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16 October 2026, 11:59 PM WAT
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Job Description
Job Descriptions
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements across group entities, including technology vendor and OEM/VAD arrangements, NDAs, MOUs, service, supply, construction and government contracts.
- Apply the Legal Contract Playbook and DOA Policy, including red lines, routing and approvals, and log every deviation.
- Negotiate risk allocation, governing law and dispute resolution terms, particularly with foreign counterparties.
- Review finance documents such as facility letters, guarantees and FX agreements, and flag risks to Finance.
- Keep the contract register current and track obligations, renewals and expiries.
- Manage group entities across the group’s markets: statutory filings, registers, annual returns and good standing.
- Prepare board and committee papers, minutes and resolutions that record decisions and actions clearly.
- Advise on governance under CAMA 2020, the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018 and equivalent rules elsewhere.
- Support corporate actions such as share schemes, restructurings, new entities and wind-ups.
- Run the group compliance framework and calendar so no regulatory deadline is missed.
- Advise on data protection (NDPA 2023), competition and consumer protection, AML and anti-bribery.
- Work with Finance and tax advisers on the legal side of tax and FX issues, including cross-border vendor payments.
- Track legal and regulatory change across the group’s markets with local counsel, and brief the business on its impact.
And so on.
Requirements
Requirements
- LL.M in commercial, corporate or a related area
- ICSAN or CIArb membership; data protection certification
- 7 years’ post-call, In-house experience in a multi-sector, multi-country group
- Experience building legal processes, policies or playbooks
- Nigerian contract and commercial law, including risk allocation
- Corporate law, governance and company secretarial practice (CAMA 2020, NCCG 2018)
- Regulatory compliance (NDPA 2023, FCCPA 2018, AML, anti-bribery)
- Litigation and arbitration procedure (Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023)
- Sector regulation in technology, real estate and consumer goods
- Cross-border practice (OHADA, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa)
- Foreign exchange and cross-border investment rules
- Risk assessment with clear, practical recommendations
- Legal tech and AI review tools
- Presenting to senior management and the board
- Managing external counsel on scope and budget
- Legal research and analysis.
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