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General Counsel at General Electric (GE) Nigeria

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GE Energy, a foremost international company that is seeking to recruit staff in the following position
JOB TITLE: GENERAL COUNSEL
LOCATION: Lagos
REFERENCE NUMBER: 1517247
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Providing legal leadership, strategic legal advice and compliance leadership to the legal and business teams in the region.
  • Serve as main legal advisor and strategic business partner to GE Energy’s Region Executive in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Assist in assessing the risk profiles in the region and in developing appropriate measures to address and mitigate the identified risks.
  • As the region grows, you may manage a team of legal and compliance professionals.
  • As the region grows, you may act as dotted-line manager for the legal and compliance professionals of the various GE Energy businesses operating in the region.
  • Structure, draft, negotiate, and close complex transactions and large-scale projects (including but not limited to sales, sourcing, licensing, services, consortium, teaming, sub-contracting arrangements or other strategic alliances)
  • Provide on-going strategic and tactical advice and support on general commercial matters and transactions.
  • Select and supervise outside counsel on litigation, deal and compliance related matters.
  • Advise the GE Energy businesses on labour & employment, regulatory, privacy, antitrust, advertising/promotional matters, as well as tender, bidding and local public procurement practices.
  • Provide regulatory and compliance advice, and be a motivator and energizer for a strong culture of integrity and compliance.
  • Create legal forms and best practices.
  • Work with the business teams to develop legal templates and processes for new business and commercial models
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
  • LLB, Juris Doctorate or equivalent from an accredited law school.
  • At least 15 additional years of experience in business law at a premier law firm and/or corporate legal department.
  • Member in good standing with local Bar.
  • Extensive knowledge of law and commercial legal practice in the region.
  • Preferred minimum of 5 years of experience working in the energy industry, ideally within the Sub-Saharan region.
  • Significant, sophisticated transactional experience and domestic and international contract drafting and negotiations, including joint ventures, licensing of technology and sales of capital goods and related services; understanding tender, bidding and local public procurement practices, knowledge of financial services.
  • Understanding and interest in business and business issues, familiarity with finance and a capacity to understand standard financial metrics, an understanding and interest in the economic and political market within the region.
  • Ability to resolve legal issues quickly and effectively and ability to make on the spot risk calls; Ability to cope with pressure and multiple deadlines contemporaneously.
  • Proven team leadership skills.
  • Able to prioritize conflicting demands from multiple business clients in an extremely fast paced environment.
  • Strategist, who is able to prioritize multiple tasks on hand while still paying attention to detail
  • Able to interface effectively with all levels of the organization; ability to build excellent working relationships within a matrix environment (both cross-functionally and globally).
  • Strong oral and written communication skills; Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
  • Fluency in (oral/written) English.
  • Ability to work well independently as well as in a team setting.

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