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Senior Manager - Commercial Legal – Douala

MTN CAMEROON

Douala, Littoral, Cameroon

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Description
Senior Manager - Commercial Legal.Corporate Services and Legal
Missions / Responsibilities / Activities
Litigations Management
  • Develop and socialize PPPs for the management of litigations
  • Design, update and ensure adherence to a robust litigations strategy
  • Maintain proper filing/archiving of litigations files
  • Set up, coordinate and evaluate the work of company panel of lawyers
  • Manage the distribution of matters to lawyers to avoid conflict of interests and concentration risks
  • Supervise internal discovery on all litigations and prelitigation
  • Work with external counsels to implement litigation strategy
  • Oversee all steps of the litigations proceedings to ensure fair and cost-effective resolution
  • Proper provisioning of litigations and disclosure of contingent liabilities
  • Manage interactions with Group Legal and Regulatory on Material litigations
  • Ensure accurate and timeous reporting on litigations matters to MTN Group Legal and Regulatory, the Board of Directors, and EXCO
Document Review and E-Discovery:
  • Oversee e-discovery processes, managing the identification, collection, and review of electronic documents
  • Conduct privilege reviews to identify and protect sensitive legal information during discovery
Projects
  • Handle legal stream of company’s projects.  
  • Conduct due diligence on legal aspects of the projects of the company as assigned
  • Ensure the successful and pro-active management of legal aspects of implementation of Group projects at country level with a view that implementation of Project at country level aligns with objectives and broader activities of Project at Group level;
  • Ensure compliance with project plans and timelines for deliverables in so far as it is within the legal & function’s control.
Contract Management
  • Draft, negotiate and formalize legal aspects of commercial arrangements and agreements with high level of complexity.
  • Structure, negotiate, and prepare commercial transactions in order to reduce/eliminate commercial risk to the operations, and ensuring incorporation of inputs from relevant stakeholders.
Legal Research and Analysis:
  • Utilize advanced legal databases & research tools to stay informed about changes in laws, regulations, and precedents
  • Conduct thorough legal research and analysis, summarizing key findings for use in case preparation
  • Raise other divisions and management awareness on potential legal issues
  • Identify, develop and roll-out training and awareness sessions relevant to non-legal staff
  • Attend to all legal queries in relation to MTN business and contracts as required
  • Ensure approved Key Risk Indicators pertaining to Litigations remain within threshold
Legal Advisory
  • Act in a supporting and advisory capacity to Management and employees as necessary,
  • Research and provide legal opinions, gathering and evaluating relevant facts, researching applicable laws and provide recommendations on the legal consequences of business initiatives, projects, decisions and highlighting attendant risks.
Stakeholder Management
  • Multiply initiatives towards judiciary and administrative authorities to build ethical relationships with the company
  • Support efforts towards influencing Governmental Policies affecting the Company’s businesses through active participation to GICAM
  • Manage outside counsel and other advisors as may be required.
   Legal Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Collaboration:
  • Work closely with regulatory affairs teams to monitor & ensure ongoing compliance with laws and regulations
Budget management
  • Prepare and submit contributions for the legal budget
  • Ensure robust budget management to stay within/below approved budget
PPPs
  • Ensure adherence to and regular update of all procedures and processes pertaining to litigations management
  • Overall
  • Contribute to the design of the departmental strategy in alignment with the company’s strategy
  • Drive initiatives to build and strengthen the Legal Team
  • Prepare key departmental updates, reports and presentations for management review
  • Drive Legal Department marketing actions to enhance awareness and collaboration with other departments for a seamless delivery of results
Job Requirements
Education:
  • 4-year Academic Degree with Honours (LLB or equivalent preferred)
Experience:
  • 06 to 08 years legal work experience in commercial legal practice or within the Legal Department of reputable and structured business environment, preferably a multinational corporation or in a commercial legal practice;
  • 3 years in managerial position
  • Experience advising on, managing and negotiating complex commercial transactions and agreements, including experience drafting and negotiating contracts involving the provision of ICT services and support.
  • Experience advising on, managing and negotiating commercial transactions involving multiple jurisdictions (an advantage).
  • Experience working with and managing multiple stakeholders
  • Experience working in, or advising, entities operating in the telecommunications or finance industry (an advantage)
 Competencies:Functional Knowledge:
  • In-depth knowledge local laws and regulations
  • In depth knowledge of the Cameroonian judiciary system and the functioning of the courts system (Civil & Common Law);  
  • Litigations Management
  • Legal Analytics Platforms
  • Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Banking and financial law and regulations
  • OHADA Law and business law                    
  • Contract Management
  • Legal Advisory
  • Negotiation principles and practices
  • Service Level Agreement Management
  • Financial and tax acumen
  • Reporting
  • Research Orientation
  • Stakeholder Relations Management
  • Telecommunications business
  • Telecommunications legal and regulatory environment
  • Business PPP Design and Reengineering
  • Computer Literacy
Applicant profile
» Experience Level: Medium
» Years of work experience: Between 3 years and 5 years
» Minimum Education Level: Master's Degree
Application Documents
» Curriculum Vitae
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