• Application Deadline:
• Position: Legal and Compliance Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• City Victoria Island


• Job Field Law / Legal 
  

Job Responsibilities

Contract Management and Administration:

• Develop, negotiate, and evaluate BIMCO and other maritime contracts on behalf of the Company.


• Advise and enforce the company rights and ensure the company meets its obligations in each project by communicating expectations to relevant departments.


• Monitor key contract dates to ensure all contract terms are applied timely and correctly.


• Manage legal, project, and contracting risk of the company and ensure that any contractual or legal matter affecting the Project execution is properly addressed.


• Liaise with other departments and third-party representatives regularly to address issues that may arise from each contract renewal, contract award, contract resolution and contract follow-up action items.


• Provide contract status reports to management for review.


• Carry out evaluations and provide close out reports for each project and identify gaps and areas of improvement.


• Assist the other team in preparing requests and responses for contractual interpretations and providing responses to requests for contract clarification, deviations or changes.

Compliance:

• Ensure that business operations are in line with all applicable laws, regulations, best practices, internal policies and procedures.


• Prepare compliance documentation for statutory, legal, and regulatory purposes.


• Ensure all regulatory licenses, certificates, and permits are up to date especially pertaining to NUPRC, NIMASA, NCDMB etc.


• Be abreast of regulatory developments and industry initiatives and advise management accordingly.


• Develop and ensure that the company meets its compliance obligations under relevant laws and the requirements of regulatory authorities.


• Develop compliance checklists and prepare compliance reports, as and when due.

Legal:

• Negotiate, draft and review all documents that has legal implications for the company prior to execution and implementation with third parties.


• Advise the management and other departments on legal issues and matters relating to or resulting from the company’s operations.


• Litigation and case management activities.


• Provision of legal, regulatory and compliance support to related entities.


• Maintain legal and statutory records of the company.


• Liaise with professional advisers and consultants such as auditors, external lawyers, tax advisers, bankers and shareholders.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law


• At least 5 years post qualification experience inclusive of 2 years of admiralty litigation experience.


• Prior knowledge of BIMCO contracts and other maritime contracts


• Special knowledge of regulatory compliance with NUPRC, NIMASA, NCDMB, NPA etc.


• Ability to work without supervision