Associate General Counsel (E&P) at Energi Talent Resourcing

Overview:
We are currently working with a leading Indigenous E&P based in Nigeria, in an urgent search for an Associate General Counsel (Legal Position). Interested Candidates should have a minimum of 8 (eight) years’ experience in a legal department of a public quoted company.   See below for details.

Role Responsibilities

• Overall accountability for legal matters for the E&P departments; functioning as the legal representative on the LT of related GMs with single-point accountability.
• Overall accountability for legal matters for HSSE, Base, Community and Lands; functioning as the  legal representative with single-point accountability for these teams.
• Provide sound legal advice and support for E&P operations across Drilling, Production and Maintenance Operations, the Gas Business, HSSE, Base and Community Operations, Lands, etc.
• Provide due diligence on all upstream transactions that portend legal, commercial and or reputational risks e.g. acquisitions, divestitures within the E&P departments.
• Advice the General Counsel on use, optimization, retention and evaluation of external counsels in the E&P functions.
• In particular, act as the contract holder for all community-based external counsel.
• Responsible for managing all land acquisition, settlement to relinquishment, including all forms Of land-related, HSSE related claims and compensation.
• Lead legal and regulatory compliance in the E&P departments; ensuring material risks have remedial plans and are integrated into the corporate risk management system.
• Act as liaison between the E&P legal unit and the other legal units i.e. the corporate legal unit.
• Experience in dealing with local and international statutory and regulatory bodies governing Companies generally and those within the oil & gas industry in Nigeria and UK.

Qualifications

• LL.B (LL.M or PhD)
• Regulatory Advisory knowledge
• Negotiation skill
• Membership of a professional Association
• Minimum of 8 (eight) years’ experience in a legal department.

Personal qualities

• Strong commitment ethics, integrity and cost control
• Excellent communication skills
• Good mentoring skills
• Knowledge in use of outlook, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Interpersonal Skills