Key Responsibilities and Duties:

· Advises the CEO and other stakeholders on all legal matters.

· Assist the Head Legal in the secretarial duties pertaining to the  Board Secretariat

· Ensures the agenda and other documents for Board meetings are prepared and decisions made are communicated to the relevant stakeholders

· Negotiates, drafts, interprets and vets various agreements such as Tenancy Agreements, Commercial Loans and Bonds.

· Stamps and registers legal documents and keep custody of all such documents and conveyances.

· Monitors legal processes being handled by other solicitors and submit periodic reports on the status of cases.

· Advises the Board and Management on legal issues, governance, labour laws and the company’s policies.

· Ensures that the company complies with all applicable laws within the legal and statutory requirements and is protected in all its dealings

· Participates in the development and preparation of short and long term plans and budgets based on broad organisational goals and objectives.

· The duties described above are the general nature and levels of work performed, but are not intended to be a complete comprehensive list of all the duties, activities, and responsibilities required and job incumbent may be asked to perform other related duties as needed and/or required from time to time by supervisor.

· Bachelor of law (LLB) and Qualifying Certificate in Law (QCL).

· At least 5 years relevant post qualification experience.

· A good sense of responsibility and initiative

· Good analytical skills

· A professional with strong business acumen

· Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively on legal matters

· Ability to plan, organize and schedule programs

· Ability to deliver work on tight deadlines

· Computer literate

· Ability to maintain high degree of motivation for self, and team members

· Ability to create and maintain highest levels of confidentiality when dealing with company information and sensitive situations.

Internal: Board Members, Head Legal, CEO, Heads of various departments / companies and direct reports

External: Solicitors and other clients

· Physical demands:  Employee is required to sit and occasionally, stand and walk.

· Work environment:  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.