Legal and Compliance Officer

Responsibilities:

Statutory Compliance functions include:

• Coordinating Company Registrations and annual renewals with regulatory agencies such as NIPEX, DPR, NSITF, ITF, PENCOM, CUFF, NCDMB, NPA
  
• Interfacing with and making representations to industry regulators on behalf of the Company;
• Working with Management towards the efficient management and mitigation of the risk of non-compliance.

Company Secretarial functions include:

• Preparing and issuing meeting notices, convening and coordinating Meetings of the Board of Directors and General Meetings;
• Ensuring compliance of Board and General Meetings with the relevant statutory and regulatory requirements;
• Maintaining the Company’s statutory books and registers;
• Filing of statutory returns at the Corporate Affairs Commission and other relevant regulatory agencies;
• Providing general legal advisory services to the Company;
• Providing appropriate corporate governance advisory to the general Board and various Board committees.  
• Drafting and reviewing contractual agreements, commercial offers and other documents.
• Maintaining general correspondence between the Company and relevant stakeholders.

Tenders Support functions including:

• Reviewing tender invitation documents from contractors/prospective clients;
• Collating and ensures proper documentation within the tendering and contract process.
• Support the preparation and submission of Request for Proposals (RFPs) and other tender documents that are responsive to client requirements in a timely manner.

HR Support Functions include:

• Conducting interviews and induction/training of new employees
• Support human resources policies, programs, and practices through due deliberations with the management team and staff members as necessary.

Finance

• Review all the company’s loan agreements.
• Prepare and review all the company’s commercial agreements.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 4-years post call experience, specifically in company secretarial practice which includes: Review and drafting of legal agreements, Review and recommendation on litigation proceeding, Company incorporation, change of directors and shareholding, minutes of meeting etc.
• Must have excellent communication skills- written and verbal.
• Must be well organized, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple instructions simultaneously
• Good client management skills and able to work under pressure
• Must be proactive and employ critical thinking
• Must be proficient in use of Microsoft office especially MS Excel and Word.
• Experience in an oil and gas company will be an added advantage.

Location: Lekki Lagos

Remuneration (Net): 220,000-250,000