Vacancies in a Group of Companies

• Responsible for the management supervision of the activities of the Legal Department including optimum deployment of resources within approved budget.
• Assisting Management in providing legal advice and counsel by developing and modifying policies and procedures to conform to legal requirements.
• Liaising with Bankers and potential financiers by providing legal appraisal of investment proposals, credit offers and monitoring compliance with credit facility conditions such as tenor of Bank Guarantees and Advance Payment Guarantees.
• Maintaining an up to date register of all statutory records, corporate documents and ensuring that same are files with the relevant authorities as and when due.
• He reports to the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser and shall assist the Company Secretary in any other task as maybe assigned.

Professional and Personal Qualities

• Must have a minimum of a First Degree Law with 7-10 years post Bar Call. The candidate should have extensive experience in Commercial Law Practice.
• Must possess very good documentation, Team Management and Entrepreneurial Skills. She/he is expected to posses good sense of independent judgment; ability to motivate a diverse group of people and exceptional interpersonal, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrate effectiveness in negotiations, interfaces and commercial management of business.
• Demonstrates customer relationships and effective management of resources.
• Ability to identify and analyze risk associated with multitude of exposures that the Company may face and recommend the best and most profitable solutions.
• Ability to speak French language would be an added advantage