nasarawa and Abuja, is presently recruiting for the position below:
Job Title: Assistant Manager, Legal Services
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- This person will work on Investigations, Advisory and Dispute Resolution, and Legal Documentation and Compliance.
Major Roles & Responsibilities
- Ability to initiate and complete any of the Legal Service Team assignments
- Lead one or more of the various legal unit teams
- Lead negotiations and meetings (external and internal)
- Drive unit performance
- Ensure quality assurance of all deliverables
Dispute Resolution:
- Efficient case management of civil and criminal cases
- Managing and tracking expenditure under the litigation budget
- Prequalification and supervision of external counsel and debt collectors
- Review of court processes
- Coordination of all settlement meetings
- Regular review of performance of external counsel
- Working with various directorates to determine best redress or response to dispute
- Participation in all forms of investigation (external and internal)
Advisory and Compliance:
- Advise on all new laws and regulations and their impact on the business
- Provide legal opinions
- Develop compliance database on the legislation and regulations that impact the business
- Monitor corporate compliance with legislation and regulations
Contract and Documentation:
- Engage with procurement and user departments to ascertain company needs
- Prepare and review standard templates for agreements
- Conduct and monitor all CAC enquiries
- Participate in Tender Committee meetings
- Contract negotiation
- Any other assignment as the Legal Team may require him/her to perform
Education, Experience & Technical Skills
- LLB and BL
- Minimum of 10 years of work experience within the legal field
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, and Social Media web platforms.
- Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to details
- Very strong interpersonal skills
- Expert level written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability
- Emotional maturity
- Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently
- Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response
- Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions
Other Qualifications:
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- Self-motivated problem-solver
- Integrity and professionalism
- Self-motivation and self-initiative
- Ability to work under pressure and multitask
- People Skill
- Good Communication, Presentation and Interpersonal Skills
Application Closing Date
6th March, 2018.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter to:
[email protected] The subject of your mail should be: Assistant Manager, Legal Services. Failure to follow the instructions will lead to disqualification of your application.
The cover letter should be addressed to:
The MD/CEO,
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Plc,
1 Ziquinchor Street, Off IBB Way
Wuse Zone 4,
Abuja, FCT,
Nigeria
Attention: The Director, Corporate Services
Note: Only soft copy of applications will be treated