Company Secretary/Legal Adviser

Background: A non-bank financial institution based in Lagos, Nigeria is seeking an officer to provide first class legal advice

Title: Company Secretary/Legal Adviser

Number of Positions: 1

Job Functions
• Organise, prepare agendas for, and take minutes of board meetings and annual general meetings (AGMs)
• Maintain statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries
• Monitor changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment, and advise management on appropriate action
• Develop and oversee the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, as well as its legal and statutory requirements
• Ensure that legal documents and other contractual documents relating to the Company’s affairs are effectively drafted, reviewed, interpreted, and vetted
• Advise in-house business divisions on a broad range of legal or regulatory issues on specific projects
• Liaise with external counsel, when necessary

Qualifications
• An LLB (minimum of Second Class Upper) degree in Law from a recognised university
• Must be a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and other relevant professional bodies
• 4 - 6 years working experience post call to bar
• Must have a good knowledge of the workings of the Corporate Affairs Commission, the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory bodies.
• Capital markets experience is an advantage

General Competencies
The candidate must demonstrate the following skills:
• Excellent oral and written communication skills – candidates must be approachable and constructive
• An ability to balance priorities and coordinate work effectively in order to meet deadlines and deal with high workload, together with a willingness to be flexible
• Strong analytical skills, with an ability to grasp new and complex concepts and areas of
law quickly and accurately
• Attentive to detail and highly organized

Please send your CV and a cover letter detailing relevant experience by December 31, 2010 to:
The Human Resource Manager
5, Okotie Eboh Street
Southwest Ikoyi
Lagos
Attention: Company Secretary / Legal Adviser

Or

Email address: [email protected]
Subject: Company Secretary/Legal Adviser Position