General Purpose *
Provides support for work teams or task forces in broad functional/process areas to solve complex and diverse contractual and commercial issues. Applies broad business management knowledge to resolve multi discipline or multi-functional/process problems.
Ensures compliance with the best corporate and legal practices and ensuring effective corporate governance practices
Main Responsibility Area *
Key Responsibility * : Provision of High Quality Legal Advice/Services:
Provide high quality legal and related advice/analysis on all areas of company business;
Draft, interpret and negotiate company contracts, letters, filings, and other documentation;
Manage and co-ordinate SEACOM s approach towards litigation/other proceedings to which SEACOM is party or potentially party;
Liaise with other parties legal advisors/representatives as required;
Undertake legal research as required;
Key Responsibility * : Management of External Legal Providers
Manage the sourcing of external legal services;
Instruct and draft briefing material for external providers of legal services;
Manage SEACOM s relationships with external providers of legal services on an ongoing basis, including the cost management of such;
Key Responsibility: * Ensuring Corporate, Contractual and Regulatory Compliance
Implement and manage appropriate systems and processes to ensure ongoing compliance with company and director/officer responsibilities and obligations under law, regulation, license, contract and other applicable codes, including,/inter alia/:
o Implementing and managing appropriate systems and processes for identifying, and monitoring changes to SEACOM s obligations in a timely manner;
o Apprising staff, management and the Board, as applicable, of the nature of those obligations;
o Providing legal and related advice regarding the actions and measures necessary to secure/facilitate compliance with the aforementioned obligations;
o Development of guidance, policies, handbooks, manuals, etc., as required to secure/facilitate ongoing compliance;
o In conjunction with the Head of Human Resources and the Head of Legal, managing employee ethics training.
Where applicable, and where relevant in conjunction with other staff members/management, taking such actions and measures as are necessary to secure/facilitate SEACOM s ongoing compliance with its obligations;
Key Responsibility: * Provision of Company Secretarial Services
Driving contract drafting and managing trade-off list. Ensure favourable T&C s for NSN, including facilitating contractual risk management and ensuring contract alignment with existing supplier contracts Maintenance of statutory registers;
Act as an escalation point within a Business Group for contractual matters.
Resolution of referred commercial contractual matters during the contract lifecycle, including escalations of disputed contractual changes
Drive the contract management process for purposes of complying with internal compliance procedures including the facilitation of a contract management plan and risk log.
Drive the Contractual aspects of sales offers within the sales team to ensure that contract documentation reflects the agreed contracting strategy and business case.
Interaction with several internal departments to ensure suitable contractual alignment achieved with sub-contractors/suppliers;
Taking part in actual contract negotiations and contract closure, using internal support functions for additional support where required;
Assist in commercial claim disputes and resolutions throughout the project lifecycle;
Support Contract changes, renegotiations and extensions with customer where required.
Assist with major contract correspondence with customer.
Support Project Contract manager for clarification of contractual differences and scope clarifications
Generally, do all such things which, although not specifically referred to herein, are necessary and/or required for the due, proper and efficient rendering of the services for the purposes contemplated by this role as well as carrying out all other reasonable and lawful instructions
Qualifications:
Education:
Law degree
Professional Memberships:
Recently Admitted Advocate
Other skills and knowledge:
Knowledge and interest in the telecoms industry within Africa
Languages:
English and French
Travel Requirements:
None
Job: fNokia Business Legal

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