Company Secretary / General Counsel at International Breweries

Job Ref.: 30001961
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to all business functions on wide-ranging matters to help achieve the organization’s business objective
• Drafting of all contract agreement between the Company and prospecting contractors in a manner to ensure strict compliance
• Giving legal opinion on agreement presented to the Company with intention to create legal relationship
• Managing contractual/material arrangements with suppliers/customers
• Ensuring that Board meetings are organized with the strictest compliance to the Company’s memo and Articles of Association
• Directing the Board on the provisions of Companies and Allied Matters Act where the need arises during meetings
• Ensuring that Notices and Agenda for the Board Meetings is prepared and sent to Board members within time
• Writing and Developing Board Meetings
• Keeping the register of members
• Keeping the register of Directors
• Custodian of company seal and other company documents/archives
• Ensure that statutory meetings e.g. AGM is held with strict compliance to the provisions of Company and Allied matters Act
• Oversee and ensure prompt reporting of all Statutory and Regulatory Compliances with statutory provisions of the Law and regulation
• Manage Consumer protection and competition advisory engagements
• Manage and coordinate litigation matters and external counsel relationship to protect the company from legal risks
• Acting as bridge between the Company and the police on issues involving the police.

Qualification & Experience

• Degree in Law with necessary practicing license
• 10 years membership at the Bar
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as Company Secretary and General Counsel
• Good Knowledge of applicable laws
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Computer Literacy
• Sound Knowledge of English
• Swift response to issues of consequence