LEGAL OFFICER/PERSONAL ASSISTANT at PWV Management Services Limited

Job Profile
Successful candidate would work as the Legal Officer for the company and also act as Personal Assistant to the MD. She will be in charge of all contract activities for the company. The job of the Legal officer is important because she contributes to the strategic approach of developing, updating and monitoring contractual agreements with external providers of services to facilities managed by the company. Preferably therefore, the PA to the MD is expected to be a lawyer.

Responsibilities

• Provide as well as superintends the provision of legal advisory services to the company;
• In conjunction with external solicitors, supervises the provision of litigation services to the company;
• Organize and attend management meetings and render all necessary secretarial services in respect thereof;
• Advising on compliance issues generally with the applicable laws, rules and regulations;
• Maintaining the registers and other records required to be maintained by the company under subsisting legislations;
• Developing and overseeing the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes of Corporate Governance, as well as all relevant regulatory and statutory requirements;
• To develop and implement contracts and service level agreements for procured services to facilities, in line with best practices, company’s requirements and the requirements of the law;
• To develop, in conjunction with the various relevant departments appropriate contracting systems and procedures for the service;
• To establish and maintain a contract monitoring system with relevant departments that ensures that service providers and vendors abide by the dictates of their contracts;
• To establish and maintain direct contact with all external providers of services to facilities managed by the company especially during contract execution;
• To take responsibility, as delegated, for negotiating, implementing, monitoring and reviewing contractual arrangements with independent service providers.
• To ensure that the contracting process is efficient, focuses on service outcomes and is underpinned by the principles of best value;
• To regularly review contract compliance through liaison, support and performance monitoring as a means of assisting providers maintain agreed standards.