• Application Deadline: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Team Lead, Legal (Re-Advertised)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 7 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Job Summary

To provide an oversight role at the secretariat of all functions and ensure compliance with Bank's rule and regulation and prevent reputation risk among the Bank's Stakeholders.

Job Descriptions

• Organizing, Preparing agenda as well as taking minutes of Board meetings, Annual General Meetings (AGMs), and Executive Management Committee meetings of the parent company


• Organizing the Annual Board Retreat


• Maintaining statutory books, including registers of members, Directors and Secretaries


• Handling all correspondence, collating information, writing reports and ensuring that decisions made by the Board are communicated to the relevant company stakeholders


• Liaising and monitoring the Bank's Registrar to ensure that the Bank obtains optimum value from their engagement


• Contributing to meeting discussions, as and when required, and advising Directors of the legal, governance, implications of proposed policies


• Ensuring compliance with Post listing requirement of the Nigerian Stock Exchange


• Ensuring that the Bank and the subsidiaries comply with all applicable codes on Corporate Governance


• Prepare performance evaluations for all personnel in the Unit in accordance with the Bank's performance appraisal system


• Perform other duties as assigned to by the Group Managing Director

Professional Requirements

• A good first degree in Law and BL


• A recognized Professional Certification will be an added advantage


• Minimum of 7 years post qualification experience in Legal within the Financial Services Industry, of which at least 4 must have been in the Banking Sector and 1 year must have been at a Senior Management level

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and understanding of banking operations (international & domestic


• Legal financial planning


• Good policy development and management capabilities


• Legal documentation


• Legal Advice


• Litigation


• Regulatory Knowledge


• Corporate Governance


• Compliance Monitoring


• Banking Industry Knowledge


• Financial Industry Knowledge


• Knowledge and understanding of Financial Regulations (Domestic & International)


• Knowledge and understanding of Risk Management and Financial Standards (Domestic & International)

Generic Skills

• Strategic Focus/ Orientation


• Integrity and Discretion


• Initiative/ Proactive


• Entrepreneurship


• Analytical skills / Problem solving


• Interpersonal skills


• Communication (oral & written)


• Resilience, Tenacity and Integrity


• Supervisory Skills


• General managerial/ administration


• Leadership/influencing


• Organization and coordination skills


• Conflict management


• Coaching and people management

Supervisory Skills

• General managerial/ administration


• Leadership/influencing


• Organization and coordination skills


• Coaching and people management


• Conflict management