Group Head, Legal at Strategic Workforce Solutions

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.