Lead Counsel, Secretarial / Board Matters at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is a dynamic global energy company with businesses and operations across the entire spectrum of the energy value chain. It is a state oil company in Nigeria. Formerly a fully-owned government company, it was transformed into a limited liability company in July 2022. NNPC Limited is the only entity licensed to operate in the country's petroleum industry. It partners with foreign oil companies to exploit Nigeria's fossil fuel resources.

Applications are invited for:

Job Title: Lead Counsel, Secretarial / Board Matters

Locations: Nigeria

Objectives

• Provision of secretarial assistance to the General Counsel on board-related matters including filing, indexing, archiving, and handling of the company's document management system while ensuring record protection.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the General Counsel in providing effective, efficient, and qualitative corporate secretarial and legal services to NNEL Board and Management.
• Compile and update lists of Letters of Intent, approved Board Memorandum.
• Monitor and keep track of mails and books in the General Counsel’s Office and Law Library.
• General Supervision of the Registry in the Legal Department.
• Develop and maintain the Document Management System.
• Ensure reliability of records.
• Construct a reasonable level of protection to records (i.e., private, confidential, privileged, secret, or classified).
• Transfer records to historical archives.
• Ensure secure and appropriate records disposition.
• Assist in providing an efficient, effective, and reliable documents and records management system.

Educational Qualifications

• A University Degree in Law; Barrister at Law (BL) qualification is a must. Must have been called to bar.
• A Master Degree in Law or any other relevant post-graduate degree is an added advantage.
• Professional qualification and membership of relevant professional body is required e.g. NBA.

Experience:

• Minimum of 9 years relevant post qualification experience.
• Experience in the oil and gas industry will be an added advantage.

Competence:

• Skilled in Oil and Gas Industry regulations and laws.
• Mastery in Legal Case Handling & Analytics skills.
• Skilled in statutory laws.
• Mastery in Legal Advisory.
• Mastery in Legislation Interpretation skills.
• Mastery in the principles of Corporate Governance.
• Presentation and Negotiation skills.
• Mastery in Relationship management skills.
• Skilled in Ethics, Integrity, and Values management.
• Skilled in Organisational Awareness.
• Skilled in Business Understanding.
• Skilled in Planning & Budgeting.
• Mastery in Regulatory compliance enforcement.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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