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• Intuitively review all legislative,
  regulatory and corporate governance developments that might affect the
  company’s operations and ensure the Executive Committee is fully briefed
  on these and that it has regard to them in decision making;
• Ensure that all the standards and/or
  disclosures required by law are observed and, where required, reflected in
  the annual reports;
• Oversee the Company’s relations with the
  Regulators and Government departments;
• Working directly with the respective
  executive directors, manage relations with investors with regard to
  corporate governance issues.

• Ensure safe custody over all the Company’s
  legal documents (title deeds, logbooks, contracts, licenses, insurance
  certificates, etc.);
• Custody of the employee’s title deeds
  charged to the company and motor vehicle logbooks and duplicate insurance
  certificates pending full loan repayment.
• Legal
• Offer legal advice and guidance to
  internal customers with respect to day-to-day operations, including human
  resource, supplier contract management,
• Proactively identify, assess and manage
  all legal risks
• Ensure compliance to legislation
  (including without limitation environmental, competition, mining, labour
  and contractual laws), Company and Group policies
• Responsible for the maintenance and
  regular update of the legal data base in accordance with group reporting
  guidance and files to ensure that there is proper tracking and filing of
  legal documents.
• Undertake selection of external counsel,
  review work products of external counsel and collaborate with external
  counsel to ensure Company expectations and objectives are met
• Negotiate, draft and finalize legal
  documents and contracts on behalf of the company in liaison with the
  respective department and third parties
• Co-ordinates general licensing for the
  Company and the display thereof
• Manage the accurate and timely payment of
  rates and land rent for all the companies property with the support from
  the General Manager
• Monitor all companies leases, licences,
  registrations and approvals keeping a proper record and ensuring timely
  renewals where applicable
• Receives service of all court summons,
  notices and other legal process on behalf of the Company, identify and
  engage appropriate external counsel to perform services for the matter.
• Manage the company archiving system which
  includes policy, procedure and security.
• Corporate Governance and relations with
  Shareholders:
• Advise the Board of Directors on all
  governance matters;
• Manage relations with Shareholders with
  regard to corporate governance issues and the Board’s practices in
  relation to corporate governance.

• Organise board, board committee and
  general meetings in accordance with statutory and Company provisions;
• Prepare meeting agendas, prepare &
  distribute board and committee papers, collect and manage meeting
  presentations
• Prepare minutes of all meetings, ensure
  signature and manage minute books;
• Prepare and keep copies of extracts of
  resolutions, if required;
• Circulate notices and the annual reports
  as required

• Manage statutory registers and minute
  books;
• Ensure filing of statutory returns and
  information on a timely basis;
• Ensure accuracy of company statements
  and/or notices;
• Authenticate company documentation;
• Act as custodian to the Company Seals.

• Communicate with shareholders as
  appropriate and ensure due regard is paid to their interests;
• Act as primary point of contact for
  shareholders especially with regard to matters of corporate governance;
• Provide members with copies of minutes and
  ensure access to company records for authorized persons;

• Act as secretary to the Board and all its
  committees;
• Ensure good information flows within the
  Board and its committees’, between management and non-executive directors;
• Facilitate induction of new directors;
• Ensure board procedures are complied with;
• Advise the Board on corporate governance
  together with regulatory, statutory and other provisions and ensure
  compliance thereto;
• Provides administrative support for the
  rotation, appointments, resignations and other removal of directors;
• Handle administrative duties including
  authentication of company documents, use of Company seals etc.

• Implement and follow up to ensure
  compliance to existing controls within legal department;
• To undertake Lafarge legal reporting for
  the group using the legal reporting tool Blueprint;
• Prepare budget and manage departmental
  costs.

• The applicants should be a graduate in
  Law, Advocate of the High Court with at least five years experience in a
  corporate environment. Post graduate degree an added advantage.
• At least three years’ relevant
  professional qualifications in a corporate organisation.
• Six or more years’ legal experience will
  be preferred
• Past experience in corporate affairs legal
  matters is desired
• Past experience working with banks,
  bottling companies, heavy manufacturing companies

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