Legal Services:

• Provide corporate legal advice services.
• Consult with external attorneys and/or Senior Legal Counsel to address difficult legal questions and obtain legal opinion.
• Maintain corporate legal documentation of a legal compliance nature or reports;
  • Contract Management
  • Other relevant functions as advised by other EXCO members
    Corporate Governance
• Advising directors and officers on director duties emanating from the Companies Act, King Report and other regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Advising the board on corporate governance principles and the implementation of governance programs and risk management frameworks.
• Monitoring the actions, policies, practices and decisions of the company in relations to its agents and stakeholders that they are in compliance with good corporate principles.
• Providing the directors of the company collectively and individually with guidance as to their duties, responsibilities and powers.
  Compliance and Risk management

• Develop, implement and co-ordinate the company’s risk management strategy.
• Developing, implementing, communicating and maintaining governance, risk and compliance policies, processes and procedures.
• Conduct or direct investigation of compliance issues.
• Management of corporate reputational risk.
• Management of the quality of information flow within the company in support of good board performance and oversight role in the company.
• Management of conflicts of interest, transparency and accountability to shareholders in the enhancement of directors’ duty to act in good faith and in the company’s best interests.
• Direct the development or implementation of compliance-related policies and procedures throughout the organization.
• Verify that all company and regulatory policies and procedures have been documented, implemented and communicated.
• Design or implement improvements in communication, monitoring, or enforcement of compliance standards.
• Provide employee training on compliance related topics, policies and procedures.
• Provide assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews issues.

Commercial Law

• Review and provide legal advice on MOUs, Contracts, and tender documents.
• Review ongoing cases and advise management accordingly.
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
• Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.
• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.
• Policy development:
  • Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Contract Litigation management
  • Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.
  • Identify local needs and develop efficient resources smart solutions including developing network of outside counsel and pro-bono relationships.
  • Develop, assess and negotiate contracts on non-disclosure, consulting service, consignments, terms and conditions and commercial documents for business units in the company.
  • Review and negotiate all company contracts.
  • Reduce company’s contract risk by advising accordingly.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• A BA/BCom Law with a 2 year LLB degree or a 4 year LLB degree
• Admitted attorney.
• A minimum 5 years of related experience, post articles.
• Strong corporate or commercial experience with exposure to contracts and experience in drafting thereof.