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Legal Manager at Food Concepts Plc

Food Concepts commenced operations in 2001. From inception, our aim has been clear-cut and focused: to revolutionize the food sector in West Africa and to deliver extraordinary satisfaction to our stakeholders. Since launching in 2004, Chicken Republic (Subsidiary of Food concepts) has already opened 55 stores in Nigeria and Ghana. On this basis, we are proud of the brand’s hard-earned reputation as the fastest growing chicken QSR in West Africa and the number 1 chicken QSR in Nigeria (both in revenues and number of outlets). In addition, Chicken Republic was ranked as one of Nigeria’s top 20 brands across all categories (Financial Standards Awards 2009).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Legal Manager Location: Ilupeju, Lagos, Nigeria Job type: Full-time

Job Descriptions Operations:

Signing and Authentication of documents
Filing of Statutory Returns to the Corporate Affairs Commission
Conduct Searches at the Lands’ Registry
Manage corporate communication
Process Employees’ Agreements
Liaise with Regulatory Authorities
Drafting and Circulating the minutes of Board meetings
Manage relations and correspondence with Legal Advisers
Manage litigation portfolio of the Company
Preparation of Lease and Franchise Agreements

Legal & Company Secretarial functions:

Filing of Statutory Returns to the Corporate Affairs Commission
Maintaining the Statutory Registers of the Company
Managing litigation portfolio of the Company
Managing Trademarks Portfolio of the Company
Managing Lease / Property Portfolio of the Company; Conduct Searches at the Lands’ Registry;
Preparation of Lease Agreements; Franchise Agreements and varied agreements
Ensuring compliance with the Company’s Memart and other statutory and regulatory requirements
Arranging of meetings (Board, AGM, EGM, Committee Meetings); Issuing Notices & Agenda
Assisting with the drafting and circulation of the minutes of meetings
Managing relations and correspondence with external Legal Advisers
Legal Research

Regulatory functions:

Plan, schedule and provide the regulatory advisory frameworks for the businesses for each year.
Liaising with Regulatory Authorities
Understand the legal frameworks and premise for the government’s legislations guiding the business premises
Where required, set timelines and prepare submissions for regulatory license variations and renewals
Maintain quality systems, undertaking and managing regulatory inspections;
Understand the microbiological, hygienical and environmental requirements of the separate businesses as they are required for by the external regulatory agencies and government at large.
Keeping abreast of all government’s legislation and guidelines as they relate to our businesses and as they are specified by the Federal, State and Local government authorities.

Qualifications