Head, Legal & Compliance at MBO Capital Management

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Job Title: Head, Legal & Compliance

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide legal advisory support to the company and management on all matters.
• Create, implement, administer, and enforce policies, procedures and rules required to operate in accordance with the law and regulations.
• Oversee and educate team members on best practices.
• Develop an internal framework for maintaining compliance across all departments.
• Establish and update compliance manuals where necessary.
• Advise on general business law issues and managing legal issues including but not limited to corporate matters, information technology, IP rights, procurement, regulation, tax considerations and governance.
• Advise on data protection compliance including policy updates, data audits, data breach processes, writing and issuing privacy notices.
• Keep up to date with, and understand, relevant laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with other departments to create a culture of compliance.
• Where appropriate, appoint, brief, manage and oversee external lawyers, legal advisors and clients.
• Monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.
• Facilitate and manage regulatory compliance-related initiatives, particularly with Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financial Terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations.
• Facilitate the holding of Board Meetings and Annual General Meetings and ensure notice is timeously sent out to Board members and Shareholders.
• Prepare minutes of all Board meetings.
• Facilitate the preparation of all Board papers and ensure it is circulated timeously.
• Maintain proper statutory records of the Board and corporate information of the Company.
• Convene annual general meetings (AGM)/meetings (producing agendas, taking minutes, conveying decisions etc.
• Keep register of shareholders and liaise with them on behalf of the company.
• Manage the legal budget.
• Build and maintain relationship with government officials and third parties: initiate or attend meeting with external parties and share any update with legal department, Internal departments and management teams, visit to relevant authority or third party for clarification and documentation.
• Review of Memorandum of understandings and service level agreements with third parties/corporate vendors.
• Periodic monitoring of Corporate Governance issues.
• Liaise with the Risk Department in ensuring company-wide compliance with company policies.
• Prepare periodic reports such as weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually as required.

Educational & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Must possess Master of Laws (LL.M)
• Minimum of 12 years post-bar experience with at least 5 in financial services or capital market operations.
• Strong relationship with regulatory bodies (i.e. SEC).
• MSc will be an added advantage

Competency Requirements:

• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong leadership and decision-making abilities.
• Proactive and solutions oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively to a diverse audience, and to explain complex regulatory legislation and principles.
• Ability to always maintain confidentiality and ensure that confidential data is handled in a sensitive manner.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Legal drafting and contract negotiation skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance frameworks and requirements.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.