Legal/Compliance Officer

Legal Management and Corporate Legal Services

Responsibilities

·  Provide legal guidance and operational support on commercial, corporate, employment, procurement, partnership, and transactional matters.

·  Take direct responsibility for managing the organization’s legal affairs and legal exposure.

·  Interpret and apply relevant Nigerian laws, regulations, and statutory requirements affecting organizational operations.

·  Review operational activities and business decisions to ensure legal adequacy and compliance.

·  Coordinate legal responses relating to disputes, claims, investigations, and regulatory matters.

·  Manage relationships with external solicitors, regulators, and legal consultants where required.

·  Support management during negotiations, partnerships, investments, and strategic transactions.

·  Ensure the organization’s legal interests are adequately protected in all engagements and transactions.

Key Deliverables

·  Effective management of organizational legal risks and exposures.

·  Prompt legal review and resolution of operational and commercial matters.

·  Timely legal support to management and internal stakeholders.

·  Reduced legal disputes, liabilities, and institutional exposure.

·  Timely statutory filings and legal documentation management.

2. Contract Drafting, Negotiation, and Administration

Responsibilities

·  Draft, review, negotiate, vet, and manage all contracts, agreements, MOUs, SLAs, NDAs, employment agreements, and legal documentation.

·  Ensure contractual terms adequately protect the organization’s legal, financial, and operational interests.

·  Monitor contract obligations, deliverables, timelines, renewals, and compliance requirements.

·  Coordinate contract execution processes and maintain contract governance procedures.

·  Support procurement, vendor engagement, partnerships, and project transactions from a legal and compliance perspective.

·  Maintain centralized and secure legal documentation and contract management systems.

Key Deliverables

·  Timely review and execution of contracts and legal documents.

·  Reduced contractual disputes and legal liabilities.

·  Effective contract monitoring and compliance tracking systems.

·  Centralized and properly maintained legal records repository.

3. Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Governance

Responsibilities

·  Ensure organizational compliance with all applicable Nigerian laws, industry regulations, licensing requirements, and statutory obligations.

·  Coordinate all regulatory filings, approvals, renewals, and submissions with relevant authorities.

·  Maintain updated compliance registers, statutory records, licenses, and governance documentation.

·  Monitor regulatory developments and implement compliance measures across departments.

·  Develop, implement, and enforce internal compliance policies, governance frameworks, and control procedures.

·  Ensure adherence to corporate governance standards and ethical business practices.

·  Liaise directly with regulators, government agencies, and oversight institutions on compliance-related matters.

Key Deliverables

·  Zero or minimal regulatory sanctions, penalties, or compliance breaches.

·  Timely statutory filings, renewals, and regulatory submissions.

·  Fully updated legal, compliance, and governance registers.

·  Improved institutional compliance and governance culture.

4. Legal Risk and Compliance Risk Management

Responsibilities

·  Identify, assess, and monitor legal, contractual, operational, and regulatory risks affecting the organization.

·  Develop mitigation measures and corrective action plans for identified risks.

·  Coordinate compliance enforcement activities across departments.

·  Investigate legal breaches, compliance violations, ethical misconduct, and operational infractions.

·  Escalate high-risk legal and compliance issues to management where necessary.

·  Support enterprise risk management initiatives from a legal and regulatory standpoint.

·  Ensure remediation actions are implemented and properly monitored.

Key Deliverables

·  Effective legal and compliance risk monitoring systems.

·  Reduced exposure to operational, regulatory, and contractual risks.

·  Timely investigation and resolution of compliance incidents.

·  Proper documentation and tracking of remediation measures.

5. Compliance Monitoring, Audits, and Enforcement

Responsibilities

·  Conduct periodic compliance audits, reviews, and monitoring exercises across departments and operations.

·  Prepare legal and compliance reports for management, regulators, and external stakeholders where necessary.

·  Track implementation of corrective actions arising from audits, inspections, and investigations.

·  Ensure departments comply with approved policies, legal requirements, and governance procedures.

·  Coordinate organizational readiness for external audits, regulatory inspections, and compliance reviews.

·  Enforce institutional compliance standards and escalate unresolved violations appropriately.

Key Deliverables

·  Accurate and timely compliance monitoring reports.

·  Improved audit readiness and compliance documentation.

·  Prompt resolution or escalation of compliance issues.

·  Strengthened internal compliance enforcement systems.

6. Ethics, Training, and Organizational Awareness

Responsibilities

·  Develop and coordinate legal and compliance awareness programs for staff.

·  Train employees on regulatory obligations, anti-corruption practices, workplace ethics, data protection, corporate conduct, and compliance standards.

·  Promote an organization-wide culture of accountability, ethics, and compliance.

·  Provide compliance guidance and support to operational departments.

·  Ensure employees understand institutional legal obligations and compliance expectations.

Key Deliverables

·  Periodic staff legal and compliance training programs.

·  Improved staff awareness of legal and ethical obligations.

·  Stronger institutional compliance culture.

·  Training completion and compliance awareness reports .

7. Investigation, Dispute Resolution, and Incident Management

Responsibilities

·  Coordinate investigations involving fraud, misconduct, contractual breaches, ethical violations, and regulatory non-compliance.

·  Gather evidence, document findings, maintain confidentiality, and support disciplinary or legal actions where required.

·  Coordinate organizational responses to legal claims, disputes, enforcement actions, and regulatory inquiries.

·  Recommend corrective, disciplinary, and preventive actions arising from investigations.

·  Monitor recurring incidents and recommend institutional control improvements.

Key Deliverables

·  Prompt and professional handling of investigations and legal incidents.

·  Reduced recurrence of compliance and ethical violations.

·  Effective documentation and management of investigation processes.

·  Coordinated institutional response to legal and regulatory matters.

Requirements

·  Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) from a recognized institution.

·  BL qualification and active membership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

·  Minimum of 4–6 years progressive experience in legal practice, corporate compliance, risk management, or corporate governance.

·  Experience within healthcare, corporate services, regulated industries, or project environments is an added advantage.

·  Strong knowledge of Nigerian corporate law, labor law, contract law, regulatory compliance frameworks, and governance standards.

·  Experience managing contracts, regulatory engagements, investigations, and compliance systems.

Benefits

Attractive Salary Package

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