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  • Posted: Oct 10, 2025
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Intersect Consortium is a group of Organization primarily working in the Mental Health and Addiction space. Our Members understand the growing need for Mental Health Services and Products in Africa and continually work to provide Awareness, Education, Treatment and Support to Individuals, Companies, Families and society at large.
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    Legal Officer

    Job Description

    • Intersect Consortium is looking for a Legal Officer to provide expert legal assistance, oversee legal aspects of our diverse industries and handle responsibilities listed below:

    Responsibilities

    • Draft, review, and negotiate various MOUs, Contracts, nondisclosures and tender documents.
    • Handle statutory filings, and regulatory submissions and liaise with the Accounts department on tax compliance requirements.
    • Ensure activities and transactions of organizations in the Consortium comply with corporate laws and regulations.
    • Provide accurate, timely and high-quality legal advice to the Management of Intersect Consortium and Companies within the consortium on a full range of legal and challenging operational issues.
    • Review all contracts or any other documentation to which the company has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the attention of senior management.
    • Instill and foster a culture of legal compliance & risk management best practices across the consortium.
    • Advocate for Ethics and Compliance across all levels and build relationships with external legal advisors/counsels within the space.
    • Identify, manage and mitigate legal risks by presenting clear recommendations and developing and implementing company policies and procedures.
    • Fully understand the Nigeria National Mental Health Act and ensure organizations in the group are fully compliant with all provisions that apply to it.
    • Stay abreast with changes to legislation (laws & regulations) that directly affect our businesses and specific industry, interpret, evaluate their impact, and develop Intersect’s positions on such changes.
    • Providing legal advice and guidance on a wide array of matters including privacy, medical staff issues, HIPAA, Data Protection, claims/litigation management as well as hospital operations issues such as informed consent and corporate governance.
    • Handle matters such as patents, copyright, trademark law, licensing, distribution, and trade secret projects.
    • Where needed, work with outside counsel and other external resources on ongoing cases and or for quality work product, value, and efficiency.
    • Preserve and store all corporate records, agreements, legal documents and case folders.
    • Incident Management and Reporting: Handle all reported incidents or near misses in the organization, including investigation, documentation, and reporting. Ensure timely and effective reporting to relevant stakeholders.
    • Debt Recovery Services: Manage debt recovery processes, including negotiation, settlement, and litigation. Ensure effective communication with clients and stakeholders.
    • Corporate Governance: Serve as Secretary to the Board of Directors and other committees, ensuring effective governance and compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
    • Responsibilities include:
      • Preparing and distributing meeting materials
      • Taking minutes and maintaining records
      • Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
    • Perform other duties as assigned by the Team Lead.

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    • A Degree in Law. LL.M, or other Master’s degree would be an added advantage.
    • Minimum of 2 years post-graduation experience in healthcare and business law.
    • Knowledge of the constitution, legal terminology, regulations and Nigerian court system
    • Experience in a fast-paced, large non-profit or public or private sector organization supporting an executive-level individual or team.
    • Good policy implementation capabilities.
    • Ability to communicate legal topics, issues and risks in terms that non-legal team members can understand.

    SKILLS & ABILITIES

    • Project Management experience on behalf of senior executives.
    • Research, analytical, planning, organizational skills, and detail orientation.
    • Ability to manage multiple projects, and competing priorities while adhering to deadlines.
    • Able to communicate effectively and with exceptional writing.
    • Ability to work independently, exercise mature professional judgment, and use discretion.
    • Comfortable in a team-oriented environment based on open, transparent, continual Communication, information sharing and inclusive decision-making.
    • Must demonstrate utmost integrity; respect for confidential information.
    • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
    • Ability to act as a resource for other staff.

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    Method of Application

    Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover letter outlining their qualifications and interest in the position to jobs@intersectconsortium.com with the subject Legal - Abuja

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