• We are currently seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal/Compliance Secretary to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in supporting our legal and compliance department by providing administrative assistance, managing documentation, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• This position offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, contributing to the success and growth of our organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinating Company Registrations and annual renewals with regulatory agencies such as NIPEX, DPR, NSITF, ITF, PENCOM, CUFF, NCDMB, NPA
• Interfacing with and making representations to industry regulators on behalf of the company.
• Working with Management towards the efficient management and mitigation of the risk of non-compliance.
• Company Secretarial functions include.
• Preparing and issuing meeting notices, convening, and coordinating Meetings of the Board of Directors and General Meetings.
• Ensuring compliance of Board and General Meetings with the relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Maintaining the Company’s statutory books and registers
• Filing of statutory returns at the Corporate Affairs Commission and other relevant regulatory agencies.
• Providing general legal advisory services to the Company.
• Providing appropriate corporate governance advisory to the general Board and various Board committees.
• Drafting and reviewing contractual agreements, commercial offers, and other documents.
• Maintaining general correspondence between the Company and relevant stakeholders.
• Tenders support functions including reviewing tender invitation documents from contractors/prospective clients.
• Collating and ensures proper documentation within the tendering and contract process.
• Support the preparation and submission of Request for Proposals (RFPs) and other tender documents that are responsive to client requirements in a timely manner.
• HR support functions including conducting interviews and induction/training of new employees.
• Support human resources policies, programs, and practices through due deliberations with the management team and staff members as necessary.
• Review all the company’s loan agreements.
• Prepare and review all the company’s commercial agreements, and any other duties as may be assigned by your line manager, General Manager or Director(s).

Qualifications

• Minimum of L.L.B. Degree

Experience:

• Minimum of 3-years post call experience, specifically in company secretarial practice
• Age Requirement: Not more than 35 years old.