The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is actively seeking qualified candidates for the position of Lead Counsel, Secretarial / Board Matters. This role is vital in providing secretarial assistance to the General Counsel on board-related matters, ensuring effective document management, and maintaining the integrity of the company’s records.
Objectives
The primary objectives of the Lead Counsel, Secretarial / Board Matters position include:
- Providing secretarial assistance to the General Counsel on board-related matters, including filing, indexing, archiving, and handling the company’s document management system.
- Ensuring the protection and reliability of records.
Key Responsibilities
The Lead Counsel, Secretarial / Board Matters will have a diverse set of responsibilities, including:
- Corporate Secretarial and Legal Services
- Assist the General Counsel in providing effective, efficient, and qualitative corporate secretarial and legal services to the NNEL Board and Management.
- Compile and update lists of Letters of Intent and approved Board Memorandum.
- Document Management and Record Keeping
- Monitor and keep track of mails and books in the General Counsel’s Office and Law Library.
- Supervise the Registry in the Legal Department.
- Develop and maintain the Document Management System.
- Ensure the reliability of records and construct a reasonable level of protection for records (private, confidential, privileged, secret, or classified).
- Transfer records to historical archives and ensure secure and appropriate records disposition.
- Efficiency and Reliability
- Assist in providing an efficient, effective, and reliable documents and records management system.
Educational Qualifications
Candidates must possess the following educational qualifications:
- A University Degree in Law; Barrister at Law (BL) qualification is a must, and candidates must have been called to the bar.
- A Master’s Degree in Law or any other relevant post-graduate degree is an added advantage.
- Professional qualification and membership of a relevant professional body, such as the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), is required.
Competence
The role requires a wide range of competencies, including:
- Skilled in Oil and Gas Industry regulations and laws.
- Mastery in legal case handling and analytics.
- Skilled in statutory laws and legal advisory.
- Mastery in legislation interpretation and the principles of corporate governance.
- Presentation and negotiation skills.
- Mastery in relationship management, ethics, integrity, and values management.
- Skilled in organizational awareness and business understanding.
- Skilled in planning and budgeting.
- Mastery in regulatory compliance enforcement.
Experience
Candidates should have:
- A minimum of 9 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
- Experience in the oil and gas industry is an added advantage.
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications can be submitted online via the following link: NNPC Lead Counsel, Secretarial / Board Matters Application.