Position Type: Full-time; Relocation support available

Minimum Educational qualification: LLB and valid license to practice as a lawyer.

Minimum Relevant work experience: Called to the bar with a minimum of 10 years of cognate corporate practice experience in legal and company secretarial activities

Position Summary:

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestlé career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.

Nestlé CWA is currently looking for a Legal Counsel at our Nestle Central and West Africa Office who will ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations affecting the operations of the company; advise the business on legal issues involving internal and external stakeholders and work with external solicitors to protect the interest of the business on litigation.

Responsibilities:

• You will prepare or vet legal documents; represent the company at meetings on legal issues.
• Advise the Board and company on ethics, conflict of interest and good corporate governance.
• Diligently prosecute litigations involving the company by engaging / coordinating all relevant external stakeholders (solicitors, ministries / government agencies) to protect the interest of the company
• Manage the relationships with regulatory authorities, government agencies, shareholders & their associations and successful conduct statutory meetings.
• Entrench good corporate governance practices with the Board and Management of shareholders & their associations having good impression about corporate governance practices in the company.
• Prevent imposition of sanctions on the company by the government and or regulatory authorities for failure to comply with applicable laws.
• Successfully conduct statutory meetings for the company in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

What Will Make You Successful?

• You should be receptive to new ideas on better ways of doing things
• Accessible to stakeholders and willingness to assist them achieve business objectives
• Possess good leadership and communication skills
• Able to dialogue with all levels of management and external stakeholders
• Able to work under pressure, manage crises and still achieve desired results
• Good interpersonal relationship, trustworthy and reliable

“Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer, seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, age, religion, nationality, disability or perceived disability, medical condition, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law”.