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19 August 2026, 11:59 PM WAT (Expired)
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Job Description
Job Descriptions
- Ensure compliance with the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) and all other applicable legislation.
- Maintain statutory registers, corporate records and company filings.
- Coordinate Board and Executive meetings, including preparation of agendas, board papers and minutes.
- Ensure implementation and tracking of Board resolutions.
- Advise Executive Management on corporate governance best practices.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting the business
- Ensure timely filing of statutory returns and regulatory documentation.
- Coordinate interactions with regulatory authorities including the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and other relevant agencies.
- Develop and maintain compliance policies where required.
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements.
- Ensure contracts adequately protect the Company's legal and commercial interests.
- Review distributor agreements, supplier contracts, employment agreements, NDAs and other legal documents.
- Identify legal risks within contracts and recommend appropriate amendments.
- Maintain a central repository of company contracts.
- Identify legal and corporate governance risks.
- Advise Executive Management on potential legal implications of business decisions.
- Coordinate with external solicitors on litigation or specialist legal matters where required.
- Support investigations where legal input is required.
- Manage corporate documentation and legal correspondence.
- Maintain company licences, permits, statutory records and corporate registers.
- Coordinate execution of legal documents.
- Ensure proper document retention and record management.
- Provide practical legal guidance to Executive Management.
Requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Law (LL.B.).
- Barrister-at-Law (B.L.) and called to the Nigerian Bar, with a valid licence to practise in Nigeria.
- Membership of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSAN/ CGI Nigeria) would be highly advantageous.
- Additional certification in Corporate Governance or Compliance is desirable.
- 8–10 years' post-qualification legal experience.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Company Secretary or in a corporate governance role.
- Experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Strong knowledge of CAMA and Nigerian corporate governance requirements.
- Experience advising senior management on legal and governance matters.
- Experience supporting Executive Management and Board meetings.
- Experience as Company Secretary within a manufacturing or FMCG organisation would be an advantage.
- Experience dealing with CAC, NAFDAC and SON.
- High level of integrity and discretion.
- Strong commercial judgement.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Exceptional organisational and documentation skills.
- Ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal stakeholders.
- Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.
- Ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of the organisation.
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