Job Summary

• The successful candidate for this role will join our Legal & Regulatory Affairs Team as the Legal Manager.
• (S)He will report to the Chief Legal & Regulator Affairs officer and will provide legal advice to the business covering all corporate/commercial activities including negotiating of contracts and appropriate commercial arrangements.
• The Legal Manager will provide advice to the relevant functions on all aspects of legal risk mitigation and supports in the development of the commercial legal strategy in all transactions.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Drafting, Review and Approval:

• Support Supply Chain Management (SCM) to negotiate contracts in a time-bound manner while ensuring that the said agreement is legally enforceable and in the Company’s interest;
• Draft all contracts concerning the various areas of the business or all the departments; ensuring that they are in compliance with applicable laws and the direction of the business and forwarding them for approval;
• Develop a system for the valid execution, archiving and retrieval of all commercial contracts and other arrangements concluded by the Company;

Monthly and quarterly legal reports:

• Preparing monthly legal reports which reflect legal costs, intellectual property, board meetings, company projects, material contracts and the legal register;
• Preparing quarterly compliance certificates including secretarial certificates for the Company and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries which
• Reflect the Company’s compliance with existing laws and regulations;

Continuing Legal Education and advise:

• Develop internal stakeholder’s awareness of legal obligations, providing general legal advice to various departments of the business and ensuring that there is compliance during and post negotiations to ensure minimal exposure by the company and to the company;
• Effectively partner with and support all the different departments of the company, in taking effective decisions by enhancing their understanding of legal implications;
• Identify requirements for legal advice to support the corporate functions and delivers or enables that advice in a timely and effective manner.

Providing legal/commercial solutions:

• Provide legal/commercial solutions to the various departments to minimize risk (litigation /disputes) and maximize opportunities for the company
• Ensure that all transactions adequately protect the interests of the Company and the potential liability of the Company is either eliminated or mitigated through innovative mechanisms;
• Manage the workload arising from his or her responsibilities by providing advice and support directly or by seeking support either from appropriate alternative internal or external resources, with the approval of the Chief Legal & External Affairs Officer;

General support:

• Provide legal support to the various functions of the business;
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Company’s processes for the management of legal or Compliance risk in its business;
• Provide Company Secretarial support with the Company and any subsidiaries;
• Carry out such other duties concerning general legal work as requested

Qualification Required & Experience

• A University Degree in any discipline with an emphasis on Law (LLB) or related disciplines;
• A minimum of five (5) to six (6) year’s legal experience in a corporate law firm or with an established practice in corporate & commercial law or as an in-house counsel;
• Telecom sector experience and corporate finance work and /or litigation experience will be an added advantage
• Experience in contracts administration and review.
• Proven experience performing legal support duties including interacting with outside counsel, internal business clients and vendors;
• Excellent knowledge of corporate governance processes;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Strong prioritization and organizational skills

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

What to do Interested and qualified applicants should send their Applications & Curriculum Vitae to:

recruitment@airteltigo.com.gh

Kindly indicate the role you are applying for in the email subject.

Closing Date: 07 October, 2019

While we appreciate all interest, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted due to the volume of applications

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