Forewin Ghana Limited Jobs 2021

Job Description

Job Title: Head of Legal 

• Providing Legal and regulatory advisory and support on all matters relating to the daily operations of affiliated companies.
•   Undertaking company secretarial duties.
•   Monitoring and coordinating compliance activities of affiliated companies.
•   Conduct legal research and draft legal opinions.
•   Negotiating , drafting and reviewing of Commercial Agreements.
•   Drafting of Sub-distributorship agreements/key Distributorship agreements/General Terms and Conditions.
•   Negotiating, drafting and reviewing third party/service contracts.
•   Drafting collateral documentation for customers/sub distributors/key accounts
•   Providing legal assistance to the Finance Department on all matters relating to financial and security documentation for financial services (i.e. facilities, guarantees etc)
•   Undertaking all required registration and re-registrations with relevant statutory and regulatory bodies.
•   Legal endorsement/certification of all company and employee personal documentation ( official/personal uses)
•   Attending court on behalf of the company in all pending litigation
•   Liaising with external counsels/prosecutors on pending litigation
•   Overseeing all correspondence (oral/written) with third parties, statutory/regulatory bodies on legal matters.
•   Liaising/supervising in-house head of security on debt collection and related matters.
•   Liaising and assisting the Police during criminal investigations and prosecutions( watching brief).
•   Providing legal assistance on all property related matters ( negotiations on property transactions: tenancies, lease renewals, sale & purchases)
•   Reviewing and drafting of all land documentation
•   Providing legal support to HR: In-house disciplinary hearings; CBA Negotiations; meeting with the various Trade Unions; overseeing all correspondence with Unions, statutory and regulatory bodies etc.
•   Representing the Company at hearings of Public Regulatory bodies.
•   Providing ongoing functional support and commercial input to all departments to minimize risks and ensure legal compliance.
•   Managing company documentation in conjunction with Head of Administration.
•   Providing legal advice and support on the formulation, implementation and amendment of the Companies’ policies and regulations.
•   Advising management on developments in the law and its impact on the operations of the companies.
•   All other requests from the CEO and GMs of affiliated companies.