Legal Manager Company Secretary

Full Job Description

• Filing  annualreturns of company at BRELA. Other documents whichmust be filed include the directors’ report and auditors’ report (unless thecompany is exempt), and financial statements, including details of thecompany’s assets and liabilities. 
  
• Arrangingmeetings of the directors and the shareholders. This responsibility willinvolve the issue of proper notices of meetings, preparation of agenda,circulation of relevant papers and taking and producing minutes to record thebusiness transacted at the meetings and the decisions taken.
  
• Informing BRELA of any significant changes in the company’s structure ormanagement, for example the appointment or resignation of directors.
  
• Establishingand maintaining the company’s registered office as the address for any formalcommunications. Ensuring that all the company’s business stationery carries itsname, registered number, country of registration and registered address. Thesedetails must also appear on the company website, emails, order forms andinvoices.
  
• Ensuringthe security of the company’s legal documents, including for example, thecertificate of incorporation and memorandum and articles of association.
  
• Decidingon the company’s policy for the filing and retention of documents.
  
• Advisingdirectors on their duties and ensuring that they comply with corporatelegislation and the articles of association of the company.
  
• To provide legal advice and assistance to the Management and staff.
  
• To monitor, review and promote company's compliance to governmentrules and of various regulatory agencies.
  
• To coordinate and oversee legal-related activities across field officesin the country and, within delegated authority, to represent company inlegal litigation in courts and quasi-judicial bodies.
  
• From time to time, and as the need arises, to undertake staff trainingon Labor and other laws relevant to company operations.
  
• Participate, from time to time, in reviews and amendments of various company Policies and Procedures.
  
• Preparation of progress and annual legal affairs reports; and
  
• Otherfunctions as will be determined from time to time by the Management as the casemay be
  

• University degree in Laws, (master’s degree is added advantage);
  
• Registered as Advocate.
  
• Atleast seven (7) years of experience in legal practice
  
• Four(4) years in a senior position
  
• Knowledgeof Industrial Relation
  
• Negotiationskills
  
• Knowledge on Company Secretary Roles and Responsibilities.
  
• Analytical skills: Ability to assess legal problems and quickly, throughmultidisciplinary approach, develop realistic solutions.
  
• Demonstrated record on Mediation and Arbitration.
  
• Planning skills including ability to work accurately and meet deadlines.
  
• Demonstrated mature sense of judgment.
  
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including excellentwritten and verbal communication skills in English.
  
• Management of Diversity at workplace; and
  
• Computer literate witheffectively use of basic applications such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint