Manager, Legal & Regulatory Affairs at Husk

Key Responsibilities

General

• Drive all engagements with regulatory and government agencies as well as key policy makers in ensuring the best interest of the company always.
•  Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant regulations applicable to Husk operations in Nigeria.
• Provide requisite support and inputs on legal, policy and regulatory engagements to various business units.
• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure all relevant permits and site level documentation – ESIA, Land Lease, NERC registration etc - for effective mini grid deployment and operations are in place and order at all times.
• Drive efforts at ensuring adherence to relevant polices and regulations within the power sector.
• Develop and implement right processes and practices for whole operations in accordance with country and sector regulatory requirements.

Business Growth and Support

• Drive engagements with the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP) for relevant grant award submissions and grant disbursement claims.
• Provide support to Business Units to ensure relevant documentation, agreements, contracts etc are reviewed and in alignment with relevant policies/regulations and business objectives.
• Drive engagements with Company Secretary and provide legal support as required.
• Drive all engagements on regulatory agency correspondence, applications and reports.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop, coordinate engagements and maintain effective relationships with all relevant government agencies, policy and regulatory stakeholders – REA, NERC, NEMSA, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Environment & all other principal policy actors relating to Husk’s business goals.
• Provide regular updates on government policy direction and possible impact on Husk’s business objectives and strategy.
• Act as a liaison for engagement with regulatory stakeholders and various business units.

Organizational Strategy

• Actively contribute inputs to the development of company's Business plan, ensuring alignment with policy and regulatory outlook.
• Support the Country Manager and other Business Unit Heads in stakeholder engagements and building partnerships.
• Contribute towards long-term organizational strategic goals, identify key policy and regulatory actors, and build relationships for continued engagements.

Qualifications

General Skills & Attributes

• Able to provide high level support/inputs on legal and regulatory issues to various business units
• Ability to drive engagement with relevant high-level government and policy stakeholders.
• Clear and concise communication and presentation skills in both verbal and written contexts.
• Should possess knowledge of applicable policies, regulations and standards driving the off grid (power) sector in Nigeria.

Does this sound like you?

• Graduate from a leading institution with a related degree in Law or Social Sciences. Postgraduate degree and/or related professional qualifications, a plus.
•  3-5 years of experience in a similar role within the (off grid) power sector.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant regulations, guidelines, standards within the off grid (power) sector in Nigeria.
• Must have experience working within large diverse teams towards achieving common goal and objectives.
• This position requires critical thinking and the ability to provide time-bound solutions to the benefit of the company, and its business verticals.
•  Lead by example and offer support/co-ordination to company workflow as required.
• Excellent skills with MS Office/Google Suite
• Business level fluency in major Nigerian languages especially Hausa, a plus

Also;

• You are driven to support the delivery of business growth in a new market.
• You have a robust industry network and understand effective stakeholder engagement practices.
• You are an effective planner and have a strong orientation to processes
• You are able to build strong relationships built on trust, and are a strong verbal communicator
• Most importantly, candidate must fit company spirit where people work smart, play hard, have fun and are dedicated to success.