MANAGER LEGAL H/F (SECTEUR TELECOM)
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Mission
The objectives of this function includes:
- Litigation, contract management and compliance to statutory
- Compliance to law and regulation
- Legal Risk Assessment and anticipation
- Ensuring that board procedures are followed
Key Areas of Responsibility & Duties:
- To guarantee the implementation and the respect of all laws and rules in force applicable to the company;
- Ensure the fulfillment of rights and obligations subscribe by the company; Give legal notices on Company key decisions, advice the senior management team and assist operational services in the legal and process area;
- Defend and protect company interest and patrimony;
- Asses and detect legal risks incurred by the company: conduct regular legal risk assessment; Prevent and solve litigations, propose private or judicial arrangements to litigations;
- Elaborate and follow the contracts, control the legal value of all documents relating to these contracts;
- Draw up contracts and agreements models after negotiations;
- Assist Finance department during Tax Administration control;
- Watch over the application of written or oral standards taken by the Management; Coordinate and follow legal cases given to external firms;
- Coordinate and follow relations with lawyers on the litigation and any others specifics matters.
- Preparing and coordinating board meetings (agenda, minutes, controls list,.);
- Follow-up board decisions with different stakeholders;
- Ensuring that board procedures are followed;
- Applicable rules and regulations are complied with;
- Preparing, monitoring and updating schedules of compliance with relevant legislation.
Qualifications & Skill Requirements
- Bachelor of Laws
- Qualified Attorney
- Post-Graduate Qualification in Commercial Law or International Commercial Law is desired but not mandatory
- Familiarity with OHADA business law is key
- 8 years post qualification Commercial/Corporate Law experience in a large local law firm or an international law firm which must include considerable exposure and participation in:
- Negotiations and drafting of highly complex transactions documents (locally and internationally)
- Knowledge of French Law and OHADA
- Multi-lingual transactions
- Ability to apply and implement guidelines and standards associated with good governance and to comply with company law and rules for disclosure
- Change management skills
- Fraud detection and control skills
- Leadership and people management skills
- Project management skills
- Strong command of the English language
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong presentational skills
- Conflict handling and resolution skills
- Team work
Lieu
Conakry
Date de publication
19-11-2021