Senior Legal & Corporate Governance Counsel at Prudential Zenith Life Insurance

Key Responsibilities:

• The key responsibilities will include supporting the Company Secretary/Head of Legal & Compliance. The Senior Legal & Governance Counsel's duties will include but not be limited to the following:

Legal experience:

• Identifying and evaluating the legal risks to which Prudential Zenith is exposed, drawing them to the attention of the various units which they affect and giving counsel to the various members of Management who need to make decisions on the best approach for Prudential Zenith to take in addressing and dealing with the issues raised.
• Identifying, mitigating and managing all legal risks inherent in or arising out of the business of the organization.
• Providing effective strategic legal support and guidance to the Head of Legal & Compliance, the Senior Management and Executive Committee of the Prudential Zenith.
• Managing internal stakeholder relationships and maintaining relationships with external providers of legal services as well as managing the quality, speed and efficiency of the output and attendant costs.

Governance:

• Providing the Head of Legal with guidance and advice on governance matters and on relevant laws and regulations.
• Advising on regulatory frameworks governing ESG and other corporate sustainability initiatives
• Ensuring that the governance regulatory compliance in Prudential Zenith are properly carried out in accordance with extant laws, regulations and the Group Governance guidelines for Prudential plc. Assisting with induction, orientation, on-going training and education of Directors, including assessing the specific training needs of directors and executive management in their fiduciary and other governance responsibilities.

Advisory:

• Supporting or representing the Company Secretary/Head of Legal & Compliance on providing advice on any HR, business development or compliance matters.
• Raising awareness of any legal developments that may affect Prudential Zenith and evaluating any legal ramifications that may have an effect on Prudential Zenith.

Learning and development:

• Developing in-house training programs and materials to ensure widespread awareness of legal issues to members of the sales and support departments.

Financial stewardship:

• Participating and supporting in the budget process of Legal & Governance Function in Prudential Zenith.
• Supporting the legal teams in Prudential Zenith to ensure that they minimizing loss arising from contingent legal risks and/or litigation.

Qualifications, experience and background:

• The Senior Legal & Corporate Governance Counsel will have the following required qualifications, experience, and background:
• A bachelor's degree in law from recognized University (a post graduate degree in any field would be an added advantage) minimum of second class lower
• Admission to the Nigeria bar.
• A practicing lawyer in good standing (minimum 8 years from the date of admission to the bar)
• A certified and chartered secretary

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years total work experience with demonstrable sound legal background/knowledge of the corporate and regulatory universe (preferably minimum of 3 year in-house legal practice).

Competencies:

• Good knowledge of the corporate, financial industry regulatory frameworks. An understanding of good corporate governance frameworks and international best practice.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with internal and/or external stakeholders.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to convey concise and comprehensive findings on matters of complex nature.
• Proficient knowledge of presentation and analytic tools such as Power Point and Excel.