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Senior Legal Officer (SLO)

Dansa Foods Limited - Nigeria


Posted: Oct 11th, 2018

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Dansa Foods Limited is Fast Moving Consumer Goods company (FMCG) incorporated in December 1994. It is a wholly owned Nigerian Company and a member of the Dangote Group – The Largest Manufacturing Conglomerate in Nigeria.


Responsibilities

  • The SLO is to report to the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser of the Holdings. The SLO will support the CS/LA in all secretarial and administrative duties.
  • Assist in overseeing and assessing the work of, and managing relations with external solicitors, Arbitrators and monitor court cases.
  • Support the provision of ongoing legal and regulatory advisory for operational and investment-specific matters across the organization.
  • Support in handling legal documentation and information retrieval management, agreements; report collation and analysis and minutes taking.
  • Support in development, drafting and reviews of Agreements, Contracts and Policies.
  • Assist with legal document retention, storage and custody.
  • Management of all communications concerning the organization and Newspaper reviews, communiqués and reporting.

Minimum: B.Sc/B.A
Experience: 7-10 year(s)
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Permanent
Salary:
Expires: 19-10-2018

General Requirements

  • LL.B, BL
  • Must not be less than 7 years at the bar.
  • Have experience in Litigation, legal documentation and regulatory compliance.                              

Additional Advantages for the Role

  • Demonstrate experience in legal analysis with the ability to quickly comprehend and analyze material to prioritize on focus and relevance areas.
  • Demonstrate management skills with significant experience in a mid-to-senior level management position.
  • Outstanding communication skills: spoken/representation and effective inter-personal skills with the proven ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships across diverse partnerships, colleagues and actors.
  • Highly advanced computer literacy skills, and experience in handling social media.
  • Extremely attentive to accuracy and detail, highly organized with ability to work well under pressure regarding deadlines, workload and unexpected developments.
  • Ability, willingness and flexibility to travel and respond to a range of environments if the need arises.
  • Able to work with and model integrity, openness and action to feedback and direction with required sound judgment.
  • Working Knowledge of Agro Allied, FMCG, Manufacturing, Trading & Distribution, Oil & Gas and Insurance industries.
  • Cognizance with the Nigerian Labour, Industrial and Employee Relations.