Our client; Richmeal Foods and Beverages Company Limited, a fast growing FMGC company is recruiting to fill the position of
Director of Legal Services and Human Resources.

Location: Lagos

Qualifications and Requirements:
• Law degree (L.L.B ) from an accredited Nigerian university
• Minimum of 10 Years work experience post law school/ call to bar
• Relevant compliance related certification is an added advantage
• Relevant human resource and personnel management certification is an added advantage
• Excellent relationship management, strong verbal and written communication.
• Organized and detail oriented while managing and prioritizing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience with, laws dealing with government/regulators,
• Intellectual Properties and/or commercial contract administration, particularly contract
negotiation, preparation and administration.
• Ability to provide independent advice (orally and in writing) to senior level management on highly technical matters.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products

Responsibilities:

• Create and monitor a human resource system that complies with top organizational objectives
• Create comprehensive human resources policies and procedures that comply with federal and state laws. Update as necessary.
• Analyze wage and salary reports; create a comprehensive and competitive compensation program that is industry specific and aligns with
organizational objectives.
• Oversee the maintenance, communication and destruction of personnel records as required by law including local governing bodies.
• Identify legal requirements and government reporting regulations that affect human resource
function. Ensure organization is in compliance with legal requirements. Update policies and
procedures, and educate managers regarding compliance accordingly.
• Schedule, conduct and coordinate annual job evaluations. Recommend and plan pay structure revisions based on finding.
• Plan, monitor and implement employee performance appraisal on set schedule. Train managers on appraisal system, and coach
employees accordingly. Resolve grievances regarding employee appraisals; provide counseling to employees and supervisors as needed
and appropriate.
• Establish and maintain employee benefit programs. Inform employees of benefits. Analyze and assess trends in benefits and recommend
adjustments in benefits as appropriate.
• Responsible for recruitment and retentions of staff. Employee engagement. Orientation of new staff members, and training. Responsible
for pre-screening, background investigation and credentialing of new staff members.
• Assist with the set-up of other systems and processes and other corporate development initiatives.
• Be responsible for promoting and leading activities to build the desired culture in the Company.

Legal risk
• Review and provide legal advice on manufacturing documents.
• Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
• Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract
• management.
• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.
• Policy development
• Review and advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal
requirements.
• Litigation management
• Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.

Compliance
• Formulate compliance checklists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided accordingly.
• Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the department for executive management meetings.
• Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the Compliance Program and its related
activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct.
• Manages day-to-day operation of the Program.
• Develops and periodically reviews and updates Standards of Conduct and provides guidance to management and employees.
• Collaborates with other departments to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution. Consults
with the corporate attorney and/or other legal counsel as needed to resolve difficult legal compliance issues.
• Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and Standards of Conduct by evaluating or recommending the
initiation of investigative procedures. Develops and oversees a system for uniform handling of such violations.
• Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance Issues/concerns within the organization are being
appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved.
• Monitors, and as necessary, coordinates compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance
activities and to identify trends.
• Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic
issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.

Application Closing Date: 5th March 2016.

How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CVs and cover letters in word or pdf to operation@fbaglobal.com.

Candidates that do not meet the minimum requirements and criteria stated above will not be considered.

Vacancy Closed