Legal and Compliance Officer 

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  Provide proactive legal advice to executive leadership on business operations, transactions, and strategic initiatives.
• Interpret and communicate the implications of Nigerian laws, regulations, and judicial decisions on company activities.
• Identify potential legal exposures and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage legal correspondence, pre-litigation matters, and external counsel engagements.
• Maintain legal risk registers and advise management on high-impact legal decisions.

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  Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements with clients, vendors, consultants, and partners.
• Ensure contracts adequately protect company interests and comply with regulatory and governance standards.
• Develop and standardize contract templates, approval workflows, and control procedures.
• Maintain a centralized and secure repository of executed agreements.
• Monitor contract lifecycles, renewals, variations, and termination timelines.

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  Ensure timely statutory filings and regulatory compliance with bodies including CAC, FIRS, PENCOM, and relevant sector regulators.
• Monitor licensing, permits, and regulatory obligations across business units.
• Maintain comprehensive compliance registers and renewal schedules.
• Coordinate responses to regulatory audits, inspections, and inquiries.
• Advise internal stakeholders on regulatory changes and compliance implications.

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  Support the implementation of corporate governance frameworks, board protocols, and management structures.
• Draft, review, and update internal policies to ensure legal, ethical, and regulatory alignment.
• Monitor organizational compliance with approved policies and codes of conduct.
• Promote ethical standards, transparency, and corporate responsibility.
• Lead legal, compliance, and ethics awareness programs across the organization.

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  Prepare briefing notes, presentations, and reports for meetings and engagements.
• Take accurate meeting minutes where required and track action items to completion.
• Support preparation of management and executive reports.
• Ensure timely circulation of meeting materials and outcomes.

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  Liaise with external Company Secretaries and professional advisers as required.
• Prepare, review, file board and shareholder resolutions, statutory returns, and corporate disclosures.
• Maintain corporate records, shareholding registers, and governance documentation.
• Ensure compliance with the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) and applicable governance codes.
• Safeguard confidential legal and corporate information.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and Barrister-at-Law (B.L); called to the Nigerian Bar.
• Postgraduate qualification or certification in Compliance, Risk Management, or Corporate Governance (advantage).
• Minimum of 4–6 years progressive experience in legal, regulatory, and compliance roles, preferably within technology, infrastructure, or consulting environments.
• Demonstrated experience in contract management, regulatory liaison, and corporate governance.

Technical Skills 

• Advanced legal drafting and documentation skills.
• Strong contract review, analysis, and risk evaluation capability.
• Proficiency in legal research, regulatory analysis, and case law interpretation.
• Sound legal risk assessment and mitigation planning skills.
• Professional legal advisory and opinion-writing competence.
• Strong statutory and regulatory interpretation skills.
• Effective commercial and regulatory negotiation ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and legal documentation tools.

Behavioral Competencies 

• Strong logical reasoning and sound professional judgment.
• High level of accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated commitment to confidentiality and ethical conduct.
• Highly organized with strong document and case management discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective conflict management and dispute resolution capability.
• Ability to remain objective, calm, and professional under pressure.
• Strong personal accountability and reliability.

Key Performance Indicators 

• Regulatory and statutory compliance rate (CAC, FIRS, PENCOM, etc.).
• Timeliness and accuracy of statutory remittances and filings.
• Contract and agreement review turnaround time.
• Percentage of agreements executed without material legal exposure.
• Reduction in legal and compliance-related incidents.
• Effectiveness of legal advisory support to business units.
• Resolution time for legal and regulatory matters.
• Accuracy and completeness of corporate and legal records.
• Commercial support (pipeline support, follow-up closure rate, deal velocity, Target achievement)