Head, Legal & Regulatory Affairs at a Leading International Energy Conglomerate - Brasenwall Professional Consults

Brasenwall Professional Consults - Our client is a leading International Energy conglomerate with interest in renewable energy and manufacturer of smart metering solutions to support power distributions companies in Africa and independent energy generation plants.

They are currently recruiting competent talents for the position below:

Job Title: Head, Legal & Regulatory Affairs

Location: Nigeria

Job Summary

• Responsible for managing the legal department, providing legal advisory services to the business, and ensuring effective management of legal and contractual risks.
• Responsibilities also include ensuring compliance with appropriate statutory and regulatory provisions, and management of board relationships.

Job Description

• Provide advisory services on issues that relate to legal and regulatory requirements and liaise with relevant regulatory bodies
• Manage relationships with external solicitors and ensure compliance with agreed service levels
• Manage all corporate affairs and communications on behalf of the organization
• Draft, negotiate, administer, interpret and advise on agreements, letters, forms and other legal documents related to the organization as required
• Participate in the articulation of the organization’s strategic goals and objectives
• Review and authorize all expenditure/transactions of the legal department in line with the approved departmental budget and organizational policy
• Provide all guidance, leadership support and strategic direction in the execution of the legal department duties
• Keep abreast of best practices, changes in regulation, amendment of enabling laws and advice the organization accordingly

Experience and Education

• A First Degree or its equivalent in Law or a related discipline
• Post-graduate or professional qualification (NBA)
• Minimum of 7 years post call experience, with experience in oil & gas, energy and manufacturing industries
• In-depth knowledge of international and local business and commercial law
• Experience in handling regulatory affairs and legal matters in the power sector will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
20th April, 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letter and Resume to: [email protected] and copy [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Applicants should please put their current salary and location in the body of the email.