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A real estate development company in Lekki, Lagos, offers a variety of “products” and services in the construction and real estate industry.  The services offered by the company include turnkey construction and development management.

The Company requires the services of the below Professional:

JOB SUMMARY

• Management and safeguard of all company documents and records, effective archive management and setting corporate communication standards for all incoming and outgoing communications
• Management of all Reception and Visitor activities for all company locations
• Overseeing company security matters and managing relationships with security agencies for all company locations and official residences
• Coordinate and ensure prompt fulfillment of the company’s obligations with respect to office facilities, all subscriptions and payments for services to ensure uninterrupted operations and services in all company locations and Office facilities
• Management of Services and relationships with service providers to ensure uninterrupted operational services in all company locations and that all Utilities, Office building facilities and Office equipment are well maintained and functional.
• Oversee all Emergency Management matters and Workplace Safety issues and implement loss prevention measures and disaster recovery strategies including ensuring adequate insurance of properties and measures to ensure smooth company operations in force majeure situations.
• Management and administration of the company's fleet of vehicles and monitoring of Office car drivers and dispatch riders and distribution of outgoing mails.
• Management of all Office stationery, Office supplies / Consumables, outdoor consumables, to ensure uninterrupted operational services in all Company Office facilities, and Office Buildings.
• Oversee protocol services for employees and company visitors for outbound and inbound travel Including arranging visas, flight tickets hotel accommodation etc.

REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• BSc (1st Class or 2nd Class) in Business Administration or in Management / Social Sciences
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar position
• Must not be more than 40 years of age

REQUIRED SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good team player
• Good interpersonal and people management skills and negotiating skills
• Ability to Own Tasks / High sense of accountability
• Personal and professional integrity and sound judgment
• Solution and service oriented
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Proficiency in the use of Enterprise wide software such as SAGE

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Location: Lekki, Lagos

Job Summary

• Provide prompt and relevant advisory services to management on legal and compliance matters including advice on new developments in the legal environment which may affect the company's interests, operations and conduct
• Ensure compliance with statutory and legal requirements including maintenance / update of all statutory books and registers and prompt filing of statutory returns as well as support the Company Secretary for Board and Committee meetings
• Ensure contracts are in place for all business relationships and negotiate, draft and review all contracts / complex commercial agreements, evaluating business risks and make recommendations on how to prevent / mitigate such risks and manage the Contracts database for the company
• Ensure all invoices to Clients / Customers for real estate transactions (Sale of Apartments, rental of apartments, space rental, leases, Service Charge, VAT, etc) are prepared and submitted to clients promptly and that all Receivables are legally enforceable for all transactions
• Vigorously pursue collection of debts that are overdue from clients/customers.
• Establish and maintain an organized filing system for the proper filing and easy retrieval of all legal documents - title documents, agreements, certificates, letters etc
• Manage relationships with the company's external solicitors and provide oversight for all outsourced legal and secretarial services , oversee and advance the company's position in negotiated settlements with external parties and follow up on-going litigations
• Provide legal support and promote corporate ethics and compliance and train all employees in this regard to promote a culture of higher performance across the organization.
• Provide oversight on ensuring prompt settlement of rents, rates and land charges as well as government revenue demands such as property tenement rates, ground rents, business premises permits etc
• Safeguard the Company's records by ensuring centralised filing and effective archive management.
• Handle immigration and expatriate issues with regulatory agencies

Requisite Qualifications / Experience

• LLB Degree (1st Class or 2nd Class) in Law plus LLM Degree in law
• Member, Nigerian Bar Association
• Accreditation by the Corporate Affairs Commission
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in similar position

Required Skills / Attributes:

• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good team player.
• Good interpersonal and people management skills.
• Excellent Negotiating skills
• Proficiency in the use of Enterprise Wide software.