Company Secretary and Legal Adviser at Amy Consulting

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a risk-based legal and external affairs framework to assure legal compliance and good stakeholder relationships to achieve the bank's business purpose.
• Develop and manage the legal and external affairs policies, procedures and business plan in alignment with the bank's business plan, non-market risks and the socio-political realities in the country.
• Manage the company/corporate secretariat including the legal relationships with all stakeholders.
• Provide sound and proactive legal advice and external affairs support for strategic business operations.
• Oversee a legal and external affairs risk management system integrated into the corporate risk system; ensuring compliance and mitigating actions for material legal, external affairs and regulatory issues.
• Provide high quality legal and external affairs advise on all matters that affect or potentially affect the bank, interpreting laws, rulings, and external affairs regulations for the company.
• Maintain official minute books, statutory registers and other records required under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) and make same available to those entitled for inspection.
• Conduct due diligence on parties the bank is entering into a contractual relationship with.
• Undertake a review of new third-party (outsourcing) relationships, specifically where data or access is involved, or reputational risk could occur.
• Maintain a relationship with external legal counsel and provide in-house liaison where necessary.
• Maintain ownership of the relationship with OEMs.
• Review legal documents pertaining to matters of the bank. Advise the bank in a timely manner of revisions in statutory enactments which may yet affect the bank and prescribe appropriate actions for adherence.
• Provide the required legal assistance to staff in matters involving government or regulatory agencies in Nigeria during the course of carrying out their duties as employees of the bank.
• Review the bank's website quarterly to ensure data is accurate and up to date
• Keep up with and effectively manage the latest corporate governance and regulatory changes.
• Provide legal and external affairs advisory for major projects, commercial agreements and other transactions ensuring business and long-term interests of the bank are protected
• Represent and advise the bank on all forms of litigation and other legal proceedings and conflict resolution e.g., arbitrations, mediations, negotiations with government (agencies).

Requisite Qualifications & Experience

• LL.B Law; A Master’s degree will be an added advantage
• 6 – 8 years post call-to-bar experience in company secretarial or corporate governance roles.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and compliance.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Experience in financial institutions (MFBs or fintechs) is a plus.