Legal Officer Job at Radix Pension Managers Limited

Radix Pension Managers is a licensed Pension Fund Administrator ("PFA”) by the National Pension Commission ("PenCom”). On February 15, 2017, Radix Capital Partners Limited, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) licensed investment banking firm acquired majority share interest in IGI Pension Managers Limited, a company previously owned by IGI Plc. Further to this acquisition, a new Board of Directors and executive management team was constituted to lead the company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Legal Officer

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Support the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser in monitoring and advising on all legal matters, commercial contracts, and agreements.
• The Legal Officer shall also ensure the Company complies with the statutory and corporate governance practices and guidelines as observed in the Pension industry.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Draft a wide variety of legal agreements.
• Provide advice on corporate legal issues and business matters.
• Provide internal advisory services to the business units and departments within the Company.
• Provide commercial legal support to all departmental projects and job functions.
• Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery.
• Monitor the maintenance of the registers and other records required to be maintained by the Company under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).
• Provide all such other administrative and other secretarial duties as directed by the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser.
• Assist in the development of guidelines, policies, procedures.
• Analyse and review legal agreements, legislation and documents for the Board.
• Ensure (internal & external) compliance with laid down guidelines, policies and procedures; investigate issues of non-compliance as may be required.
• Review and advice management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

• A graduate Degree in Law (minimum of second class lower).
• Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.

Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years post NYSC experience preferably in the financial industry.

Technical Skills:

• Sound knowledge of Microsoft office applications especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Strong knowledge of corporate law; commitment and enthusiasm in the delivery of the organization's objectives.
• Good understanding of general and specific Company and commercial law.
• Excellent team working ability to ensure smooth operation in the Legal Unit as a whole.
• Good research skills.

Behavioural Skills:

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@radixpension.com using the Job position as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only suitable applicants will be shortlisted.