Forewin Ghana Limited Recruitment 2021

Job Title: Head of Legal

Role

Providing Legal and regulatory advisory and support on all matters relating to the daily operations of affiliated companies.
Undertaking company secretarial duties.
Monitoring and coordinating compliance activities of affiliated companies.
Conduct legal research and draft legal opinions.
Negotiating, drafting and reviewing of Commercial Agreements.
Drafting of Sub-distributorship agreements/key Distributorship agreements/General Terms and Conditions.
Negotiating, drafting and reviewing third party/service contracts.
Drafting collateral documentation for customers/sub-distributors/key accounts
Providing legal assistance to the Finance Department on all matters relating to financial and security documentation for financial services (i.e. facilities, guarantees etc)
Undertaking all required registration and re-registrations with relevant statutory and regulatory bodies.
Legal endorsement/certification of all company and employee personal documentation ( official/personal uses)
Attending court on behalf of the company in all pending litigation
Liaising with external counsels/prosecutors on pending litigation
Overseeing all correspondence (oral/written) with third parties, statutory/regulatory bodies on legal matters.
Liaising/supervising in-house head of security on debt collection and related matters.
Liaising and assisting the Police during criminal investigations and prosecutions( watching brief).
Providing legal assistance on all property related matters ( negotiations on property transactions: tenancies, lease renewals, sale & purchases)
Reviewing and drafting of all land documentation
Providing legal support to HR: In-house disciplinary hearings; CBA Negotiations; meeting with the various Trade Unions; overseeing all correspondence with Unions, statutory and regulatory bodies etc.
Representing the Company at hearings of Public Regulatory bodies.
Providing ongoing functional support and commercial input to all departments to minimize risks and ensure legal compliance.
Managing company documentation in conjunction with Head of Administration.
Providing legal advice and support on the formulation, implementation and amendment of the Companies’ policies and regulations.
Advising management on developments in the law and its impact on the operations of the companies.
All other requests from the CEO and GMs of affiliated companies.