Legal Officer - Jumia at Jumia Nigeria

Department: Legal

Job Objective

• As Legal Officer, you will be responsible for providing high quality legal advice to local Management on a full range of legal and challenging operational issues, in accordance with the following principles: instil and foster a culture of legal compliance, advocate for Ethics & Compliance across all levels within the region, build relationships with external legal advisors within the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Drafting and reviewing various Agreements such as Tenancy Agreements, Partnership Agreements, Supplier Agreements, Service Level Agreements, Vendor Agreements, Data Privacy Agreements etc.
• Preparing Company Secretarial documents on behalf of the company.
• Responsible for providing resolutions to JUMIA related consumer complaints from the Consumers, Law Firms, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC) and the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA).
• Responsible for preparing legal correspondences on behalf of the company.
• Drafting police petitions and responses to the Nigerian Police and the EFCC investigation requests.
• Organising and maintaining Legal Document Repository and Archive.
• Attending external meetings with various agencies such as the Nigeria Police, FCCPC, LASCOPA and NAFDAC on behalf of company.
• Responsible for managing and keeping track of all company insurance claims and policy renewals.
• Liaising with external legal counsels engaged to carry out assignments on behalf of the company and its affiliates.
• Ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and ensuring regulatory documents / certificates are up to date.
• Monitoring the new developments in the legal environment in order to advise the  company on impact and compliance.
• Such other legal tasks as relevant to the role.

Required Qualifications

• Law Degree, Master’s Degree is a plus.
• 3 - 5 years of experience in law firm or multinational organizations (private sector or NGO).
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and experience with laws dealing with commercial / contract administration and labor laws.
• Good knowledge of Anglophone legal systems within Africa and some experience with either Francophone or Lusophone county legal systems.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory law.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and diplomatic skills.
• Excellent command of English, French is a plus.

Benefits
We Offer:

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures.