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. 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