Overview
Daystar Power Group is a Pan-African provider of solar and hybrid power solutions, offering its systems on a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), fixed monthly fee lease or buy-out basis. All our solutions are accompanied by comprehensive maintenance services, to ensure the solutions run 365 days a year. We are currently operational in seven countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Senegal and Ivory Coast, and have recently launched in South Africa and Tanzania.
Job Position: Legal Associate
Job Location: Lagos
Job Description
- We are looking to engage a competent and experienced Legal Associate to provide general legal support to the group’s businesses from the Lagos – Nigeria office.
- We are seeking hard-working, self-motivated, and well-organized individuals with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations.
Job Responsibilities
- Directing, coordinating and supervising groupwide legal matters.
- Monitoring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Monitoring external counsel.
- Ensuring timely filing of statutory returns.
- Preparing legal templates required for business processes and engagements; negotiating contracts with counterparties.
- Identifying and forecasting legal risks and advising on legal risk mitigation.
- Acting as company secretary.
- Attending and maintaining of minutes in respect of group meetings.
- Providing and implementing recommendations on the group’s corporate governance framework, ensuring that the group not only adheres to legal requirements but to global corporate governance best practices.
- Liaising with regulatory and governmental institutions as required.
- Tracking and maintaining records of regulatory developments within the group’s industries and reporting such developments to management.
Job Requirements
Education:
- A Law Degree with excellent grades and qualified to practice law in Nigeria.
Experience:
- 2-5 years post qualification work experience in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
- Strong preference will be given to applicants that have worked in top-tier law firms.
Language Proficiency:
- English (excellent oral & writing skills).
- French (oral & writing skills) will be an added advantage
Knowledge and Skills
- Proven law firm or in-house experience and background in Nigerian law and regulations particularly power, employment, project financing, investment law, company law and general corporate advisory.
- Proven background on liaising with regulatory authorities in Nigeria.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office applications in particular, MS Word and PowerPoint.
- Experience in managing and dealing with high-profile counterparts with diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Commercial awareness.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills and the ability to establish and maintain strong relationships.
- Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
- High degree of personal maturity with the ability to lead conversations and negotiate with high profile counterparts.
- Ability to critically analyse complex problems and provide structured solutions.
- Comfortable with working as part of a team.
- Confidentiality.
- Willingness to work flexible hours if necessary.
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
- Possess keen eyes for details.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work in a forward-looking, innovative company, with international group of colleagues.
- Unlimited career opportunities – depending on achievements and personal development.
- A competitive salary and benefits package with long term prospect in a fast-growing company.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: Qualified women are encouraged to apply.