Head Legal and Secretariat

Duties

• Develops and ensures adherence to the legal corporate strategy;

• Acts as Secretary to the Board, Shareholder’s, Committee meetings and Executive Committee; including convening the meeting, preparation of agenda and papers as well as drafting and extracting of minutes and resolutions thereafter;

• Ensures compliance with the Group’s establishing Memorandum and Articles of Association;
• Maintains the company’s statutory books, registers, returns with the Registrar of Companies and secretarial records and custody of the company’s common seal;
• Provides legal advice to the Board, management and staff to ensure that the Group’s legal interests are safeguarded.
• Provides updates, guidance and interpretation of laws, regulations on rules that affect the Group’s business operations ;

• Develops and maintains the corporate governance framework for the Group;
• Develops guidance, codes and manuals as required to guide compliance of the obligations;
• Ensures proper and professional drafting of all legal contracts;
• Maintains all contracts and legal documents;
• Ensures that the interests of Group are adequately protected in all litigation;

Qualifications

• A degree in law: LLB Honours.
• At least six (6) years legal and financial services sector experience
• Must be registered as a Legal Practitioner
• Full CIS and /or IOBZ or MBA would be an added advantage
• Thorough knowledge of Banking, Commercial and General law