Strategic Workforce Solutions is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Group Head, Legal
Location: Abuja
Key Responsibilities
Overseeing all legal affairs across the various companies:
- Agro & Telecomm, Oil & Gas, Mortgage Bank, Capital Project & Equipment Management, Aluminum roofing sheets, Microfinance Bank, Haulage and Transportation and Real Estate Construction and evaluating them according to established goals.
Legal Advisory/Contractual Agreements/Litigation Related Matters:
- Prepare and review of simple letters and contracts on behalf of the Company;
- Liaise with company lawyers in the drafting of contracts, review of contracts and preparation of court case files
Regulatory & Compliance Responsibilities:
- Ensure the company fills out and submits all its legal paperwork
- Carry out SON Products registrations of the Company’s products;
- Keep records of and notify all business Units of the progress of Type Approval Registrations and SON Product registrations;
Company Secretary:
- Taking of meeting minutes and preparation of reports to management
- Maintain a good record of contracts, MOUs and Legal documents
Other Responsibilities:
- Manage the legal budget to get the most services for the least money
- Maintenance of proper documentation, compliance checklists and regular tracking of records, approvals and related transactions
Requirements
- B.L Degree from the Nigeria Law School
- Minimum of LLB and LL.M degree from a reputable university
- Member of Nigerian Bar Association
- Minimum of 12 years work experience of which 6 should be in a senior management position.
- Exposure to reviewing Term Sheets, Business Agreements, Due Diligence research and Regulatory Compliance Job
- Strong understanding of Business/Market Risk & Compliance
- Ability to review Legal / Compliance documents and assess in qualitative/quantitative terms the business impact or risk mitigation needs
- To be well versed with Law of Contracts, Property Laws, Land Laws, Commercial Laws and Corporate Laws
Key Performance Indicators:
- Process turnaround and general performance against Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Level of adherence to mandatory reporting requirements (quality of reporting & completion deadlines)
- Availability of up–to-date and comprehensive information on each legal document
- Ease of access to company legal records
- Quality and effectiveness of day-to-day professional advice and other support provided
- Effectiveness of project administration on legal assignments and projects
- Quality and comprehensiveness of legal information/data
- Regulatory Compliance
- Total cost of services (inside and outside)
- Legal spend as percentage of revenue
- Percentage of cases solved/resolved successfully
Application Closing Date
31st October, 2019.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to:
[email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.