Junior Maritime Lawyer

Founded in 2007 (originally as Beta Shipping), Tetra Maritime is a Nigerian ship owner and operator specializing in tailored marine logistics across the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil & gas supply chain. With a fleet of Nigerian-flagged vessels operating across the African continent, and a strategic partnership with Union Maritime, a UK-based ship owner with global acclaim, we are committed to delivering end-to-end logistics solutions to our clients. 

We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Junior Compliance professionals with experience in some or all of the following, to support the Group’s global governance, compliance, and corporate administration activities: 

• corporate administration; 

• corporate governance and entity management;

• corporate restructuring; 

• regulatory filings & deadline management; 

• KYC and compliance; 

• company secretarial support. 

Key Responsibilities

• Support statutory filings and corporate registry submissions across multiple jurisdictions (UK, Singapore, Bermuda, India, etc.) and prepare required corporate documentation; 

• Assist with entity management and corporate administration for a global SPV portfolio; 

• Draft board minutes, written resolutions, and maintain statutory registers and corporate records; 

• Conduct KYC/AML onboarding and compliance checks on third parties; 

• Prepare and provide KYC documentation and group structure charts to banks, counterparties, and service providers; 

• Coordinate cross‑border incorporations, dissolutions, and corporate changes; 

• Support intragroup restructurings; 

• Maintain departmental trackers, databases, and filing systems; 

• Liaise with banks, auditors, legal counsel, and corporate service providers; 

• Provide general administrative, compliance, and CoSec support to the legal team. 

Requirements

• At least 1 year’s experience in a legal, compliance, corporate services, or financial services environment (experience in shipping, commodities, finance, or SPVheavy groups is an advantage). 
• Exposure to some or all of the following: 

• company secretarial; 

• statutory filings & corporate registry submission 

• corporate authorities & board documentation 

• KYC and compliance; 

• crossborder corporate changes and restructurings 

• interaction with ship registries or overseas registries (advantageous) 

• Joint ventures and other corporate matters. 

Key attributes: 

• strong drafting and document preparation skills 

• high level of organization and attention to detail 

• ability to work with energy, agility, and resilience across multiple fast‑moving matters 

• excellent interpersonal skills and confidence liaising with internal teams and external stakeholders 

• strong project‑management mindset and ability to track multiple deadlines 

• reliable document management and record‑keeping skills; 

Benefits

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a high-impact team at the heart of the business. The role offers exposure to strategic decision-making and the potential for career progression within the organization.