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• Conduct
  legal due diligence on investment, procurement, employment transactions
  that the Fund intends to enter into, or such other transactions as the
  Corporation Secretary shall instruct from time to time;
• Offer
  proactive legal assistance and advice on all legal matters pertaining to
  the Funds operations and business, particularly eligibility to make NSSF
  contributions, verification  of NSSF
  benefit claims, interpretation and application of the NSSF Act, PPDA Act,
  Employment Act and other relevant legislations;
• Review
  due diligence reports and transaction documents prepared by Legal Counsel;
  
• Revise,
  draft and negotiate general commercial contracts.
• Draft,
  vet, negotiate and/or review contracts, offer letters, term sheets, deeds,
  instruments and all other legal documents prior to execution.
• Offers
  legal advice, expertise and support to the Procurement & Disposal
  Unit, Disciplinary Committees, Project Management Committee, and other
  Management Committees.
• Review
  and vet contracts prepared by Legal Counsel for quality assurance
• Recommend
  appropriate amendments to the NSSF Act and any other laws having an impact
  on the Funds business
• Identify,
  manage and mitigate legal risk in all transactions that the Fund intends
  to enter into.
• Develop
  templates, best practices, policies and procedures for the legal advisory
  services division for approval by the Corporation Secretary.
• Work
  closely with the Department responsible for Information Technology to
  mainstream legal department templates and workflows in the Funds
  Integrated Management Information System.
• Supervise
  external and internal legal counsel; issue instructions and review legal
  opinions prepared by legal counsel to ensure quality;
• Manage
  external and internal legal resources i.e. law books, law reports,
  databases.
• Establish
  and manage effective relationships with internal customers and execute
  customer service charters/service level agreements with each of them using
  a private legal practice approach.
• Establish
  and foster good working relationship with the Solicitor General’s Office 

• The
  applicant should hold an Honour’s degree in Law from a reputable
  University
• Post
  graduate diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre.  ICSA
  would be an added advantage
• The
  applicant must also be an advocate of the High Court.
• A
  minimum of five years’ experience in the legal department of a medium to
  large organization.
• Computer
  literacy IT skills (MSWord, Excel);
• Good
  people management skills;
• Strong
  written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent
  report writing;
• Exceptional
  analytical skills;
• Superb
  negotiation skills;
• Tact
  and diplomacy;
• High
  influencing skills;
• Good
  interviewing skills;
• Good
  presentation skills.
• Corporate
  Governance skills
• The
  person should be of high morals and integrity.

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