General Manager, Corporate Legal

Grow your career with us

You are on a journey to join an exciting Company and be part of our success story to improve lives by developing resources sustainably. Here we offer you an exciting and dynamic work environment and will equip you with the know-how that will stretch and enhance your career journey.

Responsibilities:

You are on a journey to join an exciting Company and be part of our success story. Here we will equip you with the know-how and experience that will define your growth. In this role that you are about to embark on, you are required to carry out the following responsibilities:

• •Negotiate various types of legal contracts with a view to provide legal advice in order to finalise contracts and protect the interests of the company.
• •Assess the legal risk of entering into contracts in order to ensure that the company is not exposed to uncontrolled risk.
• •Ensure that the rights of the company vis-à-vis third parties are adequately protected and initiate litigation or court processes through law firms and liaise with them in order to mitigate the risks and protect the interests of the RGE group of companies.
• •Negotiate when necessary out of court settlements satisfactory to both parties.
• •Draft, review, and negotiate various contracts related to the business of Company and its subsidiaries with a view to preventing legal exposure and evaluation of risk.
• •Counsel management on the interpretation and application of contractual provisions to implement legal contracts.
• •Provide advice on legal matters to protect the company’s interest by compliance with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations and minimise liability.
• •Draft legal opinion where legal clarification is required by management to facilitate decision making.
• •Recommend the appointment of external law firms, when needed, and provide adequate instructions to assist in conducting the legal affairs of the company; follow up the delivery of services requested.
• •Assess the quality of deliverables of external legal services to ensure the company is getting the best value for the fees paid.
• •Draft Joint venture agreements, MOU’s and other legal documents as required to conduct the activities of the company.
• •Review compliance with new relevant laws and regulations released by the Government in order to ensure compliance.
• •Conduct legal due diligence and draft due diligence reports when acquiring new companies or assets in order to advise the organization whether to go ahead with the transaction.
• •Provide legal advice on the protection of Intellectual property of the Company e.g. Trade marks, Trade names, logos, systems etc. to ensure that all the Intellectual Property rights are adequately protected against infringement.
• •Provide legal advice on the application of employment laws when requested by the HR department to resolve such cases.

Disclaimer:

When you send us your resume and personal details, it is deemed you have provided your consent to us retaining your information in our talent recruitment database. All information provided will only be used for the recruitment process. RGE will only collect, use, process or disclose personal information where and when allowed to under applicable laws.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. We endeavour to respond to every applicant. However, if you do not receive a response from us within 60 days, please consider your application for this position unsuccessful. We may contact you in the future for any opportunities that match your qualifications and experience.

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Thank you for considering a career with RGE.

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