Legal Officer at Vodafone Group Enterprise (VGE)

Purpose statement:

Handle commercial-legal and regulatory issues within the company with the purpose of eliminating legal and contractual risk and gaining for the company every lawful advantage.

Principal Accountabilities/Objectives

• Handle drafting, reviewing and negotiation of vendor and supplier contracts.
• To ensure that all Company businesses are conducted within the ambits of the law with adequate compliance with all statutory industry Regulations and provisions
• Coordinate application processes for frequencies and licences at the NCC as well as associated periodic reports.
• Ensure compliance with all immigration rules and regulations.
• To support in reducing contract turn-around time by coordinating contract execution process, quality checks and the dispatch and movement of contracts and Legal documents in and out of the department.
• Provide support on company secretariat tasks, draft resolutions as required from time-to-time and advise on relevant corporate law requirements as well as coordinate company corporate filings and returns.
• To carry out legal research of applicable laws and regulations and provide legal guidance and opinion so as to ensure that all companies actions and dealings are in compliance therewith.
• Coordinate and monitor all company’s litigations and Debt Recovery Processes and advise the EHoD; Legal and Regulatory appropriately.
• Such other tasks as may be assigned by the EHoD Legal and Regulatory
• Candidate should be a qualified lawyer and must possess a minimum of Bachelor of Law Degree (Second Class Lower Division). A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
• Must have working knowledge of Telecommunications Law, Commercial Law, Property Law, Company Law and Law of Contract.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Good command of English Language and must be proficient in the use of Computer and Microsoft Office packages and a working knowledge of SharePoint and SAGE Pastel is an added advantage.
• The candidate should have a broad-based positive attitude, strong and a desire to work as a member of a high-performance global team. The candidate should be collaborative, open to working with a diverse group, and interested in dynamic, progressive and evolving work and responsibilities.
• The candidate must possess first-rate comprehension, analytical and problem-solving skills, and an orientation towards learning and accepting intellectual challenges.

Attitude

• Smart and hardworking
• Disciplined and able to maintain confidentiality
• Respect for colleagues
• Calmness under work pressure
• Fostering teamwork and collaboration
• Demonstrate sound work ethics