Assistant General Manager, Legal Advisory Services Job at Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission

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Job Title: Assistant General Manager, Legal Advisory Services

Division/Department: Licencing, Legal and Enforcement  

Employer: Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)

Sector: Power

Recruiter: ReStraL Limited

Job summary: The Assistant General Manager, Legal Advisory Services leads and supervises all staff in the Legal Advisory Services Unit. The job holder will report to the General Manager, Legal, Licensing and Enforcement.

Key Responsibilities:

1.   Ensures all legal instruments, documents of the Commission are properly drafted

2.   Provides legal advice on all matters referred to the Unit including the Commission's regulations

3.   Ensures that due process is followed in the drafting of all the Commission's legal instruments

4.   Gives legal opinion in the Division on matters other than Enforcement and ADR

5.   Vets all legal instruments emanating from the Commission or to which the Commission is a party

6.   Ensures that all Regulations of the Commission are gazetted in accordance with the law

7.   Supervises all litigations against the Commission not arising from its functions e.g. Ordinary contracts

8.   Supervises the process for registration of Counsel in the Commissions

9.   Ensures that due process is complied with in the appointment of Counsel

10.   Ensures proper and adequate preparation for Commission's cases before the  Arbitration Tribunals as provided in the contracts

11.   Ensures all subpoenas, resolutions and orders of the Commission arising from non-regulatory activities of the Commission are duly served as instructed

12.   Liaises with Commission's Counsel in the conduct of all cases involving the Commission

13.   Prepares and reviews motions, briefs and responses to petition

14.   Prepares leases, conveyances and other documents relating to land and property acquisition

15.   Supervises inputs into legal instruments e.g PPA and all other industry agreements

16.   Supervises the monitoring and administration of insurance claims

17.   Prepares training programmes for the Unit in consultation with the GM Legal, Licensinga nd Enforcement unit

Person Specification:

Required Knowledge and Skills:

1.   Demonstrable Leadership and mentorship skills

2.   Able to work with and in teams

3.   Must be results oriented and committed to excellence

4.   Must be self-motivated, creative and innovative

5.   Attention to details

6.   Analytical skills and problem-solving skills

7.   Must possess strategic business sense and an international mindset

8.   Organizational skills

9.   Adept at using the computer, especially Microsoft Office suite

10.   Other legal skills including  legal research, factual analysis and legal drafting

11.   Excellent communication skills – both written and oral

12.   Excellent interpersonal skills

13.   Must possess industry-specific knowledge

14.   Good grasp of Nigerian law, Nigerian Legal System, court processes

15.   Good case management skills

Educational / Professional Qualification(s):

1.   Must possess a Law degree and be called to the Nigerian Bar

2.   Must also possess an LLM

Work Experience: Candidate must have not less than 18 years post call experience in the legal profession, with at least 5 years in senior management

Deadline: 8th August, 2013

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